In Brief: Elektrim; Naftobudowa; Stalowa Wola Steel Mill; Hexeline; ComArch

The Treasury Ministry is still willing to negotiate with Elektrim over the extension of the investment period in the Pątnów-Adamów-Konin (PAK) power plant group. "I talked to Elektrim acting president Nurowski a week ago and I thought that we reached an agreement. I do not quite understand the behavior of the company," said Treasury Minister Piotr Czyżewski. (www.onet.pl) ... Construction company Naftobudowa has signed a zł. 2.62 million deal with Kircher Italia. Under the contract, the Polish firm will manufacture, deliver and assemble petrochemical furnaces. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... Around 500 workers of the Stalowa Wola Steel Mill demonstrated on the streets of Rzeszów demanding welfare benefits for the workers to be laid off. (Parkiet, p. 7) ... Hexeline, a renowned Łódź-based clothes producer has launched a new outlet in CHR Galaxy in Szczecin. The construction of the firm's own sales network began six years ago. Currently it has 16 outlets in major Polish cities and abroad. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) ... IT company ComArch has announced it now owns a 100% of Kraków-based CDN software house after its subsidiary bought out minority shareholders. Comarch said the transaction will have a strong positive impact on its sales and revenues. The company also said that it expects CDN's sales to rise by 20% to zł. 25 million this year with a 10% net margin. ComArch group sales totaled zł. 195 million last year. CDN manufactures popular software for small and medium sized companies. (Parkiet, p. 6) A.Z.