In Brief: Hals Fundusz Kapitalowy; Atlas in Russia; NOFF Records launch

Hals Fundusz Kapitalowy, the venture capital fund owned by Bank Gospodarki Z ywnosciowej (BGZ), is preparing a second investment project aimed mainly at small and medium-sized companies. The fund is preparing to spend zl.54 milli on on the new venture, which will take off in the middle of next year, twice as much as it did on the first project. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) ... Constructi on adhesives producer Atlas estimates that within a year of the opening of i ts plant in Russia, it will sell 100.000 tons of its products on the Russian market. The company does not rule out the possibility of entering the Far Ea st market, possibly China. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B4) ... Sony Music Polska has set up a new record company, NOFF Records, to promote non-mainstream rock ar tists. According to Ewa Gajos, who is in charge of NOFF's development, the c ompany would like the NOFF logo to be associated with all forms of alternati ve music. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 20) P.J.