In Brief: Hops farmers; Polmos; Starwood; Stena Line; Corus; PKN Orlen

In Brief: Hops farmers; Polmos; Starwood; Stena Line; Corus; PKN Orlen Polish hops farmers must wait until mid-2001 to receive zl. 9 million from Zywiec brewery. The money will be spent on investments in planting and processing hops. Another company waiting for the money is Instytut Nawozow Sztucznych in Pulawy, where a beer extracting line is under construction. (Puls Biznesu, page 6) ... The Potocki family, the pre-war owners of Polmos Lancut distillery now due for privatization, have been officially recognized as the inheritors of the company. The court is yet to decide whether the company should be returned to them. (Puls Biznesu, page 5) ... Starwood Hotels & Resorts will build a five-star Westin hotel in Warsaw. The company already owns one of the most luxurious hotels in the capital--the Sheraton. (Puls Biznesu, page 8) ... Stena Line authorities are considering whether the ferry to be added to the fleet operating between Sweden and Poland should be used for transporting passengers or for trucks solely. (Puls Biznesu, page 2) ... Dutch-British company Corus, the investor for Huta Katowice (HK) steel mill says it is willing to invest in HK more than the promised zl. 2.25 billion though no exact amounts were disclosed. (Puls Biznesu, page 1,4) ... Polski Koncern Naftowy (PKN) Orlen has officially announced it is eligible to bid in the privatization of its sector competitor Rafineria Gdanska. It has already submitted all required documents. (Rzeczpospolita, page B1)