In brief: Huta Katowice; Optimus 2000 losses; Leclerc development plans

The Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting (NWZA) of Huta Katowice (HK) steel mill decided on Tuesday that the company will not be capitalized by zl.660 million (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) ...Computer producer and distributor Optimus recorded losses of zl.18.8 million after three quarters of 2000 due to high IT development spending and website administration. (Parkiet, p.3) ...French hypermarket chain Leclerc, which owns eight hypermarkets in Poland, plans to invest zl.200 million yearly beginning in 2002, possibly beginning construction of smaller markets at the end of 2001. (Puls Biznesu, p.6) P.J.