In Brief: LOT to buy Boeing planes?; Polfa Łódź looks for investor; Netia

Although Boeing representatives have not confirmed this, contacts between the two parties have been recently quite intense. (Puls Biznesu, Transport i Logistyka supplement, p. V) ... Pharmaceutical concern Polfa Łódź has begun talks with several investors concerning capital engagement. The company, which is currently owned by 160 of its employees, recorded a zł.1.5 million net profit in 2003 on revenues reaching zł.25 million. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) ... Telecom operator Netia is in negotiations with potential partners to form a consortium with the aim to win the UMTS bid. Company representatives disclosed that if its plans to consolidate the sector through the purchase of Telefonia Dialog fails, it will consider a dividend payout. (Parkiet, p. 4) A.K.