In brief: Optimus split; Ciech withdrawal; LOT plans expansion in US

Yesterday the management of Optimus announced that it will go ahead with plans to divide the company into Optimus Portal and Optimus Technologie. The company plans to list Optimus Technologie on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) in the shortest possible time after the division. (Puls Biznesu, p.8) ... Chemicals group Ciech has decided not to submit a binding offer for the purchase of Siarkopol Gdansk. Ciech justifies its decision not to buy by pointing to the fact that the sulphur sector is in poor condition, and getting worse. (Puls Biznesu, p.3) ... Polish airlines LOT will possibly open routes to more cities in the USA this year. The development comes at a time when the negotiations concerning an open sky agreement between Poland and the USA are said to be at a very advanced stage. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.20) A.Z.