In Brief: PKN Orlen oil tender; BCC on Kolodko plan; HTS; Mobile phones

PKN Orlen is expected to announce the terms of a tender bid for to provide it with long-term supplies of crude oil. According to unofficial information potential contractors include Cyprus-based J&S and BMP, its current main oil suppliers. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) ... The Business Center Club (BCC) believes that the credit guarantee plan proposed by Finance Minister Kolodko may destabilize public finances for the next few years. Macroeconomic stability is endangered because the amount of State Treasury backed credits guarantees is increasing too fast, believes Jerzy Malkowski, a BCC director. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) ... The Sendzimira Steel Mill (HTS) is not able to fulfill new production orders as it cannot obtain a zl. 60 million loan to increase production, said Mieczyslaw Gil, HTS spokesman. The mill lost zl. 149 million during the first half of the year. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) ... Almost 2.5 million mobile phones were sold during the first seven months of 2002. It is believed that another two million mobile phones will be sold by the end of the year. Nokia remains the unquestionable market leader, with a 27.3% share, according to a poll made by GfK Polonia. Next is Motorola with a 20.1% market share followed by Siemens (19.4%), Samsung (10%) and Alcatel (6.8%). The market shares of Sony and Ericsson, operating together since autumn last year were 6.4% and 5.4% respectively. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) P.W.