In Brief: PZM shipping; Energy privatization adviser; Huta Katowice; Orfe
In Brief: PZM shipping; Energy privatization adviser; Huta Katowice; Orfe
The Treasury Ministry plans to turn the shipping company Polska Zegluga
Morska (PZM) into a joint-stock company by the end of this year, but on
the condition the company shows a profit. This should be possible even
though PZM lost zl. 44 million in 1999. (Puls Biznesu, page 4) ... The
Treasury Ministry has begun looking for a privatization adviser for four
regional energy distribution companies, known as the G4, from Lublin,
Rzeszow, Radom-Kielce and Zamosc. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 3) ... Today
Huta Katowice steel mill will present to the Treasury Ministry for
approval preliminary agreements it signed for two of its divisions with
Italian steel group Danieli and the British-Dutch Corus Group. (Puls
Biznesu, page 6) ... Pharmaceutical distributor Orfe has abandoned its
plans to takeover Torun-based pharmaceutical wholesaler Torfarm. (Puls
Biznesu, page 8)
