In Brief: Stomil Poznan; Gdynia ships; Mint security cards; NCC investments

Sweden's B&N Norsjofrakt and Finnland's Palkkiyhtyma said yesterday they had ordered two vessels each costing $30 million from Stocznia Gdynia S.A. shipyard. The ships will be delivered at the beginning of 2001. (Reuters) ... The National Mint in cooperation with Finland's Setec Oy will jointly produce microprocessor security cards under the name Mennica Setec Card. The target customers of the card will include the National Bank of Poland (NBP), glass factories, nitrogen plants, and ceramic producers. (Rzeczpospolita, page B3) ... The largest Scandinavian construction company, NCC of Sweden announced it would start a multitude of investments in Poland. NCC is rumored to have been encouraged by the performance of another Swedish constructor, Skanska, which is currently involved in multi-million dollar projects across Poland. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 15).