In Brief: Technicolor; Basell Europe Holdings; Accor; January inflation

Next month, Technicolor will move part of its production from Ireland to Piaseczno (near Warsaw), said company representatives. Information that its plant in Yoghal, county Cork will be closed has been confirmed by the Irish Times. (Rzeczpospolita, Feb. 8-9, p. B2)... The Office for Consumer and Competition Protection (UOKiK) has granted Basell Europe Holdings (BEH) permission to purchase a stake in Poliolefiny Polska, which will allow BEH to set up a joint venture with PKN Orlen. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Feb. 8-9, p. 28)... Accor of France has purchased an extra 1 million shares in Orbis. Last year, Accor was granted permission from the Securities and Stock Exchange Commission (KPWiG) to exceed 33% of votes at Orbis's general shareholders meeting. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Feb. 8-9, p. 28)... The Finance Ministry said in a statement on Friday that it expected consumer price inflation to slow to to 0.5% year-on-year in January from 0.8% in December. The forecast, which confirmed the Ministry's view, came after statistical office data showed that food prices, which account for about a third of the consumer price basket, grew 0.5% in January. (Reuters) A.Z.