In Brief: Wawel; Lotos Parafina out to conquer Europe; Mota-Engil

Wawel, a domestic confectionery manufacturer, plans to increase its sales abroad - namely on the American and West European markets, revealed the company's spokesman Dariusz Tabaka. Exports presently generate 10% of its company's revenues. The company also plans to introduce a new range of light sugar free products. (Parkiet, p. 3) ... Lotos Parafina, a newly established company created out of consolidating paraffin producers centered around the Jasło and Czechowice refineries and Lotos Group, plans to win a 50% share of the domestic paraffin market and build a strong position on the European market. Lotos Parafina is now one of the largest paraffin products manufacturer in Europe. (Parkiet, p. 5; Puls Biznesu, p. 6) ... The General Directorate of National Roads and Highways (GDDiK) has chosen a Portuguese company Mota-Engil Engeharia E Construcao to build a 12.5 kilometer stretch of road between Kraków and Zakopane. The value of the project, which is partly financed by the European Investment Bank, totals zł.241.99 million. The project is to be completed by the end of 2006. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) E.B.