In Brief: ZPC Wawel; Polish Grid; Grupa Lotos; Stocznia Szczecińska Nowa

By the end of June 2005, ZPC Wawel, a confectionery producer, will construct and equip a new factory in Dobczyce near Kraków. "We need a new site to lowe r costs and improve product quality," said company president Dariusz Orłowsk i. (Puls Biznesu, p. 3)... The Polish Grid (PSE) will probably offer its bon ds on the international market in late 2004, an action closely connected wit h a planned liquidation of long-term contracts in the energy sector, so-call ed KDTs, which serve as guarantees to banks that have granted loans to power plants. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4)... Grupa Lotos has signed a letter of intent wi th Ukrtransnafta for the supply of 1.5 to 3 tonnes of Caspian petroleum annu ally. (Parkiet, p. 5)... The board of Stocznia Szczecińska Nowa estimates th at the value of the contracts signed by the shipyard amounts to $850 million and will ensure the company's existence until 2007. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) K.Z.