Poland's Kopex to work with Japanese to modernize Rumanian coal mining

The Rumanian government decided to allow the consortium of export and import company Kopex from Katowice and Japanese commercial conglomerate Itouchu to modernize their coal mining industry. The contract will be signed on Apr. 26 in Petrosani. The Japanese won the tender for modernization of the Rumanian energy sector but it also includes the mining industry. This precipitated the co-operation with the Polish company which is a specialist in modernization of the coal processing industry. The Polish firm will be responsible for only 20% of the contract, but it may open new opportunities to them in the future. The project is scheduled to begin in June and will last until the second quarter of 2001. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 13) M.M.