Russian coal giant opens for business in Poland

"In August we established a company SUEK Polska," said the president of the new entity Piotr Matuszak. The firm was registered in Gdańsk and will deal with importing Russian coal. SUEK Polska is fully controlled by an entity of the same name registered in Switzerland. Sector analysts estimate that import of coal from Eastern markets doubled over the past two years. Piotr Matuszak has serious plans concerning importing coal and hopes it will significantly influence the Polish economy. "Russian coal is of a very high quality, has a low sulphur content, there will be demand for such a resource. We want to sell coal to the energy sector, heating plants, not to retail customers," said Matuszak. (Puls Biznesu, p. 9) A.K.