Trans Polonia sales increase Q3

Hazardous materials transporter, Trans Polonia, reported an increase in sales revenues of 199 percent in November, y/y, the company said in a press release on Wednesday. It said that, during that month, it had taken in PLN 17.4 million in sales revenues. It also released its group sales figures for the first 10 months of 2016, which totalled PLN 160.1 million. This was a 176 percent increase, the statement read. Trans Polonia listed some of the reasons for the increase: "November is the ninth month [of our working relationship with] Orlen Transport, which is largely responsible for the sharp rise in results. Another factor is that our scale of operations [has increased] the number and length of freight carried abroad. The expected improvement in road construction (EU-funded), may also have a positive impact on the Group." Company president Dariusz Cegielski stated that there has been a large increase in orders of liquid chemicals for shipment. "We are approaching the end of a successful year...both in November and in earlier months, we observed an increase in orders in the field of transport of liquid chemicals to Western Europe not recorded in previous years. In my opinion, in 2017, in this area of ​​our business, we will generate the highest turnover rate," he said in the release. The statement noted that it expected continued increases in 2017 in its shipments of raw food materials, as evidenced by a nearly 15 percent growth in this area during 2016. In addition to transporting hazardous chemicals and petrol, the company also delivers liquid food and bitumen.