Unions threaten major firms over PGNiG gas supplies

First in firing line is the Katowice-based Porcelana Śląska, followed by white goods producer Światowid, Bielbaw, Wołomin, glass producer Biaglass, car manufacturer FSO, and HSO Makora. Union organizers are warning that if their demands are not met, the hit-list of the companies that PGNiG will be unable to supply with gas could be further expanded. It is thought the list may encompass firms producing artificial fertilizers, which are currently in the advanced process of privatization, such as the nitrogen plants in Kędzierzyn and Tarnów. These two companies were highlighted in PGNiG's issue prospectus under the headline "PGNiG's largest debtors." According to the prospectus, at the end of Q1 this year the company from Kędzierzyn owed PGNiG zł.213 million, the other one - zł.95 million. The unionists want PGNiG to be floated on the bourse as soon as possible. (Parkiet, p. 1) A.F.