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December 5, 2011
EDF to construct new power plant in Poland

French power utility EDF has announced plans to construct a 900 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant on the Rybnik site in Poland.

French power utility EDF has announced plans to construct a 900 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant on the Rybnik site in Poland.

The project, worth around €1.8 billion, will involve the replacement of the four oldest units at the Rybnik plant with a single, more efficient one.

EDF said the advantage of the supercritical technology is its capacity to achieve the highest net efficiency in the market—equivalent to 45 per cent.

November 21, 2011
DHL Supply Chain Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa

At a time when many market sectors are struggling to find growth, we look at the key role DHL’s Supply Chain division plays in keeping its customers within Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa competitive.

DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry. At a time when many market sectors are struggling to find growth, we look at the key role DHL’s Supply Chain division plays in keeping its customers within Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa competitive.

 

July 8, 2011
TRW to expand electric steering facilities in Poland

TRW Automotive has announced plans to expand its electrically powered steering systems facilities in Poland, in support of growing demand from a range of vehicle manufacturers. 

TRW Automotive has announced plans to expand its electrically powered steering systems facilities in Poland, in support of growing demand from a range of vehicle manufacturers.  

Approximately 9,000 square meters of additional manufacturing space will be established in Bielsko Biala close to the existing site in Czechowice-Dziedzice. Production will start in the first quarter of 2012. Initially, 250 new jobs will be created.

December 17, 2010
RPC to acquire rival Superfos for €240 million

RPC Group, the UK plastic packaging supplier, has announced it will acquire its Danish rival, packaging maker Superfos Industries, for about €240 million.

RPC Group, the UK plastic packaging supplier, has announced it will acquire its Danish rival, packaging maker Superfos Industries, for about €240 million.

RPC said the deal would provide it with factories in Poland and Scandinavia, as well as operations in Turkey and North Africa.

November 24, 2010
Vagonmash

Based in Russia, Vagonmash has achieved a number of firsts in the railway car production sector; and with a commitment to innovation and excellence in design, the company is continuing to go from strength to strength.

Based in Russia, Vagonmash has achieved a number of firsts in the railway car production sector; and with a commitment to innovation and excellence in design, the company is continuing to go from strength to strength.

 

October 29, 2010
Kulczyk Holding selected for Enea stake

Poland’s Kulczyk Holding has been selected for exclusive talks to buy the state’s 51 per cent in Enea, the country’s third largest power generator.

Poland’s Kulczyk Holding has been selected for exclusive talks to buy the state’s 51 per cent in Enea, the country’s third largest power generator.

The decision means that France’s GDF Suez is now out of the running to buy the utility.

Kulczyk will have until November 3 to negotiate the purchase of the government’s shares, worth more than five billion zlotys (approximately €1.2 billion).

Kulczyk Holding has emphasised that, if successful, it hopes to build a private Polish energy company around Enea.

October 27, 2010
Rathdowney Resources

By focusing on the potential to develop near-future zinc resources in Poland combined with the potential for new discoveries in Ireland, Rathdowney Resources has created an attractive package for investors. CEO John Barry explained the strategy to John O’Hanlon.

By focusing on the potential to develop near-future zinc resources in Poland combined with the potential for new discoveries in Ireland, Rathdowney Resources has created an attractive package for investors. CEO John Barry explained the strategy to John O’Hanlon.

 

 

 

 

October 11, 2010
Poland shortlisting Enea bidders

The Czech Republic's Energeticky a Prymuslovy Holding (EPH) and France's GdF Suez are said to have made the shortlist for a 51 per cent stake in Poland's Enea.

The Czech Republic's Energeticky a Prymuslovy Holding (EPH) and France's GdF Suez are said to have made the shortlist for a 51 per cent stake in Poland's Enea.

EPH has offered 25 zlotys per share, valuing the controlling stake at 5.63 billion zlotys (approximately €1.41 billion), while GdF Suez offered 24.9 zlotys per share or 5.6 billion zlotys (approx. €1.4 billion) for the stake.

The two other bidders are France's EDF and businessman Jan Kulczyk, who offered 5.4 billion and 5.2 billion zlotys respectively.

July 1, 2010
Abacus Mining & Exploration Corp.

Abacus Mining & Exploration holds the rights to mine copper and gold from the former producing Afton-Ajax property in British Columbia.

Abacus Mining & Exploration holds the rights to mine copper and gold from the former producing Afton-Ajax property in British Columbia. Keith Regan learns how a recent joint venture agreement will enable Abacus to bring the mine back into production without diluting shareholder value, with global implications well into the future.

 

April 1, 2010
Biaglass Glass Works

A bright horizon
To offer a quality product, you have to invest—and top of the list should be ensuring you have a workforce with the right skills, as Andrew Pelis finds out from Magdalena Jakubowska.
While most of the business world has endured arduous times during the recent economic slump, Poland has remained relatively buoyant. One of the bright beacons in Poland’s growing economy has been Biaglass, a name that has stamped Polish quality on glass lighting around the world.

November 1, 2009
Mine Master Ltd

The seam team
Polish mining equipment company Mine Master Ltd is expanding its markets beyond its homeland. Andrzej Czajkowski and Witold Hnat tell Ruari McCallion about it.
There have been many political and economic changes in Poland over the past 40 years and the history of Mine Master Ltd has tended to reflect them. It grew out of activities in the ‘new copper basin’, which was discovered in the late 1950s, and when the Lena mining facility was exhausted and closed in 1972, it gave the opportunity for a free standing business to be established on the site.