Chemicals
Chemical firms hit by EU regulations
Polish chemical firms will have to re-register their products after the proposed ?REACH? chemicals registration policy of the European Union takes effect sometime in 2006. Only a few large firms are actually aware of the new regulation, which could force weaker players out of the market. ?REACH? Never heard of it. We?re already in the EU and we have no problems selling our products?, says Andrzej Łatka, CEO of publicly traded specialty chemicals maker Huta Oława.
REACH, which stands for Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals, could provide extra income to Polish chemical testing labs
Metals
Grupa Kęty may buy Impexmetal?s aluminum plant
Grupa Kęty packaging maker says it will make a bid for the 88 percent stake in Aluminium Konin-Impexmetal aluminum plant...