To new colours
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Hutni zavody Bridlicna (HZB) (Bridlicna, Czech Republic), aluminium firm, has bought production assets from Kovohute Bridlicna (KB) (Bridlicna, Czech Republic). The newly set up firm HZB, which should supply its production to car, food-products and tobacco companies, expects a net profit of more than 460 mil Kc under proceeds of over 5.4 bil Kc in 2003. KB decreased the proceeds from the sales of its products to 3.8 bil Kc in 1998 compared to 4.382 bil Kc in 1997. The firm's net profit declined by 63% to 21 mil Kc during the same period. Reasons for the drop were the Russian crisis, a drop in domestic demand and a fire at the firm's rolling mill, which stopped production for several months in 1998. For the means obtained by the sale of assets done in June 1999, KB wants to redeem all its released bonds, credits and payables and to purchase shares from minority shareholders. Then, the firm will go into liquidation.
Publication Name: Ekonom-Tydenik Hospodarskych Novin
Subject: Business, international
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Year: 1999
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Wanted: satellite launcher - cheap, 2-seater, great view
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Launch company Pioneer Rocketplane plans to lower the cost of launching satellites with its proposed launcher Pathfinder. The launching cost is expected to be less by a factor of five compared to current costs of same booster class and by a factor of three compared to current multiple payloads.
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1997
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The mosquito at your door
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Malaria is killing more people each year as more resistant strains of the disease develop and as mosquito-carriers spread to places they have not been before. It has little public attention, despite the fact that it kills 2.5 million people each year, including 1.8 million children.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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