Vivendi to join Elektrim in Polish telecom market

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France's Vivendi SA and Poland's Elektrim SA have formed a telecom partnership to capitalize on the growing telecom markets in Poland. Industry analysts have said that the new private joint venture, in which Vivendi has acquired a 30% stake in Elektrim subsidiary Elektrim Telekomunikacja for about $2.5 billion, will offer tremendous competition to Poland's state telephone operations.

Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Joint ventures, France, Hydroelectric Power, Hydroelectric Power Generation, Electric utilities, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Elektrim, Vivendi S.A., Elektrim Telekomunikacja

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Poland clears Coca-Cola plant

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The health protectorate of Poland gave its approval to Coca-Cola Beverages Poland to reopen its plant which had been closed after the discovery of bacteria in mineral water bottles. However, Coca-Cola said that it would finish internal testing bottles before it would restart production. The plant is located near Wroclaw city in Sroda Slaska. Wroclaw is in southwestern Poland.

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Health protectorate of Poland approves reopening of Sroda Slaska plant

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Canned & Bottled Soft Drinks, Soft Drink Manufacturing, Soft drinks, Abstract, Soft drink industry, Coca-Cola Beverages Poland

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Daewoo plans to lay off 1,200 workers at Polish plant

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Daewoo is planning to downsize its labor force at its plant in Poland by 1,200 workers. The layoffs, scheduled to begin in January 2001, will take place at Daewoo's Lublin truck plant.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Trucks, Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Labor force information, Planning, Truck industry, Human resource management, Layoffs, Daewoo Corp., Lublin, Poland

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