Polish Industrial Output Slowed in October on Export Demand
Polish industrial-output growth slowed in October as Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis damped export demand.
Industrial output increased 6.5 percent from a year earlier, after increasing 7.7 percent in September, the Central Statistical Office in Warsaw said today. The median estimate of 22 economists in a Bloomberg survey was 7.2 percent. Production fell 2.4 percent from the previous month. Continue reading
LG Electronics to base first European R and D centre in Poland
South Korean giant LG Electronics has decided to set up its first-ever European research and development centre in Poland, its Polish arm said Thursday.
“The decision has been made. LGE has picked Wroclaw,” spokeswoman Joanna Prasznic told AFP, referring to the southwestern Polish city which is already a hi-tech hub. Continue reading
That’s the spirit! State approves 192-proof Spirytus, allowing New Yorkers to get quite the buzz
This buzz for you.
The State Liquor Authority recently approved the sale of 192-proof booze – meaning the potent potables are 96% alcohol. Continue reading
The Philippines Prefers Polish Choppers
The Philippines has ordered eight W-3A transport helicopters from Polish firm PZL-Swidnik. The six ton W-3 was originally developed in Poland in the 1970s and was sold to other East European nations, as a competitor to the Russian Mi-8. When… Continue reading
Okazja! (That’s Polish for ‘bargain’)
Admittedly, it sounded a bit far-fetched. Rebuilding your house with British-based Polish builders is one thing. But actually flying out to Warsaw to source the hardware yourself? Much cheaper, I was assured by Eliza Ganko, my Polish neighbour. What is? Everything. “You can get the same products, but cheaper,†she said. “Baths. Basins. Taps. Tiles. Everything but paint. And door handles.†Continue reading
Polish isotopes to help cover Chalk River gap
Medical isotopes from Poland will help relieve the shortage caused by the prolonged shutdown of the troubled Chalk River reactor, which is expected to remain out of service for at least two more months.
“Any drop helps,” Christopher O’Brien, president… Continue reading
Covidien, Poland to supply medical isotope
Irish medical supplier Covidien PLC says it will cooperate with Poland’s Nuclear Energy Institute to develop a rare but medically useful isotope used to diagnose cancer, kidney and heart ailments.The company, based in Dublin, said Wednesday it will work… Continue reading
Addition of Polish Research Reactor Helps with Worldwide Supply Shortage
Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, and the Institute of Atomic Energy in Poland (IAE POLATOM) today announced an agreement to augment and further diversify Covidien’s supply of Molybdenum 99 (Mo 99) to produce the medical isotope Technetium… Continue reading Foxconn to develop Polish facility
Dell representatives have meet with Jerzy Kropiwnicki, Mayor of Åódź, to discuss the further development of the location and possible impacts that the acquisition by Foxconn might have on the region.
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Fireplace Without the Smoke?
The Lighthouse, a portable indoor-outdoor fireplace, is the newest model from Planika, a Polish company. According to the manufacturer, it doesn’t produce smoke or odor — and doesn’t require ventilation. What makes it burn so cleanly, Planika says, is Fanola,… Continue reading 