Juta in Wonderland and Beyond the Mirror
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Juta (Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic), manufacturer of industrial wovens and polypropylene strings, exports about 66% of its production. Roughly 16% of its production and exports were represented by polypropylene strings before. After anti-dumping proceedings, the European Commission imposed a temporary duty of 24.9% on them in October 1998 and a definitive 5-year duty of 21.8% in March 1999. The duty has made the goods practically unsellable. During 1996-1998, Juta invested about 6 mil DEM in its string plant in Olomouc, Czech Republic, to raise its capacity from 3,244 t in 1993 to 5,835 t in 1997. Owing to the duty, the plant is unprofitable. Having generated an annual profit of about 20 mil Kc before, in 1998 it saw a loss of 17 mil Kc. Apart from polypropylene strings, Juta makes industrial packaging, water-proof foils, geotextiles and carpet foundation cloths.
Publication Name: Ekonom-Tydenik Hospodarskych Novin
Subject: Business, international
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Year: 1999
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Very fragile numbers
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CEZ (Prague, Czech Republic), power company, raised its electricity production by nearly 5,000 GWh to 50,842 GWh in 2000 compared to 1999. The increased of the 2000 electric power production was caused by exports not by domestic consumption. The volume of CEZ's electric power exports was 12,429 GWh in 2000, 120.3% more compared to 1999. The volume of its electricity imports was 814 GWh in 2000, 16.8% less compared to 1999. >TB CEZ (Prague, Czech Republic), power company, electric power production over 1993-2000, GWh: 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 46,445 45,377 46,361 48,266 48,008 47,892 45,722 50,842 >TE
Publication Name: Ekonom-Tydenik Hospodarskych Novin
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Year: 2001
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Frantschach Pulp & Paper wants to sell its company power sector
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Frantschach Pulp & Paper (FPP) (Steti, Czech Republic), paper company, wants to sell its company power sector at the end of Jan 2001. The firm should arrange a 20-year contract on the sale with International Power (IP) (UK). The contract should yield about CEK 1 bil for FPP. IP will guarantee FPP electricity supplies that will be stable and acceptable from the cost point of view.
Publication Name: Ekonom-Tydenik Hospodarskych Novin
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Year: 2001
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