The Puławy chemical works last week initiated negotiations with Russian suppliers of raw materials with a view of a financial link up.
Puławy is the largest producer of fertiliser in this country.
The details of the conversations in Moscow have not been revealed other than they were with raw material suppliers including gas.
Zygmunt Kwiatkowski, the MD of the company said that his company has a permit for gas trading but that he would not do anything be- hind the back of monopoly distributor PGNiG which has long term contracts with the Russians.
However the company could be seeking to increase production of fertilisers using phosphor and potassium salt imported from Russia.
The company has also been trying to attract western dis- tributors for its finished products.