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In the News (Fri 11 Dec 09)

  
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After the PKN purchase was announced in May the Russian crude pipeline to it was cut, due to a reported leak, the refinery switched to more costly supplies from ocean-going tankers.
PKN, the most heavily traded stock in Warsaw on Friday, closed down 2.1 percent to 48.64 zlotys, valuing the company at nearly 21 billion zlotys ($6.77 billion).
In Poland's worst mining disaster since the 1970s, all 23 miners caught in a gas explosion in a pit in the south of the country were confirmed dead on Thursday.
www.alertnet.org /thenews/newsdesk/L13153138.htm   (789 words)

  
  PKN Orlen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PKN Orlen (in Polish: Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen) is polish and a major European oil refiner, and petrol retailer.
PKN Orlen has its roots in the creation of C.P.N., Communist Poland's petroleum retail monopoly in 1944.
PKN was the state firm in charge of refineries in Plock, a city near Warsaw, that grew to become the largest complex of its kind in Poland.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PKN_Orlen   (384 words)

  
 Protect Kendall NOW! - FAQ
PKN is not an organization, but rather a countywide effort that is coordinated by a Steering Committee consisting of local municipal, county and private sector representatives, including not-for-profit conservation groups.
PKN is supported by mayors and municipalities in Kendall County, the county board and forest preserve commission, and other public entities and organizations, including some developers.
PKN is a two-year initiative consisting of three components: developing a county-wide open space master plan, increasing the public's awareness for protecting open space, and implementing the plan over time.
www.protectkendallnow.org /faq.html   (1453 words)

  
 Induction of a 55-kDa PKN Cleavage Product by Ischemia/Reperfusion Model in the Rat Retina -- Sumioka et al. 41 (1): 29 ...
the involvement of caspase in the cleavage of PKN to elucidate the
that the fragmentation of PKN was inhibited by a caspase-3-directed
PKN in the inner layers of the retina was caused by the decrease
www.iovs.org /cgi/content/full/41/1/29   (4947 words)

  
 :: Welcome To PKN Industries ::
PKN Industries is one of the leading sources for processed kaolin clay, with facilities in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The mission of the PKN Industries is to advance and encourage the mineral resource industries of India to create a better understanding among the people about the importance of the mining industry.
PKN continues with its bold objectives - to increase your profitability, build upon a new organization, a stronger resource base, and the energy to support your product development initiatives.
www.pknclays.com   (182 words)

  
 :: Welcome To PKN Industries ::   (Site not responding. Last check: )
PKN Industries is one of the leading sources for processed kaolin clay, with facilities in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
PKN processes, blends and delivers the full spectrum of kaolin coating and filler pigments, each tailored to meet your needs.
The mission of the PKN Industries is to advance and encourage the mineral resource industries of India to create a better understanding among the people about the importance of the mining industry.
www.pknclays.com /index.htm   (136 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - BP sells German service stations to PKN Orlen
PKN Orlen, which is quoted on the Warsaw and London stock exchanges, is acquiring these stations as part of its strategy to develop a pan-regional retail network and to take advantage of the opportunities represented by Poland's accession to the European Union in 2004.
PKN Orlen will pay EUR 140 mm in cash, including the assumption of debt for the stations, subject to adjustments at closing.
PKN Orlen operates the largest network of fuel stations in Poland, which includes nearly 2,000 fuel stations under the Orlen, CPN and Petrochemia Pock brands.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cne30228.htm   (420 words)

  
 Czech Republic FNM: Sale of Unipetrol to PKN on Track for Completion in Coming Days
Representatives of the National Property Fund (FNM) and Polish petrochemical giant PKN Orlen are in the final stages of completing the sale of the Czech petrochemical holding Unipetrol, the deputy chairman of the FNM's executive committee, Pavel Kuta, told Interfax Thursday.
PKN Orlen will pay 10% of the total purchase price, or CZK 1.31 bn, on the day the contract is signed, says Kuta.
The balance is to be paid upon the transfer of shares to PKN and approval of the deal by the European Commission, he adds.
www.templetonthorp.com /de/news646   (256 words)

  
 Blaze at Mazeikiu Nafta threatens PKN Orlen deal
Igor Chalupec, PKN Orlen’s chairman of the board, told Kirkilas over the phone that the Polish company had delayed an agreement with the banks scheduled to finance the Mazeikiu Nafta deal.
“The delay is related to the necessity to investigate the situation at the refinery,” PKN Orlen said in a statement.
On Oct. 17, PKN Orlen‘s management postponed a ceremony to mark the completion of the deal, which was scheduled for mid-December, until next January, the Lietuvos Rytas daily reported.
www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/16596   (788 words)

  
 Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - PKN Orlen only bidder for Unipetrol
PKN Orlen said it would pay 13.05 bn koruna ($ 1 = CZK 27.3) for the government's 63 % stake in Unipetrol and debts the Czech company owes to the state.
Kuta said that the sum of CZK 11.3 offered by PKN Orlen for the Unipetrol's equity is within the valuation range made by the government's advisers on the sale.
PKN Orlen bid alone for Unipetrol, but it has agreements in place with Agrofert and US giant ConocoPhillips to divide up the Czech holding's diverse assets -- which range from crude oil refining and retail fuel distribution to specialized petrochemical operations.
www.gasandoil.com /goc/company/cne42018.htm   (757 words)

  
 Major Ports in Iceland; Keflavik, Njardvik and Helguvik. Icelandic Harbours. Ports around Iceland.
PKN operates five ports; one in Njarðvík, two in Keflavík, one in Hafnir and one in Helguvík.
The PKN Keflavík ports are used mainly for the handling of fish and ships of large draught.
At Keflavík harbour PKN has access to two salt storages, and at the port area there is also a repair shop for modern fishing equipment and a fishing-gear shop with netting.
www.randburg.com /is/portkefl   (565 words)

  
 PKN Orlen (Polski Koncern Naftowy) road maps from Warsaw, Poland
PKN has its origins in the late 1950s when it was established to operate the new oil refinery in Plock.
PKN also has majority stakes in a number of smaller distributors such as Petroprofit, PetroZachód and Arge, and some of its outlets remain (2004) under the brand name of Petrochemia Plock.
In Spring 2004, PKN Orlen agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Czech company Unipetrol, which was the former monopoly company, and still the market leader in the Czech Republic with its Benzina branded stations.
www.ianbyrne.free-online.co.uk /pkn.htm   (525 words)

  
 ViewsWire
That PKN has secured the stake is a surprise, as it was initially considered an outsider against interest in Mazeikiu Nafta from Russian and Kazakh oil firms.
PKN also strengthens its position on the Polish retail market, which is partly supplied by Mazeikiu Nafta.
It was only after this that Mr Brazauskas first announced that a purchase by PKN would be acceptable to the Lithuanian government, which suggests that he may have received reassurance from the Russian side.
viewswire.com /index.asp?layout=VWPrintVW3&article_id=670531652&printer=printer   (1159 words)

  
 PKN Orlen calls for investigation of Atlantik FT
PKN Orlen has petitioned the Czech Securities Commission (KCP) to investigate whether brokerage house Atlantik finanční trhy manipulated the market in its trading of Unipetrol shares.
PKN, owner of the majority stake in the Unipetrol group, filed the motion with the Securities Commission on Sept. 31 “to review the conduct of Atlantik in connection with the MTO (madatory tender offer),” Kulinska said.
PKN wants to take revenge on Atlantik for what happened at the time of the buyout offer in July and August, he added.
www.cbw.cz /phprs/2005110703.html   (627 words)

  
 The Reformed Ecumenical Council: 6.04.1
It was also an occasion to meet officials of the new Protestant Church in The Netherlands (PKN), and meet with members of the local arrangements committee for the Assembly.
Officials of the PKN shared with the REC executive the story of the start of the new church, which is a union of two Reformed and one Lutheran denomination.
Still of deep concern to the PKN are those congregations and ministers who would not go along with the union.
community.gospelcom.net /Brix?pageID=9480   (374 words)

  
 The Reformed Ecumenical Council: NE5.5.4
Utrecht - The General Synod of the Protestant Church in The Netherlands (PKN) created a special advisory council in April focused on the place and meaning of the Reformed Confessions in the denomination.
Having such a council was part of the intention when the PKN was created in May 2004.
The new council may advise the synod on any synodical question or church issue they feel is related to the Reformed confessions, whether the synod asks for that advice or not.
community.gospelcom.net /Brix?pageID=14661   (166 words)

  
 Billions at stake in PKN Orlen deal
PKN Orlen is set to make some big decisions this week; namely, whether it will respect its contractual obligations and sell its stakes in five companies to Agrofert, and whether it will pay an additional Kč 1.64 billion (€ 56 million) for the Unipetrol group, which it recently acquired in a privatization.
But Agrofert helped PKN by not bidding for Unipetrol and helping the Polish company during due diligence, and as such Agrofert is entitled to a “friendly price” for the companies, Bystrov said.
PKN said Sept. 15 that Agrofert had again denied its request to make the full text of the contracts between the companies public.
www.cbw.cz /phprs/2005091903.html   (601 words)

  
 Phosphorylation of protein kinase N by phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1 mediates insulin signals to the ...
PKN coimmunoprecipitated with PDK1 was detected with a mAb to PKN (Transduction Laboratories).
truncated mutant of PKN (AF3-PKN; ref. 15 and Fig.
is an in vivo upstream kinase of PKN and that Thr
www.pnas.org /cgi/content/full/97/10/5089   (4635 words)

  
 Protein Kinase N (PKN) and PKN-Related Protein Rhophilin as Targets of Small GTPase Rho -- Watanabe et al. 271 (5249): ...
PKN itself bound to GTP-Rho and was activated by this binding both in vitro and in vivo.
PKN delays mitotic timing by inhibition of Cdc25C: Possible involvement of PKN in the regulation of cell division.
The Drosophila Pkn protein kinase is a Rho/Rac effector target required for dorsal closure during embryogenesis.
www.sciencemag.org /cgi/content/abstract/271/5249/645?ck=nck   (2758 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Science - UOP Selected By Poland's PKN For New Aromatics Project
UOP has been working with PKN and its predecessor companies, Petrochemia Plock and MZRiP since 1974 when UOP licensed a hydrofluoric acid (HF) alkylation process unit, which is used in the production of high-octane gasoline.
PKN ORLEN, headquartered in Plock, Poland is the largest oil company in Central Europe and comprises 80 commercial companies.
PKN ORLEN also owns and operates the largest network of petrol stations in Poland.
www.redorbit.com /news/science/521294/uop_selected_by_polands_pkn_for_new_aromatics_project/?source=r_science   (669 words)

  
 Ericsson PKN series 2"x 2" Through Hole
The PKN series uses the latest advancements in topologies and components as well as building practice to deliver high efficiency, small footprint and low build height.
Good thermal management, high reliability and high efficiency are achieved by using a ceramic substrate with thickfilm technology and a high degree of silicon integration, together with the electrical design using synchronous rectification.
The high reliability and the low profile of the PKN series make them particularly suited for applications with board spacing down to 15 mm (0.6 in.).
www.ericsson.com /products/hp/PKN_series_2_x_2__Through_Hole_pos.shtml   (182 words)

  
 PKN and Social Networks Change Knowledge Management
In recent years, mobile and wireless and some other areas within IT have dominated the "cool" technologies scene, but clients must have noticed the sheer number of "really cool" knowledge management (KM) technologies that are starting to emerge.
PKN expands through grass-roots adoption within virtual teams and communities, and as a result, the tools in which an enterprise may invest for enterprise KM may not get as much usage as expected — particularly when operational support is weak for those technology solutions.
This Knowledge Support Spotlight is an introduction to understanding the role of some PKN tools and social networks within the enterprise's overall KM efforts.
www.gartner.com /DisplayDocument?doc_cd=124178   (666 words)

  
 PKN Orlen reveals strategy to gain German market share - Energy Business Review
Polish oil company PKN Orlen has unveiled plans for a multi-million euro restructuring aimed at building its share of the northern German fuel retail market to 10% by 2009.
PKN considered divesting or downsizing the German operation, but instead settled on an option of restructuring coupled with network development, the company said.
One-off costs of the implementation of all assumptions of the recommended option (restructuring and development) are estimated at E81 million, including E50 million for the procurement and re-branding of the acquired facilities.
www.energy-business-review.com /article_news.asp?guid=C7B2D8F5-8EBF-4BCA-B83D-8FE3EDC0F1F4   (310 words)

  
 An Analysis of Rho-PKN Signaling in Prostate Cancer Using Drosophila Genetics - Storming Media
This protein has been implicated in prostate cancer: levels of PKN protein are upregulated in prostate cancer, PKN binds the androgen receptor (a key protein in prostate cancer progression) and promotes androgen receptor-dependent transcription.
The specific aims of my project are to investigate the involvement of PKN family proteins in prostate cancer, and to identify and characterize novel components in the PKN signaling pathway.
In addition, I am using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a tool to identify new proteins in the PKN signaling pathway, since the fly has a well-conserved PKN gene and many signaling pathways operating in cancer are conserved between flies and humans.
www.stormingmedia.us /18/1844/A184434.html   (244 words)

  
 goDutch.com :: Three-way PKN union drastically changes Dutch denominational landscape
It is unclear still how many people refused to join their congregations in the PKN particularly since they on point of principle also resisted notifying withdrawal from a PKN-bound church.
The VGKN primarily opposes PKN’s hierarchical structure where the local church is a branch of the denomination, a model the PKN inherited from merger partner NHK.
The PKN in a demand which expired on the date of HNHK’s first synod cited possible confusion over church identity since many Hervormde congegrations will continue to use their old name as well.
www.godutch.com /windmill/newsItem.asp?id=571   (1103 words)

  
 Payment Gateway - PKN Solution -- Puretech Internet Pvt. Ltd.
PKN is a secure solution, which identifies the actual user, replaces the Card number with another and moves in an encrypted form on the Net.
During transactions on PKN, the consumer is identified While processing the online payment the PKN and Card is checked online Merchant frauds are pre-empted through a Merchant verification module.
The PKN system is enabled on merchant sites after verifying their credentials.
www.puretech.com /payment_gateway/payment_solution.htm   (328 words)

  
 FROM FREEZER TO MICROWAVE, PKN PPO/POLYSTYRENE ALLOY RESIN OFFERS EXTREME VERSATILITY
Food trays made with Noryl PKN resin are rigid enough to handle ready-meal dishes without flexing and allows the consumer to directly take the meal from the freezer to the microwave.
The Noryl PKN resin portfolio presently includes six commercial grades, both transparent and opaque, covering a wide heat resistance range.
Besides the single-use/microwave category, Noryl PKN resin is also durable enough for use in cookware/houseware and tableware applications.
www.newmaterials.com /news/429.asp   (783 words)

  
 BP Sells German Service Stations To Polish Oil Major PKN ORLEN
PKN ORLEN will pay €140 million in cash, including the assumption of debt for the stations, subject to adjustments at closing.
PKN ORLEN was established in 1999 following the merger of Petrochemia P³ock S.A. with Centrala Produktów Naftowych S.A. Today, 72 per cent of PKN ORLEN's shares are held in the hands of private investors both in Poland and internationally and the company has a market capitalisation of approximately €2 billion.
PKN ORLEN operates the largest network of fuel stations in Poland, which includes nearly 2,000 fuel stations under the ORLEN, CPN and Petrochemia P³ock S.A. brands.
www.industrypages.com /artman/publish/Industry_News_2065.stm   (485 words)

  
 BW Online | May 31, 2004 | Poland's PKN Orlen Is Buying As Fast As It Can
PKN Orlen sells Poland's growing hordes of motorists gasoline, which it distributes through its 1,900 gas stations.
No wonder PKN Orlen's stock, a darling of Western investors, has done twice as well as the main Warsaw index over the past five years.
Next up: a proposed merger with MOL, PKN Orlen's counterpart in Hungary, to create a company with a market capitalization of around $8.5 billion and sales of $15 billion.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/04_22/b3885093_mz054.htm   (1027 words)

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