Dębica, 30 April 2009 – Once again Tire Company Dębica S.A. was classified amongst Top 500 Polish businesses. This year on the lists of the “Polityka“ weekly and the “Rzeczpospolita“ daily Dębica was ranked in 147th and 193rd places accordingly.

On the “Polityka“ weekly list the T.C. Dębica S.A. was ranked in the highest place of all companies in the tire sector in Poland. Sales revenues amounting to PLN 1 467 212 thousand gave it 147th position. Other tire makers were ranked in 250th, 338th and 451st places. The basic criterion used in the ranking were sales revenues.

On the list of major exporters published by the “Rzeczpospolita“ daily Tire Company Dębica S.A. was classified in high 28th place, and in general classification it won 192nd place. The basic criterion was market value of a company, assessed on the grounds of sales, book value and EBITDA. The list includes 500 major businesses from industry, commerce and service sectors.

“Constant presence of our Company on the lists of the “Polityka“ weekly and the “Rzeczpospolita“ daily reflects stable financial foundations on which our operations are based“ – said Marta Konopacka, the Communications Director of Tire Company Dębica S.A. “Our long-term objective is to maintain leading position in the tire sector in Poland and to develop the company consistently“ – added M. Konopacka.

Other companies from the Subcarpathian region ranked by the “Polityka“ weekly include: GK Asseco Poland S.A. from Rzeszów (162nd place), “?nie?ka“ Paints and Varnishes Plant S.A. from Lubzin (343rd place) and Rzeszów-based Zelmer, a household appliance producer (373rd place).