The company NEOCHIMIKI L.V. LAVRENTIADIS S.A. announces that through its subsidiary PETRONET S.A., it proceeded to the purchase of a field covering a total area of 27,701 m2, which includes building facilities of 3,800 m2. The company aims at putting into operation as of 1/7/2006 a verticalised production unit i) of Sodium Silicate Solution (neutral and alcalic) ii) Potassium Sodium Solution. The above products are the basic raw materials for the production units of detergents that the group has in Greece and Bulgaria through LAMDA DETERGENT as well as the raw materials for the construction materials sector, where the group aims at establishing a significant presence.