Slovnaft

Infobox Company
company_name = Slovnaft, a.s.
company_
company_type = Public
foundation = 1957
location = Bratislava, Slovakia
key_people = Oszkár Világi, CEO
industry = Oil industry
products = petroleum, diesel, asphalt
services = Gas stations
revenue = (2006)
net_income = 7.89 bill. SKK/229 mill. Euro (2006)
num_employees = About 4,500
owner = MOL Group
company_slogan = "Dynamika bez hraníc" (app. Dynamics without limits)
homepage = [http://www.slovnaft.sk www.slovnaft.sk]

Slovnaft is the largest oil refinery in Slovakia. It was established in 1957 in Bratislava. In 2000, Slovnaft became part of the Hungarian MOL Group, which owns 98.4 % of the shares. Slovnaft has two foreign branches nowadays: Slovnaft CZ in the Czech Republic and Slovnaft Polska in Poland.

History

Slovnaft is the successor of the Apollo company, which was established in 1895 in Bratislava and whose refinery was bombarded by the Allies in June 1944. It was located near today's Apollo Bridge. The Apollo company was nationalized and renamed Slovnaft in 1957.

Production

According to its website, the refinery's annual processing capacities amount to 6 million tonnes of crude oil. It has a production capacity of about 115,000 BPD (barrels per day). In comparison, Exxon Mobil has a production capacity of about 6,4 million BPD.

External links

* [http://www.slovnaft.sk Official site]