Slovnaft
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Slovnaft, a.s. | |
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Type | Public |
Founded | 1957 |
Headquarters | Bratislava, Slovakia |
Key people | Oszkár Világi, CEO |
Industry | Oil industry |
Products | petroleum, diesel, asphalt |
Services | Gas stations |
Revenue | 113 bill. SKK/3.285 bill. Euro (2006) |
Net income | 7.89 bill. SKK/229 mill. Euro (2006) |
Owner | MOL Group |
Employees | About 4,500 |
Website | 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.