Since June 2004, on the basis of an agreement with the Czech Republic National Property Fund we are the majority stakeholder (63%) of the UNIPETROL a.s responsible for strategic management of a large number of subsidiaries operating in the fuel and petroleum sector in such areas as crude processing, distribution of fuels and petrochemical production.

The key companies of UNIPETROL a.s. include Ceska Rafinerska – the largest crude oil processing company in the Czech Republic, Paramo – the largest producer and supplier of vehicle fuels, Diesel oils, industrial oils and other chemical products, Chemopetrol – the main supplier of semi-products to the chemical, plastics and pharmaceutical industries, Benzina – the largest fuel retail operator in the Czech Republic.

Service Stations

In 2010 Benzina company, in the situation of decreasing consumption on the Czech market, increased Premium fuel sales. Consumption of Verva ON and Verva 100 fuel – offered only on the Czech market – amounted in total to over 37 mln litres, thus it increased against the previous year by as much as 68.9%.

At the end of 2010, Benzina managed a network of 337 premium and economy fuel stations. The number of Benzina Plus stations fulfilling the highest standards of premium brand and offering rich assortment of services and non-fuel products grew in 2010 from 107 to 113 with 224 stations in the economy segment. 325 own stations functioned in the CODO formula (Company Owned Dealer Operated), and 12 franchised stations –in the DOFO formula (Dealer Owned Franchise Operated).