Who we are

PKN ORLEN is a Polish company and one of Central Europe’s largest refiners of crude oil. We specialize in processing crude oil into world-class unleaded petrol, diesel, heating oil, and aviation fuel as well as plastics and other petroleum related products.

Refining activity

PKN ORLEN operates 7 refineries, of which 3 are located in Plock, Trzebinia and Jedlicze (Poland), another 3 in Litvinov, Kralupy and Pardubice (the Czech Republic) and 1 in Mazeikiu (Lithuania). The total deep processing capacity of the refineries reaches 31.7 million tonnes per annum (PKN ORLEN share).

Retail network

PKN ORLEN’s retail network comprises approximately 2,600 outlets offering services in Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Lithuania. In Poland petrol stations operate under three brands: ORLEN (premium brand) and BLISKA (economy brand). Clients in Germany are served at stations branded STAR, and in the Czech Republic at outlets bearing standard Benzina and premium Benzina Plus logos. Petrol sations in Lithuania operate under the ORLEN Lietuva and Ventus logos.

PKN ORLEN’s retail network is efficiently supported by a logistics infrastructure comprising ground and underground storage depots, a network of pipelines as well as sea reloading facilities in Poland and Lithuania.

Employment

As at the end of 2010 the ORLEN Group employed 22,040 employees, of which 4,513 accounted for PKN ORLEN (mother company), 4,250 for the Unipetrol Group in the Czech Republic, 2,696 for ORLEN Lietuva in Lithuania and 126 for ORLEN Deutschland in Germany.