17.10.2005

Central & Eastern Europe Refining and Perochemicals Annual Roundtable in Warsaw

From the 18th to the 21st of October 2005 Warsaw will host The 8th Central & Eastern Europe Refining and Petrochemicals Annual Roundtable. The event is co-hosted by PKN ORLEN.

During the 4 day conference participants will have an excellent opportunity to discuss refinery and plant technologies, regional strategies as well as innovative refining and petrochemical technologies across the region. Representatives of PKN ORLEN and Unipetrol will play an active part in the event.

Igor Chalupec, President & CEO of PKN ORLEN, will deliver a presentation of the Company’s market strategy for the years 2005-2009 as well as plans for expansion into neighboring countries. He will also chair a discussion panel, Regional Strategies for the Refining and Petrochemical Industries of Central and Eastern Europe. Panelists will include: Phil Stephenson, Deputy CEO of the Rompetrol Group; Ivan Soucek, CEO of Ceska Rafinerska; Hartmut Lueker, President & CEO of Basell Orlen Polyolefins; Srdjan Popov, Managing Director of NIS-OIL Refinery Novi Sad; and Adam Sek, President of Nafta Polska.

Jan Maciejewicz, Vice-President of PKN ORLEN will speak at the Poland Sector session, while Czeslaw Bugaj and Wojciech Gurgacz of PKN ORLEN will participate at the session, Overview of CEE Refinery and Plant Modernisation Programmes. Conference participants will also be able to attend a site visit of the production facilities at PKN ORLEN and Basell Orlen Polyolefins in Plock.

 The Central & Eastern Europe Refining and Petrochemicals Annual Roundtable is organized by the World Refining Association.