Slovnaft is an

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company in

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. The company, located in Bratislava, is a subsidiary of

MOL Group MOL Plc. (), also known as MOL Group, is a Hungarian Multinational corporation, multinational petroleum, oil and natural gas, gas company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. Members of MOL Group include among others the Croatian and Slovak former ...

History

Slovnaft is the successor of the Apollo company. Apollo was established in 1895 in

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. Its refinery was bombarded by the

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in June 1944. Bratislava Apollo Bridge built over Danube is in proximity to the Apollo refinery historical site. The Slovnaft refinery started to be built in 1949. On 1 May 1992, Slovnaft was reorganized as a joint-stock company, as successor to a state enterprise formed by the Czechoslovak government on 1 January 1949. Acquisition of Benzinol, its domestic competitor, took place in 1995. Since 2000, Slovnaft has been affiliated with the MOL Group.

Operations

Refining

Slovnaft refines 5.5 to 6 million tonnes of crude oil per annum and produces a broad range of motor fuels, fuel oils and petrochemical products.

Petrochemicals

Slovnaft Petrochemicals, s.r.o., represents the Petrochemicals Division of Slovnaft Group. It produces polymers which are base materials with a broad range of uses.

Fuel retail

Slovnaft operates 208 filling stations in Slovakia and offers motor fuels and a broad range of other goods, as well as additional services through this retail network.

Power generation

CM European Power Slovakia, s.r.o., a Slovnaft Subsidiary, produces electricity, heat, and power.

Sponsorship

Slovnaft is the main partner of the

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, now named ''Slovnaft Cup''.

Environmental burden

Slovnaft's factory near Bratislava is a significant polluter of

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. To protect the waters of

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, a hydraulic wall of wells has been built east of the Slovnaft site, the polluted water of which is constantly being cleaned.

References

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