After making good progress in repairing the partial oxidation unit (POX), Unipetrol put its first part into operation. „The first part of the partial oxidation unit was put into operation. This allowed us to increase performance of the Litvínov Refinery. We expect the second part of the partial oxidation unit to be put back into operation in early January,“ Krzysztof Zdziarski, Unipetrol Group Chief Operations Officer, said. The ammonia plant’s operation should be restored to the full extent in the first half of January. Operation of the steam cracker and the refinery is expected to return to its standard performance at the same time.

The restart of the individual production units is accompanied by safety flaring which is usually connected with sound and lights effects. We apologize to all residents of the surrounding towns and villages for the above-mentioned inconveniences.