As a priority, the disinfecting fluid and other protective equipment were distributed to the sites where there is the highest risk of transmission of the coronavirus infection, i.e. to the employees of the production units, logistics companies and Benzina filling stations. Thanks to the flexibility and extraordinary efforts of our UniCRE colleagues, the distribution of the disinfecting fluid started for all Unipetrol Group employees and their closest persons. There is one litre of the fluid available to each employee.

 

Unipetrol also remembers those who need it most. If possible, the disinfecting fluid is furthermore distributed to the self-governing units and hospitals in the vicinity of the production plants. Spolana Neratovice supported disinfectant production, as well. It donated a supply of sodium hypochlorite solution to the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. This delivery will allow them to make up to 50 tonnes of disinfection. Not even Paramo had lagged when it secured 3,000 one-litre bottles for the distribution of disinfection for the Pardubice Region.

 

The Unipetrol Group companies are currently engaged in other areas, too. Last week, Benzina provided refreshments to the drivers queuing at the Czech-Polish border and this week, it donated additional bottled water, Verva energy drinks and snacks to the town of Náchod. The town distributed this assistance to health workers, police officers, firefighters, soldiers, customs officers, and volunteers.

 

The Unipetrol Group is the largest refinery and petrochemical company in the Czech Republic. It focuses on crude-oil processing and on the production, distribution and sale of vehicle fuels and petrochemical products – particularly plastics and fertilisers. In all these areas, it belongs among the important players on the Czech and Central European market. The Unipetrol Group encompasses refineries and production plants in Litvínov and Kralupy nad Vltavou, Paramo with its Mogul brand in Pardubice and Kolín, Spolana Neratovice, and two research centres in Litvínov and Brno. Unipetrol also includes a network of Benzina filling stations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With 416 filling stations, Benzina is the largest chain in the Czech Republic. Unipetrol is one of the largest companies in terms of turnover in the Czech Republic. It earned CZK 129 billion last year and employs more than 4,800 persons. In addition to its business development, Unipetrol is proud to be a socially responsible corporation. Therefore, it pays an equal amount of attention to initiatives which focus on the cultivation and support of sustainable development, education, local communities, and the environment. In 2005, Unipetrol became a member of the PKN Orlen Group, the largest crude-oil processor in Central Europe.