Pardubice, 18 July 2008 – Paramo, a.s., 88,03% subsidiary of Unipetrol, a.s., has signed another agreement on diesel supplies to České dráhy (ČD). The contract, worth approximately CZK 8 billion, provides for regular diesel deliveries for the next three years. Under the agreement, Paramo will supply 52 operating units of ČD, to which it will deliver approximately 290 million litres of diesel over three years.
Paramo has been supplying České dráhy since as early as 2003. It will produce a part of the diesel in its own refinery in Pardubice, while the Litvínov and Kralupy refineries will produce the rest. It won the new contract in a public tendering process, in which Čepro and Slovnaft also participated.
“In the tendering process we were able to capitalise on our experience as a supplier of long standing, and our knowledge of the issues of storage and logistics in ČD’s operating units. Also our ability to bring supplies from multiple sources has been instrumental in our success,” says Vojtěch Marek, head of the fuels department at Paramo.
České dráhy is a key account for Paramo not only in respect of diesel but also as regards lubricants. Paramo’s major clients also include OMV fuel filling stations, SSŽ (a construction company), and municipal transport companies in Pardubice and Hradec Králové. “Our business policy is geared towards winning end customers and shortening the distribution network,” notes Vojtěch Marek.
UNIPETROL, a.s. is a group of companies operating in the petrochemical industry in the Czech Republic. In 2005 UNIPETROL became a part of the PKN ORLEN group, the biggest oil processor in the Central Europe. The UNIPETROL Group is oriented mostly on oil processing, fuels distribution and petrochemical production. In all these business areas the UNIPETROL Group is among the key players both in the Czech Republic and on the Central European market. The Group belongs to the leading firms in the Czech Republic from the sales point of view and employs approximately 4500 persons.
PARAMO, a.s. Paramo is a crude oil processing company engaged in diesel, lubricants and bitumen manufacturing. It has been the part of the Unipetrol from 2000, it employs about 800 employees.
Contact:
Blanka Růžičková
Spokesperson
UNIPETROL, a.s.
Telephone: +420 225 001 407, +420 731 881 111
E-mail: blanka.ruzickova@unipetrol.cz