Over a 20 year long collaboration between Unipetrol and Air Products’  brings many commercial advantages. The companies  continually optimise processes and drive performance based on existing and future needs. This mutually beneficial approach also creates value for customers in the Czech and broader Central European market.

'Air Products ensures production of key raw material for our needs directly in the area of Chempark Záluží. The company represents for Unipetrol reliable supplier and let us focus   on key production activities in the area of refinery and petrochemistry," says Łukasz Piotrowski, Executive in Charge of Production at Unipetrol RPA.

“We greatly value our relationship with Unipetrol,” commented Piotr Wieczorek, Vice President‒Central Europe.  “We have been working together since 1994 and by taking a long-term view to our relationship, Air Products’ are able to meet their needs as an important customer whilst also serving many others across the region; we’re pleased this will continue for a long time to come. The extension of our contract demonstrates the strategic and commercial value investing in reliable, mutually beneficial business relationships can bring.” 

 

Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases company celebrating 75 years of operation. The company’s core Industrial Gases business provides atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the world’s leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The company’s Materials Technologies business, which Air Products intends to spin-off by September 2016, serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries. 
The company had fiscal 2015 sales of $9.9 billion and was ranked number 284 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. Approximately 20,000 employees in 50 countries strive to make Air Products the world’s safest and best performing Industrial Gases company providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

 

UNIPETROL, a.s. exercises control over companies that trade in the petrochemical industry in the Czech Republic.  In 2005, Unipetrol became a part of PKN Orlen Group who is the largest crude oil processing company in Central Europe.  Unipetrol group predominantly trades in crude oil processing, distribution of fuel and petrochemical production. In all of these areas it is one of the significant players in the Czech Republic and in the Central European market.  Unipetrol Group is one of the largest companies in the Czech Republic in regards to turnover and employs almost 3,800 people.