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Volkswagen Slovakia suspends production from Monday
11.7.2025 | Volkswagen Slovakia will suspend car production in Bratislava for three weeks and production of components for gearboxes and chassis in the Martin... -
ZÁLESÍ is investing 90 million CZK in expanding the production of tube packaging in Luhačovice
10.7.2025 | ZÁLESÍ a.s., a traditional Czech industrial company based in Luhačovice, is investing nearly 90 million CZK in a new high-speed automated... -
Dow to shut down three European chemical plants: a response to high costs and weak demand
9.7.2025 | On July 7, 2025, Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced that, as part of its restructuring efforts, it has approved the shutdown of three major upstream chemical... -
MOL Group and MVM have secured their first joint delivery of Azerbaijani oil
4.7.2025 | The first joint shipment of Azeri crude oil has arrived at the port of Omišalj on the Adriatic coast as a result of the cooperation between MVM... -
MOL Plugee will join one of the largest electric vehicle charging networks in Europe
23.6.2025 | The MOL Group and DKV Mobility have established a strategic partnership aimed at supporting the development of sustainable mobility in Central and... -
New EUROMAP leadership - Tobias Baur and Alessandro Grassi
17.6.2025 | During the EUROMAP General Assembly held on 6 June 2025 in Stuttgart, the European association of plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers elected... -
Strategic cooperation between MOL and MVM: Oil Trading Agreement
29.5.2025 | In order to diversify the energy supply portfolio in the region, with a particular focus on landlocked Hungary and Slovakia, MOL Group and MVM Group... -
Plastic granulate spillage: the Council of the European Union introduces new rules to reduce...
15.4.2025 | On 8 April, the Council and the European Parliament provisionally agreed on a regulation on preventing the loss of plastic pellets – the industrial... -
Georgios Dermentzakis joins the management of DESMA
27.3.2025 | Salzgitter AG, the sole shareholder of Klöckner DESMA Elastomertechnik GmbH, has appointed Mr. Georgios Dermentzakis as Managing Director Sales &... -
The Wermaly sales and service company brings products from the German company Groche Technik
20.2.2025 | We bring you the products of the German company Groche Technik, engaged in the development and production of components for injection units of... -
A new chapter in GRANITOL's management
11.2.2025 | Ing. Jaroslav Fibichr, after many years of successful management of the company GRANITOL, handed over the director position to Ing. Michal Rašek,... -
Slovak car production returned to decline - the industry calls for a clear government orientation...
6.2.2025 | Automobile companies continue to pull the Slovak industry, their production does not fall as sharply as many manufacturers in Western Europe, but... -
The 11th ICIS World Polyolefins Conference: Uncovering the trends shaping the future of polyolefins
23.1.2025 | Uniting key decision-makers from the polyethylene and polypropylene value chains, the 11th ICIS World Polyolefins Conference offers you the chance to... -
Volkswagen Slovakia becomes the biggest company in business in 2024
7.1.2025 | Volkswagen Slovakia has been awarded the title of "The Biggest in Business 2024" in the automotive and engineering category in the eponymous ranking... -
Polykemi organizes Materialsmart Webinar for the Czech Republic and Slovakia
31.12.2024 | Want to learn more about what the right material choice can do for your product? Or the differences between climate, environmental, and carbon... -
TANKARTA from ORLEN – discounted and more convenient refueling
19.12.2024 | The ORLEN filling station network offers motorists and companies advantages in the form of Easy and Business fuel cards, which provide additional...
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Slovnaft successfully passed ISCC PLUS certification and confirmed readiness for the use of...
17.12.2024 | SLOVNAFT, a.s. is ready to process waste materials. This was confirmed by the successful ISCC PLUS certification, which was carried out for Slovnaft... -
Fill up at ORLEN and win quality fuel for the whole year
5.12.2024 | The network of red and white filling stations with the ORLEN eagle logo has launched a big Christmas competition for free fuel for the whole year for... -
Matej Varga became Executive Director of ORLEN Unipetrol Slovakia for retail network
7.11.2024 | Matej Varga takes over the management of the retail network of ORLEN filling stations in Slovakia. He will take up the position of Executive Director... -
Delegation of EU Ministers visits the largest green hydrogen plant in Central and Eastern Europe
5.11.2024 | European energy ministers visit the MOL Group's green hydrogen plant at the Duna refinery in Százhalombatte. The delegation arrived in Budapest for... -
Call for proposals to support the development of innovative solutions for decarbonisation
31.10.2024 | The Government Office of the Slovak Republic has announced a call to support innovation in enterprises through the development of unique solutions in... -
MOL Group and Turkish Petroleum establish strategic partnership in Black Sea hydrocarbon exploration
22.10.2024 | MOL Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Turkish Petroleum Company (TPAO) in Istanbul regarding strategic cooperation in the... -
MOL Group launches green hydrogen plant with the largest capacity in the region
18.9.2024 | MOL Group has commissioned a new 10 megawatt green hydrogen plant at the Duna refinery in Százhalombatte. The plant, the largest in Central and... -
Agnieszka Bobrukiewicz become a member of the Board of Directors of ORLEN Unipetrol Group
9.9.2024 | Agnieszka Bobrukiewicz become a member of the Board of Directors of the ORLEN Unipetrol Group, effective September 1, 2024. In her new role, she will... -
The HOPV Slovnaft system has been protecting the underground waters of Žitné ostrov for 50 years
4.9.2024 | Slovnaft Refinery has started shutting down the petrochemical part of the refinery, the restart of the production units is planned for mid-November. -
Lummus and MOL Group's new plastic waste recycling plant in Hungary is in the engineering phase
16.7.2024 | Lummus Technology, a global provider of high value-added process technologies and energy solutions, and MOL Group, a leading integrated oil and gas... -
The HOPV Slovnaft system has been protecting the underground waters of Žitné ostrov for 50 years
27.6.2024 | Spoločnosť SLOVNAFT, a.s. je o krok bližšie k diverzifikácii zdrojov pre svoju výrobu a k väčšej flexibilite pri spracovaní ropy. Vďaka... -
MOL Group recorded good performance in Q1 despite challenging external conditions
23.5.2024 | MOL Group announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2024. MOL Group achieved a pre-tax profit of EUR 382 million in the first quarter... -
German plastics industry faces worst economic crisis in history
30.4.2024 | Plastics Europe, the European association of plastics converters, has informed the trade on the state of plastics production in Germany for 2023. -
MOL Group expands its consumer services portfolio in Poland
25.4.2024 | MOL Group will produce 1,600 tonnes of green hydrogen per year using electricity from renewable sources. This will reduce the Duna refinery's carbon... -
Successful acquisition: SPUR a.s. expands to Olomouc
23.4.2024 | On Friday, 1 March, the Zlín-based company SPUR a.s. completed another successful acquisition after officially taking over the operation of the... -
Duslo a.s. received EUR 58 million from the Modernisation Fund for the production of green hydrogen
7.3.2024 | One of the companies that received 58 million euros from the Modernization Fund for the production of green hydrogen is Duslo a.s. In this context,...