10 Facts About PKN Orlen

1.

PKN Orlen was accused of insider trading and disclosure of confidential information.

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2.

In 2003 PKN Orlen had the chance to acquire 500 filling stations in Northern Germany from BP under premise of an anti-competition rule when BP took over Aral.

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3.

Furthermore, PKN Orlen was involved in merger talks with MOL Group in 2005.

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4.

PKN Orlen ran the most advanced and the second largest complex for terephthalic acid production in Europe.

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5.

In 2019 PKN Orlen sponsored Wiliams Racing and driver Robert Kubica in Formula One with 10 million Euro.

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6.

In 2019, PKN Orlen opened its first petrol station in Slovakia through its Czech subsidiary Unipetrol under the Benzina brand.

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7.

PKN Orlen has been implementing a development strategy since 2018, which involves transforming the company into a multi-energy and commercial group.

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8.

In December 2020, PKN Orlen bought an agricultural biogas plant Bioenergy Project, which it will transform into a biomethane plant.

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9.

In 2021, PKN Orlen bought 4 wind farms: in February, the Kanin farm with a capacity of 20 MW, and in March, another three with a total capacity of 89.

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10.

On 14 July 2020, PKN Orlen announced its intention to take over PGNiG, and on 10 May 2021, it submitted a takeover application to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection.

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