Grupa Lotos unveils its plans for Southern refineries

Yesterday Grupa Lotos, one of the leading domestic refineries, revealed its plans concerning three southern refineries which will officially join its structures next year. The refinery in Jasło is to become the main center for processing scrap material, the Glimar refinery will focus on production of petrochemicals, while the Czechowice-based venture will be responsible for transport and distribution. The restructuring process of the refineries will take two to three years and, according to company representatives, will not result in layoffs. "Within two years we want to have 150 gas stations in the southern part of the country. We currently own around 50. The development of the network will be partly conducted through franchising, although it will not be easy to obtain a Grupa Lotos logo," said Paweł Olechnowicz, the president of Grupa Lotos. (Parkiet, p. 3) A.K.