Site Visit

A limited number of places are available for attendees to attend a site visit to ČESKÁ RAFINÉRSKÁ REFINERY LITVINOV COMPLEX and the UNIPETROL PETROCHEMICALS LITVINOV COMPLEX at 13.30 on 13 October 2009.

The following items are available to see at the ČESKÁ RAFINÉRSKÁ REFINERY LITVINOV COMPLEX:

  • Toping (Atmospheric distillation)
  • Hydro treating units
  • CCR (Continuous Catalytic Reformer)
  • HCU (Hydro cracking unit with vacuum distillation)
  • Visbreaker
  • Control room  


The Litvínov refinery is a comprehensive state-of-the-art refinery with high hydrogenation capacity, operating two oil distillation units and four conversion units, and a number of technological facilities that improve the quality of primary distilling products.

The total capacity amounts to 5.4 million tonnes of sour crude oil, flowing in through the Druzhba or IKL oil pipeline. Alongside engine fuel production, a significant volume is represented by production of feedstock for Unipetrol RPA petrochemical production which is located at the same site. Other important products include fuel oils, asphalts, sulphur and oil hydrogenates.

Technological process control is overseen in a modern control room that provides a safe and well-equipped environment for operators and process engineers. Quality control is carried out in state-of-the-art laboratories.

Truck tanker and railway tanker loading facilities are used for the dispatch of products. Some fuels are transported through a pipeline system to various large scale fuel storage sites all over the Czech Republic.

AND

The following items are available to see at the UNIPETROL PETROCHEMICALS LITVINOV COMPLEX: 

  • Steam cracker
  • Polymerisation unit
  • POX (Partial Oxidation Unit)
  • Energy facility
  • Storages


UNIPETROL controls companies which are active in the petrochemical industry in the Czech Republic. In 2005, UNIPETROL became part of the PKN ORLEN Group, which is the largest processor of crude oil in Central Europe. The UNIPETROL Group is mainly focused on processing of crude oil, distribution of fuels and petrochemical production.

In all of these areas, the UNIPETROL Group is an important player in the Czech Republic and also on the market in Central Europe. In the Czech Republic, the group is one of the most important companies with regards to turnover.

Three refineries with a total annual capacity of 5.5.million tonnes, more than 300 filling stations and almost 4,000 employees: all this makes  UNIPETROL Group.

The visit will take place during the afternoon of Tuesday, 13th October and will include an extensive tour of the facilities with technical explanations.

Spaces for the visit are strictly limited and so early registration is recommended!!

To register for this conference please click here