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Matej Varga became Executive Director of ORLEN Unipetrol Slovakia for retail network
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 responsible for the Slovak retail network ORLEN on November 1, 2024. Matej Varga has worked in various managerial positions in the field of retail...
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Summer competition at ORLEN filling stations knows the winner
The big summer competition of the ORLEN filling station network "Win a summer full of adventures" knows the winner. The award ceremony took place at the ORLEN filling station in Nitra-Lužianky. It also included a tasting of Stop Cafe products, namely potato lokshe and delicious Fairtrade coffee....
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ZSE Drive opens first urban charging hub for electric vehicles
- 29.08.2024
- Services
- Electromobility
ZSE Drive has come up with a unique solution for charging passenger electric vehicles. It is opening the first charging City Hub in Bratislava, combining state-of-the-art charging technology, timeless design in a lucrative city centre location and sustainability. Its noiseless and emission-free...
Panattoni can provide safe storage for electric vehicle batteries
- 22.08.2024
- Latest News
- Electromobility
The automotive industry already accounts for ten percent of Slovakia's gross domestic product. The expected production of batteries for electric vehicles, which is gradually being planned in several European countries, may also bring a number of new investment opportunities to Slovakia, which will...
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NEWMATEC 2024: The transformation of the automotive industry will be successful if it succeeds in increasing its global competitiveness
- 16.05.2024
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The transformation of the automotive industry in connection with the advent of electromobility, the measures needed to maintain the competitiveness of the Slovak and European automotive industry, the fight for talent, the requirements for environmental sustainability - and all this at a time of...
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Radiation-crosslinked plastics instead of metal
Cheap and simple production of robust components. High-energy radiation can improve the mechanical, thermal, chemical and tribological properties of plastics to such an extent that they can replace metals in some...
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ORLEN has launched mobile app with loyalty programme
The ORLEN filling station network has launched a mobile app that offers customers benefits such as a loyalty programme and navigation to the selected petrol station. Customers can use the ORLEN app to earn points for payments when purchasing fuel, goods and services at full and self-service petrol...
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ORLEN expands its fuel station network in Europe
Following the acquisitions in Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Hungary, ORLEN's station count has surged by almost a third over the past year. The Group is currently finalising the purchase of more than 60 service stations in...
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ORLEN has doubled the number of stations in Slovakia. Next year it will launch a mobile app and start building an electric vehicle infrastructure
ORLEN's international network of filling stations in Slovakia is growing rapidly. This year, it has almost doubled the number of its stations and completed the process of unifying the labelling of its fuel stations. Before the end of the year, 90 filling stations were operating in Slovakia under...
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Radiation crosslinking of plastics has high potential for electric cars
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG. provides comprehensive services in the field of industrial irradiation and optimization of plastic products. Questions about radiation crosslinking of plastics in the automotive industry were answered by Dr. Michal Daněk, who is a specialist in this...
Euro 7: Parliament improves Commission proposal, but technical feasibility concerns remain
- 21.11.2023
- Latest News
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The Automotive Industry Association has long campaigned for a form of Euro 7 that will keep a wide range of vehicle models available on the market that customers really want, while maintaining employment in the sector, keeping it competitive and also delivering real environmental benefits. We...
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NEWMATEC 2023: The transformation of the automotive industry is a difficult challenge, but companies can face it
- 12.05.2023
- Services
- Events
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The transformation of the automotive industry in connection with the advent of electromobility and ESG requirements, the Euro 7 standard and other European legislation, the competitiveness of the Slovak and Czech automotive sector in the light of changing geopolitical conditions - these were the...
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Lubomír Zeman: Electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics, part 3.
Recognized expert in the field of plastic injection, Ing. Lubomír Zeman prepared a professional article focused on electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics. The third of a total of three articles is dedicated to regranulates, bioplastics and the sustainable development of injection...
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Lubomír Zeman: Electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics, part 2.
Recognized expert in the field of plastic injection, Ing. Lubomír Zeman prepared a professional article focused on electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics. The second of a total of three articles is dedicated to lithium batteries, thermoplastics with reduced flammability and...
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Lubomír Zeman: Electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics, part 1.
Recognized expert in the field of plastic injection, Ing. Lubomír Zeman prepared an article focused on electromobility and injection molding of thermoplastics. The first of three articles is devoted mainly to electromobility and sustainable...
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Half time of Slovak electromobility. How will it turn out?
- 25.01.2023
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
According to preliminary results, Slovak car manufacturers produced approximately one million cars in 2022, which is a slight decrease of less than 5 percent compared to the previous year. Next year, according to estimates, the production oscillation will continue at the level of around one million...
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Electromobility in 2022 in Europe but also in the world
- 31.12.2022
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has analysed the trends and developments in battery electric vehicle (BEVs) markets. While China is currently ahead of Europe and the US in the electrification of the car market, the European market will rebound in 2025 and take the lead...
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K 2022: Raw materials, Circular Economy Forum, press conferences, large photo gallery, halls 5-8
At this year's K 2022 trade fair in Düsseldorf, raw material producers presented hot trends in the field of bioplastics, the production of materials for electromobility, and how to reduce carbon emissions from products. This year, the Circular Economy Forum took place again at K, in which the...
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BGS: Electron Booster for Electric Vehicles
The conditions in electric vehicles place high demands on the materials used. Therefore, automakers and suppliers must resort to expensive, high-performance plastics. For many applications, cost-effective alternatives are plastics whose properties have been greatly improved by means of treatment...
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The battery industry in Europe is starting to grow
In the Swedish town of Skellefteå, the first batteries with a European pedigree came off the production line. By 2030, their manufacturer, Northvolt, would like to cover 25 percent of the European market. The European project ALBATTS, of which AutoSAP is a member, is involved in identifying...
Despite shortage of raw materials: BGS on expansion course in the business area of radiation crosslinking
BGS Beta-Gamma-Service GmbH & Co. KG, specialised service provider in plastic processing for the automotive and electrical industry amongst other things, as well as in machine construction, concluded 2021 with a positive increase in turnover in the business area of radiation...
Volkswagen doubles deliveries of all-electric vehicles in 2021
“Volkswagen is continuing to press ahead with the transition to e-mobility despite the limited supply of semiconductors,” said Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. Last year, the company delivered more electric vehicles worldwide than ever before, handing over more than 369,000 electric...
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With the MOL Plugee application, charging electric cars is more advantageous
- 30.09.2021
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Electromobility
Slovnaft has taken another step closer to customers. Customers can pay more for charging cars in the network of electric chargers at Slovnaft filling stations via the MOL Plugee mobile application. The application will find the nearest available electric charger, guide you through the charging...
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Technical materials for hybrid and 100% electric cars brought by Addiplast
- 09.02.2021
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The development of Electric Vehicles (EV) raises new challenges for plastics equipment manufacturers and this often involves the selection of new, more efficient and virtuous...
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Andreas Ostrowicki: Plastics in electromobility - We see numerous possibilities of contributing to the knowledge around our technology
- 05.03.2020
- Plastics Processing
- Electromobility
- Interview
A continually growing demand for low fuel consumption, lower emissions and a better CO2 balance calls for lightweight materials. Plastics are convincing due to their lightweight potential, however, depending on the application, they have to withstand high temperatures and extreme...
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Expected changes in the automotive industry the main theme of the AutoSAP General Meeting
- 19.12.2019
- Services
- Electromobility
In the traditional pre-Christmas term, a meeting of top representatives of the member companies of the Automotive Industry Association (AutoSAP) took place in Floret, Průhonice. The 91st General Meeting confirmed the co-opt of the Board of Directors of AutoSAP Robert Kiml, General Manager for...
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Polykemi is preparing for an electric future
Polykemi Ystad Sweden (Est. 1968) has for more than 50 years successfully developed and produced customer adapted thermoplastic compounds for the automotive industry, among others. To meet future demands regarding plastic materials for example for electric vehicles, the company recently invested in...
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Biesterfeld Plastic: Innovative Electric and Electronics Portfolio for E-Mobility
New technologies in e-mobility entail increased requirements for plastics and call for innovative product adaptations. Especially when it comes to higher electrical voltages and flame retardance, sophisticated materials are needed to satisfy these stringent requirements and enable all components to...
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Polykemi AB Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Compouds for Conventional Vehicles and Electric Vehicles
At Fakuma 2018 Polykemi AB will be celebrating 50 years as a compounder. The company, currently active in Europe, Asia and the US, will be informing about Technical compounds, High Tech compounds and Recycled materials. There will be a special focus on Electro-vehicles, demanding various light...
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New President of ZAP SR Alexander Matušek
- 13.04.2018
- Services
- Automotive
- Electromobility
The Union of the Automotive Industry of the Slovak Republic (ZAP SR) has a new president. The decision of the 24th session of the General Assembly was Alexander Matušek. The new president is a long-time member of the ZAP SR, in recent years he has been the vice-president and later the executive...
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