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PKN ORLEN has opened a modern Research and Development Center in Pock. One of the most important investments for the future of the concern was implemented under the Petrochemical Development Program. The project worth approximately PLN 184 million is in line with the ORLEN2030 strategy assuming an increase in involvement in research development and innovation. For PKN ORLEN it is an important step on the way to more effective development of new technologies and products building own know-how and obtaining patents for innovative solutions. The full potential of Polish science will be used in the development of innovative projects. The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Minister Maciej Maecki who read a letter from Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin addressed to the participants of the event.- The Research Center is opened which we can consider as one of the most important investments for the future of the company. It is a step towards more effective development of new technologies and products building own know-how and obtaining patents for innovative solutions. New mobility hydrogen recycling and digitization in industry are areas that can be a driving force not only for the company but also for the entire economy. Research on them will be carried out here - says Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin Minister of State Assets.- The Research and Development Center will be a driving force for development and innovation for the entire ORLEN Group including the companies we acquire. We perfectly understand that strengthening our business will not be possible without building research and development potential. Therefore in line with the ORLEN2030 strategy we will spend 10 percent of the entire investment pool i.e. at least PLN 3 billion on investments in this area within 10 years. These will include new mobility hydrogen recycling research and development and digitization. We treat these funds as an investment in the future. We intend to fully use the potential of the Research and Development Center which we built in less than 2 years says Daniel Obajtek President of the Management Board of PKN ORLEN.The Research and Development Center of PKN ORLEN is an environmentally friendly place that uses the latest pro-ecological solutions. Photovoltaic panels and a wind turbine installed on it produce green energy. Electric vehicle charging stations are also available on site.The technological start-up of the created research infrastructure is currently underway. The first pilot installations have already been built. This is an installation for the production of asphalt mixtures installations for blending of gasoline diesel oils aviation fuel and lubricants which will allow for obtaining optimal recipes as well as an installation for the production of advanced biocomponents.The most important part of the complex is the research and testing facility which includes the Mapping and Pilot Hall with an area of nearly 2000 square meters. m2. The structurally and technologically advanced surface enables flexible development of research and pilot installations with a height of up to 15 meters. In this way new technologies and solutions directly from the phase of scientific experiments will be able to enter the testing stage in circumstances close to real production conditions. Later this year a pilot Hydrocracking installation will be built in the Hall. Next year these will be pilot installations Diesel Oil Hydrodesulphurization Reforming and Pyrolysis and Distillation.The Research and Development Center will also function as a modern cooperation platform between PKN ORLEN and start-ups inventors institutes and universities. It is also an opportunity for young scientists and engineers who will gain a solid innovative basis on a European scale to develop their projects. The PKN ORLEN cooperation network already covers all technical universities in Poland operating in the area of interest of the concern incl. Warsaw University of Technology with its branch in Pock Gdask University of Technology University of Warsaw Research Institutes and ukasiewicz Research Network institutes.Another important goal of the investment is the promotion of science. The educational path within the complex refers to the exact sciences and activities of the ORLEN Group. As part of the research projects it is planned to involve students and young scientists who will be able to gain experience and new competences.
