MOL is rapidly entering the Polish market. He wants to be the second player

On December 2, MOL officially entered the Polish market after completing a deal with PKN Orlen and Grupa Lotos, the group acquired over 410 stations operating under the Lotos brand.

In addition, within the framework of the concluded agreements, MOL sells 143 filling stations in Hungary and 39 stations in Slovakia to PKN Orlen. The agreements are the implementation of a decision by the European Commission, which in July 2020 gave conditional consent to the acquisition of Grupa Lotos by PKN Orlen, subject to remedial action.

It is already known that MOL has big ambitions for our market.

MOL wants to become the second brand in terms of the number of stations

– We have ambitions to become a strong second player on the Polish market in terms of the number of service stations. We do not have a specific time horizon, we will not do it right away, because after capturing more than 400 Lotos stations, we will need more than 100 stations, including Slovnaft stations, which we plan to integrate into the MOL network, said Vice President of the Board Peter Ratatyks at a meeting with journalists in Budapest. Executive Director of MOL Group for consumer services.

The representative of the company also addressed the employees of the captured stations. He assured that all labor contracts would be kept on existing terms.

The process of introducing the MOL brand on the Polish market should start immediately. The first station under the MOL brand should appear in Poland in January next year.

– We want the vast majority of Lotos stations, approximately 80 percent, to be rebranded within two years, by the end of 2024. The rebrand will first affect Lotos’ own stations and then franchised stations, Peter Ratatyks said.