Slovnaft is an oil refining company in Slovakia. The company, located in Bratislava, is a subsidiary of MOL Group.

History

Slovnaft is the successor of the Apollo company, which was established in 1895 in Bratislava and whose refinery was bombarded by the Allies in June 1944. It was located near today’s Apollo Bridge. The Slovnaft refinery started to be built in 1949.

On 1 May 1992, Slovnaft was reorganized as a joint-stock company, as successor to a state enterprise formed by the Czechoslovak Republic government on 1 January 1949.

In 1995, it bought its domestic competitor Benzinol.

Since 2000, Slovnaft has been affiliated with the MOL Group