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Modern bitumen from LOTOS on Kartuska Street in Gdańsk

Modern bitumen from LOTOS on Kartuska Street in Gdańsk

Durable and highly modified MODBIT HiMA bitumen will be used on one of the city's main streets. The use of this modern technology on the renovated Kartuska Street will extend the road's lifetime and improve its acoustic comfort. Drivers and residents will benefit from a durable road that is quieter by 2-5 decibels. The investment is in the final stage and is scheduled for completion in mid-December this year.

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650 tonnes of LOTOS bitumen at an airport in Lithuania

650 tonnes of LOTOS bitumen at an airport in Lithuania

At the end of October, the A.C.B. Latvia completed reconstruction of runways at the Palanga airport in the western part of Lithuania. The modernisation was intended to increase the carrying capacity and improve the safety of the runway at the airport. As part of the construction works, 83,000 tonnes of mineral and bitumen mixtures were laid. The surface works at the airport required fast pace, mobilisation of the contractor and reliability of deliveries. The high-quality bitumen was supplied by LOTOS Asfalt.

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New permanent surface at the airport in the capital city

New permanent surface at the airport in the capital city

Modernisation works on the taxiways at the Warsaw Chopin Airport lasted over a month and were completed in the second half of June. As part of the works, the wearing course of the airport surface and navigation lighting were replaced. As part of the project, MODBIT polymer-modified bitumen was used, whose properties made it possible to achieve a durable and rough surface that meets the highest standards of safety.

General
LOTOS and PGNiG: first commercial LNG bunkering of ships at Polish sea ports

LOTOS and PGNiG: first commercial LNG bunkering of ships at Polish sea ports

Between March 13th and March 18th 2019, Grupa LOTOS and PGNiG completed two LNG commercial bunkering operations for seagoing ships. These were the first such operations carried out at the sea ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia. LOTOS and PGNiG are set to continue cooperation in LNG bunkering as this will enhance the competitiveness of Polish ports and promote the use of LNG, as an environmentally friendly fuel, in the Baltic Sea.

EFRA
EFRA Project reaches halfway point

EFRA Project reaches halfway point

The progress of the EFRA Project to construct a huge complex of units in the Grupa LOTOS refinery reached a halfway point taking into account the design, supply as well as construction and assembly work. A huge crane has placed the largest and heaviest reactors and distillation columns a top high foundations. Among the gigantic elements put in place, the heaviest are the hydrowax distillation column weighing in at 300 tonnes  and two coke drums weighing 290 tonnes each. Heavy lifting, the most spectacular task under the EFRA Project, is finished.Most construction work was entrusted to Polish workers.