The refining margin of Hungary's MOL , the owner of Slovnaft, stood at $30 per barrel at the end of March, compared to $20 in the past, data from Swiss bank UBS show. Following the outbreak of the war in the Middle East, Poland's Orlen, which also owns refineries in Czechia, increased its refining margin (the difference between the price of crude oil and the price of refined products) by 25% to $25. MOL and Orlen are the largest gas station operators in Slovakia (along with O

A consortium of Tempra, Doprastav, and Váhostav  won the state-owned Železnice SR tender to modernize a 20 km section of the Vydrník-Markušovce railway track with a bid of €467m. The state-owned firm had estimated the cost at €632m, and the other two bids in the tender were also well below this estimate. This is one of three sections in the Spiš region with a total length of 50 km, the reconstruction of which is scheduled for completion in 2031. ( sme.sk )

Konzorcium firiem Tempra, Doprastav a Váhostav  s ponukou 467 mil. € vyhralo tender štátnych Železníc SR na modernizáciu 20 km trate Vydrník-Markušovce. Štátna firma očakávala cenu 632 mil. € a aj zvyšné dve ponuky v tendri boli hlboko pod týmto odhadom. Ide o jeden z troch úsekov na Spiši s celkovou dĺžkou 50 km, ktorých rekonštrukcia má byť hotová v roku 2031. ( sme.sk )

Rafinačná marža maďarského MOL-u , vlastníka Slovnaftu, bola koncom marca 30 USD za barel, pričom v minulosti bola 20 USD, ukazujú údaje švajčiarskej banky UBS. Poľský Orlen, ktorý má rafinérie aj v Česku, po začiatku vojny na Blízkom východe zvýšil rafinačnú maržu (rozdiel medzi cenou ropy a cenou rafinovaných produktov) o 25% na 25 USD. MOL a Orlen sú zároveň najväčší prevádzkovatelia čerpacích staníc na Slovensku (spolu s OMV a Shell). Slovnaft tak môže predávať palivá lac

In my opinion, China's Gotion will not build the battery plant in Šurany , Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba said. He explains Gotion is already 13 months behind schedule, lacks a project design, and has not submitted all the documents required for an Environmental Impact Assessment. The government approved a €214m investment stimulus for the €1.2bn investment last year. Gotion declined to comment on the minister's remarks, stating only that it continues constructing a pilot

Waste management firms FCC, Remondis, and Saubermacher, along with investment groups KKR, Apollo GM, and Macquarie AM, expressed interest in the assets of Danish waste company Marius Pedersen  in Slovakia and Czechia, according to sources from Infrastructure Investor Deals. The deal is estimated at €700m. KPMG is assisting the Danes with the sale and expects updated offers by early summer. Marius Pedersen operates 34 subsidiaries and employs 4,300 people across the two countr

Podľa mňa čínsky Gotion závod na výrobu batérií v Šuranoch nepostaví , uviedol minister životného prostredia Tomáš Taraba. Tvrdí, že Gotion mešká už 13 mesiacov, nemá hotový projekt závodu a nedodal všetky dokumenty na povolenie EIA. Vláda vlani na 1,2 mld € investíciu schválila 214 mil. € investičný stimul. Gotion ministrove slová nekomentoval a uviedol iba, že pokračuje vo výstavbe skúšobnej linky. ( dennikN.sk )

Záujem o aktíva dánskej odpadovej spoločnosti Marius Pedersen  na Slovensku a v Česku prejavili odpadové firmy FCC, Remondis a Suabermacher a investičné skupiny KKR, Apollo GM a Macquirie AM, tvrdia zdroje webu Infrastructure Investor Deals. Hodnota transakcie má dosiahnuť 700 mil. €. Pri predaji Dánom pomáha poradenská spoločnosť KPMG. Tá očakáva aktualizované ponuky začiatkom leta. Marius Pedersen má v oboch krajinách 34 dcérskych spoločností a 4.300 zamestnancov. ( odpady-

The average hourly labor costs in the EU stood at €34.9 last year, up from €33.5 in 2024, Eurostat reported. They ranged from €12 in Bulgaria to €57 in Luxembourg. The Slovak figure was the 11th lowest in the EU . Hourly labor costs:   2025 2016 Austria €46.3 €32.5 Czechia €19.8 €10.3 Slovakia €19.8 €10.2 Poland €19.1 €8.7 Hungary €15.2 €7.8 ( Eurostat )

Slovakia recorded a population decline for the fifth consecutive year , losing 51,000 people since 2021, ŠÚ reported . At the end of last year, the population stood at 5.409m. The birth rate hit an all-time low of 42,000 children, while 53,500 people died. The birth rate will continue to decline as smaller age cohorts enter productive age. Slovakia's net migration remained positive last year but reached only 1,000 people, while the number of emigrants continues to rise. ŠÚ ex