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Orlen is Poland's largest and most internationally recognized firm. The firm is made up of the largest chunck of Poland's petroleum refining industry. PKN Orlen has its roots in the creation of C.P.N. , Communist Poland's petroleum retail monopoly in 1944. In 1950's the second block of PKN Orlen was formed, Polski Koncern Naftowy (PKN). PKN was the state firm in charge of refineries in Plock, a city near Warsaw, that grew to become the largest complex of its kind in Poland.
In 1999 both firms were semi-privatized and merged to create a retail and refining company under the name PKN Orlen. Today Orlen is the largest petroleum retailer in all of Poland with over 2000 stations. It also has significant investment abroad like a chain of 500 stations in Germany and recently took over a majority of UniPetrol , a Czech refiner. PKN Orlen has been involved in talks with MOL , a Hungarian Oil Company. If merged the two firms would create an international giant, and dominate Central Europe's oil industry. Today the company has sales worth 4.41 Billion USD anually and a market value of 3.08 USD(Forbes.com)