Elmshorn, 22nd of September 2020 – In addition to the existing main sponsorship, ORLEN Deutschland will start the upcoming 2020/2021 season with an additional sleeve logo on the Champions League jersey. The logo will not only comprise the well-known star, but also the co-branding logo star ORLEN: star stands for the petrol station brand and ORLEN for the corporate brand, the name of the group. ORLEN Deutschland belongs to the Polish parent company PKN ORLEN. The co-branding logo is part of the international brand strategy of Central and Eastern Europe's leading oil and energy group from Poland.
THW Kiel and ORLEN Deutschland have been competing together in the German Handball Bundesliga for nine years – since 2016 ORLEN has even been the main sponsor. Previously only the star logo was featured on the Zebras' chests during matches. Starting this season the star ORLEN double logo will be added to the sleeves of the Champions League jerseys.
The jersey made its first official appearance on 17th of September at the Champions League opening match against HC PPD Zagreb. With a victory of 31:21, the Zebras gratefully acknowledged their new sleeve logo. “THW Kiel has already become German champion with the star logo on their chest. We hope that the new sleeve logo will be just as lucky for THW in the Champions League,” explains Christina Puchert, Marketing Manager at ORLEN Deutschland GmbH and its petrol station brand star. The Champions League jersey with the new star ORLEN double logo will be given an even bigger stage at the finals tournament of the 2019/2020 season on 28th and 29th of December. It has not yet been determined which team THW Kiel will be competing against here at the end of December.
star – a strong brand from ORLEN Deutschland GmbH
star is the petrol station brand of ORLEN Deutschland GmbH, which has been on the German market since 2003 and is operating more than 580 petrol stations. The company, which is based in Elmshorn near Hamburg, is part of the Polish oil and energy group PKN ORLEN S.A., which is the largest enterprise in Central Eastern Europe (CEE), with an annual turnover of EUR 26 billion in 2019.
PKN ORLEN is a leading player on the fuel and energy market and is listed in prestigious global rankings such as Fortune Global 500, Platts TOP250 and Thompson Reuters TOP100.
The Group owns state-of-the-art integrated infrastructure, capable of producing more than 35 million tonnes of various crude oil types per annum and of marketing its products through the CEE-region’s largest network of more than 2,800 modern petrol stations. PKN ORLEN’s offering includes over 50 top-quality petrochemical and refining products sold in more than 90 countries around the world on 6 continents. 55 percent of the company's revenues are generated outside the country.
For the last few years, ORLEN has been established as the most valuable brand in Poland. PKN ORLEN is also the only company in the region that has been awarded the prestigious title of ‘The Most Ethical Company’ for the sixth time in a row by the American Ethisphere Institute.
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