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Polish petrol leader maintains stations number at 1,798

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Polish fuel leader PKN Orlen maintained the number of petrol stations it operates across Poland at 1,798 at the end of the third quarter of 2020, slightly down from 1,800 at end-2019, the Polish Organisation of Oil Industry and Trade (POPiHN) has reported.

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