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The 8th National Night Swimming Marathon OTYLIADA is the largest mass swimming event in Poland. Every year it takes place in dozens of swimming pools throughout the country. This year’s edition of the event in Nysa is supported by Bioagra.

The Indoor Swimming Pool in Nysa is one of the facilities where on November 18th the 8th National Night Swimming Marathon OTYLIADA will begin. 36 swimmers registered to take part in the event and, depending on the length of the declared distance, they will swim in 6 lanes. For some, participating in the marathon will be great fun and a test of abilities, and for others it will be a competition for the best possible result.

The greatest daredevils will face the challenge of breaking the OTYLIADA record from 2016. It belongs to Sebastian Karaś, who swam 54.2 km in 12 hours. Regardless of the result, each participant will receive a diploma and a commemorative medal  after the competition.

Bioagra is involved in this year’s edition of OTYLIADA – the company will provide drinks and protein bars for competitors taking part in the Nysa swimming pool. Mr. Corn will be responsible for motivating and cheering. The event is part of the company’s social activities, which supports social initiatives related to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity.

A total of over 15,000 people took part in the previous seven national editions, and also three local editions. This year’s edition of OTYLIADA, in accordance with the slogan “The whole Poland swims with us”, will take place on the night of November 18-19th in several dozen swimming pools throughout the country. The name of the event refers to Otylia Jędrzejczak, a Polish swimmer, multiple Olympic champion and world record holder, who supported it from the very beginning.

The Nysa Development Agency is ready to open the city’s ice rink, which is one of the city’s most frequently visited recreational attractions in winter. For the second year in a row, the ice rink is supported by Bioagra as the official sponsor of the facility. In addition to financial assistance, this year the company helped develop a concept for reducing the energy consumption needed to cool the ice sheet.

This year, when preparing the opening of the Nysa ice rink, the Nysa Development Agency – in cooperation with Bioagra – set itself the goal of reducing energy consumption and ensuring the best possible conditions for skating. Due to climate change and increasing energy prices, running open ice rinks has become a real challenge for local governments in Poland. It is worth noting that last month was the hottest October in the history of measurements around the world, according to “Copernicus”, the European climate monitoring center.

Thanks to the financial and material support of Bioagra, a barrier was placed under the ice rink to prevent the ground under the tennis court – where the ice rink is located – from freezing. Additional layers of insulation were placed on the mineral layer of the court, which is a natural insulator. The main role in this case is played by styrofoam with high insulating properties and the industrial foil with very high mechanical resistance, provided by Bioagra – says Bogdan Wypałkowski, President of the Nysa Development Agency.

In the case of the ice rink in Nysa, additional insulation will allow the power of the so-called chillers to be directed to keep the ice layer in the best possible condition with the minimum possible energy consumption. Additionally, insulation under the ice rink surface will reduce the facility’s operating costs.

– Reducing energy consumption is a global and local priority – says Mirosław Obarski from Bioagra. – The approach implemented by ARN at the Nysa ice rink has been already close to our company for a long time. This year, at the Goświnowice Ethanol Production Plant, we implemented the so-called low temperature cooking. This is an improved production process that saves energy and significantly reduces the amount of water vapor that carries the odor from the ethanol production process.

Over the course of five years, Bioagra has planted several thousand trees and bushes around the Goświnowice Ethanol Production Plant (ZPE). The scale of plantings is comparable to those carried out in Wrocław and Poznań – the cities that plant the most large trees in Poland. The plantings that the company has been carrying out since 2018 have so far cost several hundred thousand PLN.

The scale of plantings is the same as in Wrocław or Poznań

The first plantings of several thousand plants were carried out around ZPE in April 2018. Within a year, Bioagra can plant as many trees in its area as Wrocław or Poznań. It should be noted that these are plantings of well-grown trees – plants that are at least 6-8 years old and specimens that are over a dozen years old – such as those planted by Bioagra at the beginning of November this year. Trees that have been growing around ZPE for several years improve the aesthetics of the area and contribute to reducing the sound and odor intensity from the production installation.

Biodiversity and food for bees

– New trees are another element of the process of building biodiversity and adding color to the area – says Mirosław Obarski from Bioagra. – The newest species planted are melliferous, which is of great importance for the ongoing queen bee breeding project at ZPE. Bioagra has been planting bee-friendly bushes and trees for several years now. They allow insects to collect pollen and honeydew, which is occurring in the form of drops, e.g. on the leaves of some deciduous trees.

Several types of trees and bushes

Many species of trees and bushes already grow around ZPE. At the beginning of the planting, closest to the ring road, evergreen conifers, thujas and cypresses were planted, which retain a uniform green and silver color in winter and summer. In the second line of trees, avenue plants appeared, which shed their leaves in winter. Native trees were selected, including maple, sycamore, hornbeam and common beech, cherry plum, silver birch and mountain ash. Black pines, Serbian spruces and small-leaved lindens were also planted on the company’s premises, as well as shrubs such as palm maples, bouquet hydrangeas, magnolias, rhododendrons, Japanese azaleas, cinquefoils and viburnums.

New tree plantings around the Ethanol Production Plant include only very large specimens. Over the last few years, Bioagra has planted several thousand trees around the Goświnowice Ethanol Production Plant (ZPE).

Once again Bioagra supported the “September with Country” outdoor event. The aim of the event, which was organized for the eleventh time, was to integrate the community of people with disabilities.

A total of approximately 1 000 people took part in this year’s edition of the outdoor event, which was organized by the Community Self-Help Center of the Caritas of the Opole Diocese in Nysa.

The event was attended by residents of twenty-two centers caring for people with disabilities, pupils from seven kindergartens in Nysa and volunteers from three local educational institutions (Economic School Complex, Technical School Complex and Primary School No. 3) who helped in carrying out the event.

Bioagra was involved in the organization of the “September with Country” event for the second time in a row. The company helped prepare a unique dish in the form of 4 500 dumplings to enhance the event. Mr. Corn also appeared at the event where he took part in numerous games and activities, posed for group photos and entertained the attendees. As usual, participants could enjoy a wide range of attractions, including singing and dancing together, competitions with prizes, playing with holi powders and gold panning.

The annual event integrates the community and builds awareness of the scale and scope of assistance available to disabled people in Nysa.