Vilniaus Rytas evidences the successful increase in the number of its sponsors. This week the team signed the contract with Public Company ORLEN Lietuva operating the only crude oil refinery in the Baltic States.

'Good basketball always starts with a good team. Consolidated team is characterized not only by good players, coaches, and fans but also by reliable sponsors', told ORLEN Lietuva General Director Michal Rudnicki. 'Energy, people, progress, responsibility, and dependability are the five core values of our company, used as the basis for both business and sponsorship projects. This partnership with Vilniaus Rytas means that activities of the club are in line with our business philosophy. We are really glad about it and share the hopes of the best results to succeed.'

The new partner of the team is the company with the considerable impact on the Lithuanian economy. It is the largest tax payer in the country, the largest enterprise of Lithuania by revenue, and one of the largest national exporters.

'We are happy that one of the largest and the most prominent companies of Lithuania has become the part of Vilnius' basketball', said Julius Sarapinas, General Manager of Vilniaus Rytas. 'We are positive that this will lead to the establishment of the long-lasting partnership contributing to the achievement of common objectives in the future, and leading to the growth of Vilnius basketball.'

Public Company ORLEN Lietuva is a refining company operating the only crude oil refinery in the Baltic States, a network of crude and petroleum product pipelines and an offshore terminal.