A huge explosion at the Melamin chemical plant in Kočevje, south Slovenia, on Thursday morning is believed to have killed five people. They remain unaccounted for, presumably buried under the rubble, making this the worst industrial fire in modern Slovenian history.

The government appointed Wednesday Mitja Lainščak as director of the Public Research Agency (ARRS) for a five-year term, starting on Friday, thus ending a saga over the director's appointment and the appointment and dismissal of the founder's members on the agency's management board just before it becomes a caretaker government.

Telekom Slovenije, the state-owned telecommunications provider, generated EUR 151.2 million in net sales revenue in the first quarter of the year, a decrease of 4% from the same period a year ago, which is attributed to the company quitting electricity retail business. The group's net profit rose by 23% to EUR 12 million.

An explosion occurred at the chemical factory Melamin in Kočevje in southern Slovenia this morning that caused a fire. According to Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, more than ten people were injured. Since it is not clear what is burning, locals are urged to stay indoors and close the windows.

Seven Refractories, a refractory monolith maker based in Divača, exceeded the EUR 100 million revenue mark for the first time in 2021. Despite concerns over the war in Ukraine and rising prices of raw materials it managed to expand its business on foreign markets and projects higher sales for 2022.