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  • Joined: 15 January 2023
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Petroplus Bavaria Employees Welcome Gunvor CEO

Ingolstadt, Germany | 14 June 2012 More than 200 Petroplus Bavaria employees and members of management welcomed Gunvor Group CEO Torbjörn Törnqvist to the Ingolstadt plant last week. The visit was the first by Törnqvist since Gunvor announced the acquisition of the refinery’s assets, which will keep open the plant saving hundreds of jobs. “I

BNPP and RBI Successfully Closed 5-year USD 250 Mil. Secured Acquisition Security in Favour of Gunvor

Geneva, Switzerland | 6 June 2012 Gunvor Group Limited (“Gunvor”) has mandated BNP Paribas (“BNPP” or the “Coordinating MLA”) and Raiffeisen Bank International AG (“RBI”) (collectively the “Mandated Lead Arrangers & Bookrunners”) to arrange a US$ 250mn Secured Acquisition Facility (the “Facility) to finance 33.33% of the outstanding equity of the US based Signal Peak

Gunvor Group Signs Purchase Agreement to Acquire Assets of Petroplus’ Ingolstadt Refinery and Related German Marketing Activities

Ingolstadt, Germany | 31 May 2012 Gunvor Group, one of the world’s major independent commodity trading companies, has announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the assets of Petroplus’ refinery in Ingolstadt and related German marketing activities. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearance from competition authorities. The

Gunvor Group Completes Purchase of Petroplus’s Antwerp Refinery

Antwerp, Belgium | 2 March 2012 Gunvor Group, one of the world’s major independent commodity trading companies, has announced that it has successfully completed the purchase of Petroplus’s refinery in Antwerp. Independent Belgian Refinery N.V., as the new – 100% Gunvor-owned and Belgian subsidiary is named – has obtained all the necessary permits, licenses and

Gunvor Refutes Unsubstantiated Accusations Made in The Economist

Geneva, Switzerland | 2 March 2012 An article in the 5 May edition of The Economist makes untrue and unsubstantiated allegations about Gunvor Group (“Gunvor”), one of the world’s major independent commodity trading companies. The company refutes these statements and fabrications that are damaging commercially and reputationally. Gunvor goes on record to challenge all the

Gunvor Group Bids Successfully to Purchase Petroplus’s Antwerp Refinery

Gunvor Group, one of the world’s major independent commodity trading companies, has announced that it has successfully bid to purchase Petroplus’s refinery in Antwerp. The transaction is expected to be completed formally within 6 to 8 weeks, with the support from the local and Belgium state authorities. Gunvor has the intention to restart operations as

Gunvor Supplies Diesel Cargo to Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Company

Geneva, Switzerland | 31 August 2011 Gunvor SA, the Geneva-based trading arm of Gunvor Group Ltd, one of the world’s leading independent commodity trading companies, confirmed today that it has discharged a cargo of diesel for use in power generation in Libya, supplied to the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO). An AGOCO spokesperson from Benghazi

Gunvor Opens Dubai Office

Geneva, Switzerland | 17 August 2011 Gunvor Group Ltd, one of the world’s leading independent commodity trading companies, has announced that it has opened a new office in Dubai, as of 1 August 2011. It is a branch office of the Group with all trading activity booked through either Geneva or Singapore. The new office

Gunvor Signs USD 1.55 Bil. Revolving Credit Facility

Geneva, Switzerland | 21 June 2011 Gunvor Group Ltd (“Gunvor Group” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the successful signing of a US$1,550,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility (the “Facility”) in favour of Gunvor International B.V. (“Gunvor International”), Gunvor SA and Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd (“Gunvor Singapore”) (together the “Borrowers”). The Facility was arranged by ABN