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Gunvor Acquires Stake in TAL Pipeline

INGOLSTADT | 6 DECEMBER 2012 Affirming its long-term commitment to serving the German market, Gunvor Group (“Gunvor”) has acquired a 10 percent stake in the Transalpine Pipeline (TAL), which supplies Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt (“GRI”). This acquisition will allow Gunvor to secure a long-term crude supply to GRI. The deal closed December 4. The Ingolstadt refinery,

Gunvor Closes USD $625 Million Syndication for Belgian Refinery, Oversubscribed by 25%

GENEVA | 31 OCTOBER 2012 Drawing on a diversified pool of European and international banks, Gunvor Group has successfully closed an oversubscribed borrowing base credit facility to support operations at the Independent Belgian Refinery (IBR). The facility launched at USD $500 million and closed oversubscribed at USD $625 million. “Confidence in Gunvor’s business plan for

Gunvor Hiring For New Jobs At German Refinery Operations

INGOLSTADT | 4 September 2012 Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH and Gunvor Deutschland GmbH plan to hire about 30 additional employees for various functions at their respective operations. The two former Petroplus businesses restarted on August 24, following the completion of their acquisition by Gunvor Group Ltd, which provides integrated oil and energy trading products and

Gunvor Starts Ingolstadt Refinery

Restores Important Fuel Supply and Competition to Land-locked Bavaria INGOLSTADT | 27 August 2012 Gunvor Group Ltd has commenced operations at the former Petroplus refinery in Ingolstadt, Germany, having completed the acquisition of the refinery assets and relevant marketing activities. All regulatory and merger control approvals have been obtained. The official closing date was on

EU Approves Gunvor Purchase Of German Petroplus Assets

Geneva, Switzerland | 6 August 2012 The European Commission has approved regulatory clearance for Gunvor Group Ltd’s acquisition of the assets of Petroplus’ refinery in Ingolstadt and related German marketing activities. The clearance marks a key milestone for Gunvor in the closing process. Gunvor’s purchase of the refinery, which remains subject to additional customary closing conditions

Gunvor Launches USD 500 Million Syndication for Belgian Refinery

Antwerp, Belgium | 11 July 2012 Gunvor Group Ltd is moving ahead with plans for its new refinery in Belgium, having successfully launched a USD 500 million borrowing base secured revolving credit facility (RFC) to support operations. ING and Rabobank are the two Bookrunning Mandated Lead Arrangers of this facility, which will be used to

Gunvor Belgian Refinery Hiring

Antwerp, Belgium | 21 June 2012 Gunvor Group CEO Torbjörn Törnqvist this week visited the company’s recently acquired refinery, Independent Belgian Refinery NV (IBR), to meet with management and staff and discuss continuing integration with Gunvor’s operations. IBR, a former Petroplus asset, is now 100%-owned by Gunvor. Through the May purchase, Gunvor retained all 200-plus

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

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 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