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Danish Avista Green secures base oils storage at Ghent

Danish firm Avista Green, part of German firm Avista Oil Group, has received approvals to store and provide re-refined base oils at Ghent, Belgium.

The agreement, signed early August with Belgium tank storage firm Gadot, will allow Avista Green to store its re-refined KS 100 base oil, or Group I SN 100 equivalent, from September out of Ghent Belgium. It is expected to expand to a total of 3,000t of storage capacity in January 2024 to offer its KS 150, or SN 150 equivalent.

The re-refined base oil grades will be delivered to the storage unit by ship from the firm’s 75,000t t/yr Kalundborg refinery, Denmark. It will be delivered directly to the buyers by trucks, barges, iso-tanks and flexibags. Avista expects to sell the majority of the volumes on a contract basis. The storage is near the major port hub of Amsterdam-Antwerp-Rotterdam (ARA)and will supply the local Belgium market, as well as customers in the Netherlands, France and western Germany.

“The choice of Gadot Belgium as our partner is driven by the resulting in-house synergy. Many of our customers have their own storage facilities at the same company, meaning that we can sell direct from our tanks to our customers’ tanks without leaving the area. Above that, Gadot is focusing on sustainability, using green energy and storing sustainable products, and they support our vision and mission for sales and distribution of our CO2-saving high-quality base oils in the region,” Avista told Argus.

Re-refined base oils are increasingly gaining interest among blenders, following mounting pressure on companies to reduce their carbon footprint. Re-refined and recycled base oils are compatible with the EU’s ‘Green Deal’ and key to developing a circular economy.

Avista looks to grow its sales from the new storage in Ghent up to 25,000t by 2026 and to create a business model that is similar to its UK network.

VeGHO member

This month VeGHO chose to interview our European CEO, Wim De Windt about our plans for GADOT BELGIUM.

VeGHO, is an organisation supporting companies in North Sea Port. In this way they stimulate businesses like ours to partner and network
by offering a platform to create awareness about their business focus and future plans.

In this article you will get to know GADOT BELGIUM, its relationship & position in the port industry and finally GADOT’s vision for the future.

We want to thank VeGHO for choosing us to be this month’s Customer focus.

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Award of Lifetime Contribution 2023

We are honored to announce that our Key Account Manager Martine Union has won the Award of “Lifetime Contribution 2023” on International Women Day.

As a woman working in a male dominated business, Martine made sure that with her knowledge & experience she became an unmissing piece.

Her passion for the industry and determination to make a difference enabled her to brand herself as a major added value!”

With this award GADOT GROUP, wants to thank Martine Union for her amazing work and to be a continuous source of inspiration.

We hope this will trigger other women to rise up in this industry.
Congratulations on this win Martine Union !

Wind turbine 2023

Today marks a special day for GADOT BELGIUM, located in the Ghent Seaport.

Our CEO Wim De Windt , has opened the official inauguration of Gadot’s first wind turbine on its terminal, accompanied by Gregoire Dallemagne (CEO Luminus) and along with governor Carina Van Cauter , mayor @Matthias De Clercq, aldermen Sami S.& Tine Heyse from Stad Gent.

This wind turbine will produce over 10,000 MWh of green energy every year, equivalent to the consumption of approximately 2,900 families.

Thanks to this installation, GADOT BELGIUM will be able to generate their own green energy, lower their ecological footprint and work in a more sustainable environment/terminal than ever before!

This project has been realised with the participation of “Stad Gent “Zo-fier”, a joint-subsidiary of “Luminus and the municipal holding company “Zefier”.

It will not only benefit Gadot Belgium but also the citizens of Ghent.
The outcome of it will enable Stad Gent to generate renewable energy and to reduce the energy consumptions of many families!

By achieving this milestone, GADOT BELGIUM, hopes to be an example for other terminals (in Ghent Seaport and beyond).
Bind your forces and work together towards a sustainable future for the next generations.

Gadot Belgium would like to thank: Luminus Zo-fier, GADOT Group and North Sea Port

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GADOT BELGIUM @ EPCA Berlin & UEIL Athens Greece

Our Commercial Team represented Gadot @ these 2 very important conferences during the October month. 2 conferences where we were able to obtain a lot of information on running projects and getting a better feeling on the business vision and strategy for the future.

We were relieved to see the resilience and determination of everyone non-regarding all the challenges we are all facing.

Happy to finally go out again meeting so many interesting people and getting the opportunity to explore new business opportunities and relations, as well as reconnecting with our already existing network.

During our participation in EPCA we were also fortunate to see our colleagues from Israel, Germany and the Netherlands again. The conferences presented an exciting reunion both internal as external after 2 hard years of relying only on virtual meetings and alignments.