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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 2012 |
Headquarters | Zug,
canton of Zug , Switzerland |
Area served | principally Europe |
Key people | Dev Sanyal (CEO) Marcel van Poecke (Chairman) |
Products |
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Owner |
Carlyle Group (66.6%) Vitol (33.3%) |
VARO Energy (VARO) is an energy company headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. It operates in manufacturing, storage and distribution, marketing and trading, with businesses in oil products, biofuels, green hydrogen, biomethane & bio-LNG, nature-based carbon removals and e-mobility. The company is focused on the Benelux countries, Germany, France and Switzerland. VARO Energy's shareholders include the global Investment firm, Carlyle Group and the global energy and commodities company Vitol. [1] [2] [3] The company CEO is Dev Sanyal. [4]
VARO owns a manufacturing hub in Cressier, Switzerland, [5] a majority share in the Bayernoil manufacturing hub, Southern Germany, [6] as well as storage facilities, distribution and marketing businesses in Benelux, France, Germany and Switzerland. [7] The company also owns a 59.8% stake in SilviCarbon, [8] a global leader in nature-based Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDRs) and 67.9% share in Road, [9] an EV charging platform provider. [6]
VARO Energy was created with an acquisition of the Cressier refinery in Switzerland, from Petroplus, alongside marketing and storage activities. [10]
It was established as a joint venture between the commodity trader Vitol (75%) and Atlas Invest (25%), a financial holding company owned by the leading energy investor, Marcel van Poecke, who remains the Chairman of VARO Energy. [11] [12]
VARO Energy’ shareholder base was restructured; in place of Atlas Invest, the financial investor Carlyle takes a 50 percent stake [13] [14]
In Germany, VARO acquired Petrotank and Vitol Marketing Germany. [15] [16]
VARO became the owner of 45% of the Bayernoil refinery in Germany through the acquisition of shares held by OMV Deutschland GmbH in Bayernoil Raffineriegesellschaft GmbH and other downstream assets owned by OMV Deutschland GmbH. [17] [18]
The company acquired Total's heating oil business and general trade business in Switzerland (Huiles Minérales, Mazol, Portales & Bonnet CH). The purchased assets include tank storage facilities in Eclépens near Lausanne and Total's entire end customer distribution and sales network for domestic heating oil and diesel in Switzerland. [19] [20]
Roger Brown is appointed chief executive officer of VARO. [21]
VARO invested over 50 million Swiss Francs in the Cressier refinery, the most significant investment in the site's history, allowing it to remain competitive in the long term. [22] [23] The investment is focused on safety, asset integrity and growth, with projects including a partial conversion of the refinery's energy sourcing to natural gas, a cleaner source of energy, and technical upgrades to allow for the production of gasoline containing up to 5% ethanol produced from renewable sources. [24] [25]
VARO acquired the German wholesale distributors Marol and Gekol. [26] [27]
VARO merged with Dutch-based company Argos leading to gaining full ownership of Rhytank AG, located in Switzerland. Reggeborgh, a private Dutch investment company, enters as a third shareholder with 1/3 participation each. [28] [29]
The company purchased bunkering activities from Vitol in Germany. [30]
The company took full control over two tank storage terminals in the Netherlands: Hydrocarbon Hotel and Enviem Terminal. [31]
VARO expanded its inland bunkering activities by acquiring Fiwado B.V. in the Netherlands. [32]
VARO acquired 100% of shares of Inter Oil B.V., a holding company, expanding retail activities in the Netherlands by gaining the brand names Brand Oil and Amigo. [33] [34]
The company acquired the assets of Schneider Mineralöl Meissen GmbH. (retail and direct sales) in Saxony. [35]
VARO expanded its retail network in the Netherlands with the purchase of United Fuel Group B.V. gaining additional fuel stations. [36] [37]
Hydrocarbon Hotel Tankstorage Terminal, purchased in 2016, is sold to Global Petro Storage. [38] [39]
The former Petrotank terminal situated in Hanau in Germany is sold to Adolf Roth GmbH & Co. KG. [40]
VARO purchased Van den Belt gaining several fuel stations in the process. [41]
VARO acquired Gerber Energie GmbH & retail sites from Wengel & Dettelbacher, and the terminal in Brugges, Belgium. [42]
VARO acquired 100% of the shares in SMD Beheer BV, a Calpam-group company, adding 19 Calpam branded stations to its Dutch retail network. [43] [44]
VARO added an additional 6.4% to its stake in Bayernoil, making the company the majority stakeholder with 51.4%. [45] [46]
Carlyle completes an acquisition of the stake in VARO to hold 66.66% of shares in the company. [1] [47]
VARO completed the purchase of 51% of shares in SilviCarbon. [8]
As of October 1, VARO gains a 67.9% share in E-Flux. [9] [6]
Dev Sanyal is appointed chief executive officer of VARO Energy. [6]
VARO and Group E announced the plan to build the most powerful ground-mounted solar facility in Switzerland, in Cressier. [48]
VARO Energy & GPS Group announced the completion of an integrated biofuels facility in the port of Amsterdam. [49]
VARO announced a new strategy to invest 3.5 billion and help customers meet net zero. [50]
VARO Energy announces the acquisition of 80% of the shares in Bio Energy Coevorden BV (BEC) in The Netherlands, one of the largest biogas manufacturers in Europe. [51]
VARO Energy and Deutsche Lufthansa AG sign a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the production and supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. [52]
VARO Energy increases its shareholding in E-Flux to 67.9% and commits significant investment for new market entry in France, Italy, Spain and the UK, and market expansion in Germany.
VARO Energy acquires 100% of the share capital in Renewable Energy Services (RES), one of Europe's leading biogas trading companies, and expands biogas trading capabilities across 10 European countries. [53]
VARO Energy announces its plan to invest $600m to build a major Sustainable Aviation Fuel manufacturing facility in Rotterdam, which will meet up to 7% of the EU's 2030 SAF target. [54]
VARO Energy, Groupe E and CSEM commissioned Switzerland's largest ground-mounted solar power facility, in Cressier and connected a district heating network using excess heat from the Cressier manufacturing hub. [55]
VARO Energy acquires 100% of elexon GmbH, a leading European electric vehicle charging infrastructure provider. [56]
In July 2022 VARO announced a commitment to be Net Zero by 2040 as a key part of its strategy to become the energy transition partner of choice. According to its twin-engine strategy, VARO's five strategic growth pillars are: Advanced Biofuels; Biomethane & Bio-LNG; Green Hydrogen; E-mobility; Nature-based Carbon Removals. [50] [57]
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Company type | Private |
---|---|
Founded | 2012 |
Headquarters | Zug,
canton of Zug , Switzerland |
Area served | principally Europe |
Key people | Dev Sanyal (CEO) Marcel van Poecke (Chairman) |
Products |
|
Owner |
Carlyle Group (66.6%) Vitol (33.3%) |
VARO Energy (VARO) is an energy company headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. It operates in manufacturing, storage and distribution, marketing and trading, with businesses in oil products, biofuels, green hydrogen, biomethane & bio-LNG, nature-based carbon removals and e-mobility. The company is focused on the Benelux countries, Germany, France and Switzerland. VARO Energy's shareholders include the global Investment firm, Carlyle Group and the global energy and commodities company Vitol. [1] [2] [3] The company CEO is Dev Sanyal. [4]
VARO owns a manufacturing hub in Cressier, Switzerland, [5] a majority share in the Bayernoil manufacturing hub, Southern Germany, [6] as well as storage facilities, distribution and marketing businesses in Benelux, France, Germany and Switzerland. [7] The company also owns a 59.8% stake in SilviCarbon, [8] a global leader in nature-based Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDRs) and 67.9% share in Road, [9] an EV charging platform provider. [6]
VARO Energy was created with an acquisition of the Cressier refinery in Switzerland, from Petroplus, alongside marketing and storage activities. [10]
It was established as a joint venture between the commodity trader Vitol (75%) and Atlas Invest (25%), a financial holding company owned by the leading energy investor, Marcel van Poecke, who remains the Chairman of VARO Energy. [11] [12]
VARO Energy’ shareholder base was restructured; in place of Atlas Invest, the financial investor Carlyle takes a 50 percent stake [13] [14]
In Germany, VARO acquired Petrotank and Vitol Marketing Germany. [15] [16]
VARO became the owner of 45% of the Bayernoil refinery in Germany through the acquisition of shares held by OMV Deutschland GmbH in Bayernoil Raffineriegesellschaft GmbH and other downstream assets owned by OMV Deutschland GmbH. [17] [18]
The company acquired Total's heating oil business and general trade business in Switzerland (Huiles Minérales, Mazol, Portales & Bonnet CH). The purchased assets include tank storage facilities in Eclépens near Lausanne and Total's entire end customer distribution and sales network for domestic heating oil and diesel in Switzerland. [19] [20]
Roger Brown is appointed chief executive officer of VARO. [21]
VARO invested over 50 million Swiss Francs in the Cressier refinery, the most significant investment in the site's history, allowing it to remain competitive in the long term. [22] [23] The investment is focused on safety, asset integrity and growth, with projects including a partial conversion of the refinery's energy sourcing to natural gas, a cleaner source of energy, and technical upgrades to allow for the production of gasoline containing up to 5% ethanol produced from renewable sources. [24] [25]
VARO acquired the German wholesale distributors Marol and Gekol. [26] [27]
VARO merged with Dutch-based company Argos leading to gaining full ownership of Rhytank AG, located in Switzerland. Reggeborgh, a private Dutch investment company, enters as a third shareholder with 1/3 participation each. [28] [29]
The company purchased bunkering activities from Vitol in Germany. [30]
The company took full control over two tank storage terminals in the Netherlands: Hydrocarbon Hotel and Enviem Terminal. [31]
VARO expanded its inland bunkering activities by acquiring Fiwado B.V. in the Netherlands. [32]
VARO acquired 100% of shares of Inter Oil B.V., a holding company, expanding retail activities in the Netherlands by gaining the brand names Brand Oil and Amigo. [33] [34]
The company acquired the assets of Schneider Mineralöl Meissen GmbH. (retail and direct sales) in Saxony. [35]
VARO expanded its retail network in the Netherlands with the purchase of United Fuel Group B.V. gaining additional fuel stations. [36] [37]
Hydrocarbon Hotel Tankstorage Terminal, purchased in 2016, is sold to Global Petro Storage. [38] [39]
The former Petrotank terminal situated in Hanau in Germany is sold to Adolf Roth GmbH & Co. KG. [40]
VARO purchased Van den Belt gaining several fuel stations in the process. [41]
VARO acquired Gerber Energie GmbH & retail sites from Wengel & Dettelbacher, and the terminal in Brugges, Belgium. [42]
VARO acquired 100% of the shares in SMD Beheer BV, a Calpam-group company, adding 19 Calpam branded stations to its Dutch retail network. [43] [44]
VARO added an additional 6.4% to its stake in Bayernoil, making the company the majority stakeholder with 51.4%. [45] [46]
Carlyle completes an acquisition of the stake in VARO to hold 66.66% of shares in the company. [1] [47]
VARO completed the purchase of 51% of shares in SilviCarbon. [8]
As of October 1, VARO gains a 67.9% share in E-Flux. [9] [6]
Dev Sanyal is appointed chief executive officer of VARO Energy. [6]
VARO and Group E announced the plan to build the most powerful ground-mounted solar facility in Switzerland, in Cressier. [48]
VARO Energy & GPS Group announced the completion of an integrated biofuels facility in the port of Amsterdam. [49]
VARO announced a new strategy to invest 3.5 billion and help customers meet net zero. [50]
VARO Energy announces the acquisition of 80% of the shares in Bio Energy Coevorden BV (BEC) in The Netherlands, one of the largest biogas manufacturers in Europe. [51]
VARO Energy and Deutsche Lufthansa AG sign a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the production and supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. [52]
VARO Energy increases its shareholding in E-Flux to 67.9% and commits significant investment for new market entry in France, Italy, Spain and the UK, and market expansion in Germany.
VARO Energy acquires 100% of the share capital in Renewable Energy Services (RES), one of Europe's leading biogas trading companies, and expands biogas trading capabilities across 10 European countries. [53]
VARO Energy announces its plan to invest $600m to build a major Sustainable Aviation Fuel manufacturing facility in Rotterdam, which will meet up to 7% of the EU's 2030 SAF target. [54]
VARO Energy, Groupe E and CSEM commissioned Switzerland's largest ground-mounted solar power facility, in Cressier and connected a district heating network using excess heat from the Cressier manufacturing hub. [55]
VARO Energy acquires 100% of elexon GmbH, a leading European electric vehicle charging infrastructure provider. [56]
In July 2022 VARO announced a commitment to be Net Zero by 2040 as a key part of its strategy to become the energy transition partner of choice. According to its twin-engine strategy, VARO's five strategic growth pillars are: Advanced Biofuels; Biomethane & Bio-LNG; Green Hydrogen; E-mobility; Nature-based Carbon Removals. [50] [57]