Kosan Gas

What Kosan Gas does

Kosan Gas is a Nordic LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) supplier operating across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, headquartered in Viby, Denmark. Founded over 90 years ago (circa 1929), the company previously operated under the BP Gas and Shell Gas franchise brands before transitioning to its current Kosan Gas identity. Since the pre-2022 period, U.S.-based holding company UGI Corporation has owned 100% of the shares in Kosan Gas a/s, making it a wholly owned subsidiary within UGI's international portfolio.

The company's product portfolio centers on three core offerings: LPG supplied in portable cylinders, LPG supplied via bulk tank installations for residential and commercial energy needs, and an automated gas vending machine ("Gasautomaten") that displays real-time gas pricing and cylinder inventory availability. The underlying technology is conventional LPG storage and distribution infrastructure — physical cylinders, tank installations, and automated dispensing hardware — with no proprietary software or digital platform layered on top. Distribution operates through a dual-channel model combining automated vending machines and physical retail store locations across the four Nordic markets; a known operational limitation is that Swedish composite cylinders with side valves cannot be processed by the vending machines and must be handled in physical stores.

Kosan Gas serves two primary customer segments: professional customers with use cases in heating, cooking, and industrial applications, and private consumers with residential heating, cooking, and recreational energy needs. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via four country-specific websites (kosangas.dk, .se, .no, .fi) and localized physical/automated retail channels. Revenue is generated through transactional LPG sales (characterized in source data as a one-time license model, effectively point-of-sale gas purchases with cylinder deposits). Specific pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the company employs 51–100 people.

Name

Kosan Gas

Legal name

Kosan Gas a/s

Website

https://www.kosangasnordic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kosan Gas is a Denmark-headquartered LPG supplier operating across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, providing cylinder and tank gas plus automated vending retail to professional and private customers under UGI Corporation ownership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LPG Distribution

NAICS

Fuel Dealers (457210)

SIC

Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals (5171)

akta.pro primary industry

LPG / Propane-Butane Products Pipeline Transportation (TLAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

NGL/LPG Pipeline Storage & Terminaling (Caverns, Bullet Tanks, Tank Farms) (TLAGAEAM)

Keywords

• LPG distribution
• Bottled gas
• Gas cylinders
• Bulk LPG tanks
• Energy distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Viby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. LPG Gas Sales: Sale of LPG in cylinders and tanks to professional and private customers through vending machines and physical stores across Nordic countries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Kosan Gas supplies liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in portable cylinders and in bulk tank installations to professional and private customers across the Nordic countries of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. The company also operates automated gas vending machines (Gasautomaten) that dispense gas and display current pricing and cylinder availability. Distribution is carried out through both self-service vending sites and physical retail store locations.

Product overview

Kosan Gas is an LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) energy solutions provider operating in Nordic countries. The company offers a focused portfolio of three core product lines: LPG supplied in portable cylinders, LPG supplied via bulk tank installations, and an automated gas vending machine (Gasautomaten) that displays real-time pricing and inventory. Previously operating under BP Gas and Shell Gas brands for over 90 years, the company is now wholly owned by U.S.-based UGI Corporation and serves both professional and private customers across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LPG in Cylinders Liquefied petroleum gas supplied in portable cylinder containers for both professional and private customers across the Nordic countries.
• LPG in Tanks Liquefied petroleum gas supplied in bulk tank installations for residential and commercial energy needs.
• Gasautomaten (Gas Vending Machine) Automated vending machine service that dispenses LPG cylinders and displays current gas prices (both including and excluding cylinder) and cylinder inventory availability. Cannot accept Swedish composite cylinders with side valves, for which customers are directed to physical stores.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Primagaz: SHV Energy-owned LPG distributor serving Nordic and European markets with cylinder and bulk LPG supply to residential and business customers. Directly comparable to Kosan Gas in product offering, customer base, and geographic overlap in Sweden and the broader Nordics.
• Gasum: Finnish state- and energy-company-owned gas distributor with operations across the Nordics in LNG, biogas, and LPG. Comparable to Kosan Gas as a multi-country Nordic gas distributor serving both industrial and mobility customers.
• Antargaz: France's leading LPG distributor (part of SHV Energy), supplying bottled and bulk LPG to residential and professional customers. Highly comparable business model to Kosan Gas, with similar cylinder, tank, and service-channel mix.

Broad incumbents

• SHV Energy: Global LPG distribution group that owns Primagaz, Antargaz, and other LPG brands across Europe and beyond. Overlaps with Kosan Gas across the LPG value chain and competes for the same Nordic and European customers at the corporate level.
• BP: Global integrated energy major and a former brand owner of Kosan Gas (formerly BP Gas). Offers LPG alongside a much broader downstream and upstream portfolio, competing for industrial and commercial gas customers in the Nordics.
• Shell: Global integrated energy major and a former brand owner of Kosan Gas (formerly Shell Gas). Sells LPG and downstream energy products broadly in Europe, with overlapping exposure to Nordic B2B customers.
• TotalEnergies: Global integrated energy major with a significant LPG and downstream gas business in Europe. Competes for Nordic industrial and commercial LPG customers as part of a wider energy portfolio.

Others

• UGI International: The European arm of Kosan Gas's parent company, UGI Corporation, operating LPG and energy businesses across Europe. Adjacent rather than competitive; provides strategic context for Kosan Gas's positioning within the UGI group.
• Equinor: Norwegian-headquartered international energy major with natural gas and energy retail activities in the Nordics. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but a relevant comparator for Nordic gas-market economics and policy exposure.

Regional players

• Calor Gas: Leading LPG supplier to homes and businesses in Ireland and the UK, owned by DCC plc. Comparable cylinder and bulk LPG distribution model to Kosan Gas, but focused on the UK/Ireland market rather than the Nordics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KosanGas
• Facebookfacebook.com/kosangas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kosan-gas-a-s

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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