Petroplus Raffinerie Ingolstadt Gmbh

What Petroplus Raffinerie Ingolstadt Gmbh does

Petroplus Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH, now operating as Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH, is an integrated oil refinery located in Kösching near Ingolstadt, Bavaria. It was acquired by Geneva-based commodities trader Gunvor Group from the former Petroplus Holdings around 2012 and is a wholly-owned German GmbH subsidiary within Gunvor's European downstream operations. The site combines atmospheric and vacuum distillation, catalytic cracking, multiple desulfurization trains, catalytic reforming and isomerization, a downstream Claus sulfur plant, an on-site gas-fired CHP plant for electricity and steam, and nearly 100 storage tanks; crude oil arrives via the TAL transalpine pipeline.

The refinery produces mineral oil products — gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and heating oil — for the southern German mobility and heating market, supplies process feedstocks to the chemical industry, and produces liquid sulfur. Since 2011 it has also supplied industrial waste heat to Stadtwerke Ingolstadt's district heating network, which the partners expanded in 2022 with roughly €3.7M of new heat exchangers enabling up to 50 GWh/year of additional CO2-free heat. The facility also imports bio-components (ethanol, biodiesel) by rail for blending. Distribution is direct B2B wholesale via the company's own logistics network; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The company is positioning for the energy transition through the HyPipe Bavaria / H2-Cluster Ingolstadt consortium (2022, alongside AUDI AG and regional utilities) and membership in the Wasserstoffbündnis Bayern (Hydrogen Alliance Bavaria) with 250+ stakeholders. It holds the Bavarian Environmental and Climate Pact (2021) for voluntary environmental performance beyond legal requirements and reported 15 years without a lost-time accident (≈8.4 million work hours) as of May 2013. The managing directors are Ralf Seid (also Refinery Manager), Marcel Mazenauer, and Wolf Frick, with Delia Stelzer as Technical Director. Revenue and headcount are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Petroplus Raffinerie Ingolstadt Gmbh

Legal name

Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH

Website

https://gunvor-raffinerie-ingolstadt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH (formerly Petroplus Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH) is an integrated oil refinery in Kösching/Ingolstadt, Bavaria, owned by Gunvor Group since 2012. It produces gasoline, diesel, kerosene, heating oil, sulfur, and bio-blended fuels for southern Germany, supplies chemical-industry feedstocks, and provides CO2-free district heating to Stadtwerke Ingolstadt.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oil Refining

NAICS

Petroleum Refineries (32411), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (324)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911), Miscellaneous Products Of Petroleum & Coal (2990), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Distillation & Fractionation (Crude, Condensate & NGL Splitters) (EUALAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refinery Blending & Product Quality Control (Gasoline/Diesel/Jet Blending, Additives) (EUALAGAJ), Oilfield & Refining Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAI), Sulfur & Acid Gas Feedstocks (Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Mercaptans) (EUALAHAH)

Keywords

• Oil refining
• Petroleum products
• Mineral oil refining
• Refinery operations
• District heating supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Kösching

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Petroleum Product Sales: Refining and selling mineral oil products including gasoline, diesel, kerosene, and heating oil to the southern German market
2. Industrial Feedstock Supply: Supplying process products for the chemical industry
3. District Heating: District heating supply for the Ingolstadt region since 2011, with industrial waste heat being utilized for residential and commercial heating

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt refines crude oil into mineral oil products (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, heating oil), sulfur, and hydrogen at its Kösching facility, supplying southern German mobility and heating customers and chemical-industry feedstock buyers. Adjacent outputs include bio-component blending via rail and CO2-free district heating delivered to Stadtwerke Ingolstadt through waste-heat recovery.

Product overview

Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt operates as an oil refinery producing mineral oil products (gasoline, kerosene, diesel, heating oil), sulfur, and hydrogen. The refinery supplies southern Germany with mobility and heating products, delivers industrial feedstocks to the chemical industry, and provides district heating to the Ingolstadt region via waste heat recovery. The facility includes atmospheric and vacuum distillation units, catalytic cracking, desulfurization, and Claus units for sulfur recovery. The Webdepot system provides a customer portal for order management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• CO2 savings of 73,000 tonnes per year from district heating network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stadtwerke IngolstadtcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 May 2022Long-term district heating partnership since 2011. Stadtwerke Ingolstadt invested approximately 3.7 million euros in new heat exchangers at the refinery site, enabling up to 50 GWh additional CO2-free district heating per year and approximately 9,000 tonnes additional CO2 savings annually. The partnership supports the energy transition in the region.
• HyPipe Bavaria / H2-Cluster Ingolstadt ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 May 2022Joint declaration signed with Bayerngas GmbH, bayernets GmbH, BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft mbH, Energienetze Bayern GmbH & Co. KG, Stadtwerke Ingolstadt Energie GmbH, and Stadtwerke Ingolstadt Netze GmbH for development of hydrogen infrastructure in the greater Ingolstadt area. Audi AG signed as potential hydrogen infrastructure user.
• Wasserstoffbündnis Bayern (Hydrogen Alliance Bavaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt is a member of this networking, knowledge, and interest platform with over 250 hydrogen stakeholders from business, science, and politics based in Bavaria.
• en2x – Wirtschaftsverband Fuels & EnergieminorOthersIndustry association for fuels and energy sector membership
• EBV – ErdölbevorratungsverbandminorOthersGerman oil reserve association for strategic petroleum reserves
• DGMK – Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V.minorOthersGerman scientific society for petroleum, natural gas, and coal

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Esso Deutschland GmbH: ExxonMobil's German refining and marketing subsidiary operating the Ingolstadt-adjacent Karlsruhe-area assets. Comparable on refining product slate, German regulatory environment and Seveso/TA-Luft compliance.
• Shell Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (Rheinland Refinery): Operates the Godorf/Wesseling Rheinland complex — a major integrated German refinery producing gasoline, diesel, kerosene and chemical feedstocks. Comparable in refining process scope (distillation, cracking, desulfurization) and in serving the German B2B wholesale market.
• MiRO Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein GmbH & Co. KG: Germany's largest inland refinery in Karlsruhe, processing crude into gasoline, diesel, heating oil and feedstock streams for the chemical industry via integrated distillation, cracking and desulfurization. Directly comparable as a multi-unit German inland refinery serving regional wholesale and chemical customers.
• BP Europa SE (Lingen Refinery): Operates a mid-sized German refinery in Lingen producing fuels, bitumen and chemical feedstocks. Comparable asset class (atmospheric/vacuum distillation, conversion units) and comparable focus on the German regional wholesale and chemical feedstock market.
• BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft mbH: Operates the Bavarian Vohburg/Neustadt an der Donau refinery, also co-signed the HyPipe Bavaria hydrogen declaration with Ingolstadt. Nearly identical southern-German refining product mix (gasoline/diesel/kerosene/heating oil) and joint participation in regional hydrogen infrastructure make it the closest geographic and operational peer.
• Holborn Europa Raffinerie GmbH: Mid-sized German refinery in Hamburg with multi-unit processing (distillation, desulfurization, conversion) producing fuels and feedstocks for northern Germany. Relevant for benchmarking asset scale, regulatory compliance posture and crack-spread exposure.

Broad incumbents

• OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH: Austrian integrated major operating the Schwechat refinery — a multi-unit European inland refinery selling into the German/Austrian wholesale market. Comparable as a Central-European inland refiner with broader petrochemical integration and downstream marketing.
• Repsol S.A. Integrated Spanish major with European refining assets producing transportation fuels and chemical feedstocks. A comparable peer for evaluating European refining economics, bio-fuel blending mandates and product-slate optimization.
• Eni SpA (Eni Refining): Integrated Italian operator of multi-unit European refineries with comparable process configuration and exposure to European fuel and petrochemical markets. Useful for benchmarking inland refining unit economics and biorefining/transitional-fuel positioning.
• TotalEnergies Raffinage & Chimie: Operates multiple European refineries and chemical assets with comparable distillation, cracking and desulfurization units. Relevant for benchmarking European refining/petchem integration and exposure to German wholesale demand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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