Gunvor Petroleum Antwerpen

Since 1968 GPA has grown to its current status as mid-sized refinery in the northern part of the port of Antwerp near the Berendrecht and Zandvliet locks. GPA has been a wholly-owned entity of Gunvor Group since 2012, one of the largest physical commodities trading companies in the world. Gunvor Petroleum Antwerpen, a medium sized refinery in the port of Antwerp, the largest petrochemical cluster in Europe. Over the years the refinery's annual capacity has increased from 150,000 tonnes to approximately 4.4 million tonnes per year. This increase was made possible by expansion with new production units and storage tanks. The total surface area of the GPA site is 1 km², 5ha of which are used for production. According to European standards, GPA is a mid-sized refinery with respect to oil capacity and refining complexity. The most important focal point is further optimisation of production and energy consumption to meet the requirements of our society and the ever changing requirements that will be imposed on refineries in the future. Gunvor Petroleum Antwerp has already put much effort and energy into the area of safety and the environment, thereby demonstrating its readiness for the future! What we do