Catom Annual Report 2022 EN

opportunities for further growth in this segment. The major oil companies, also referred to as the ‘majors’, are expected to leave this market in due course, in order to focus more on upstream activities. Reselling In the reselling division – resale of fuels and lubricants by OK Oliecentrale BV – the volume of motor fuels dropped by 0.8%. The volume of lubricants sold increased by 7.9%. In a slightly declining reselling market, Catom managed to enhance its market leadership position in reselling. In the 4 th quarter, Catom increased its position, both in the fuel market and in the lubricants market, and through the acquisition of Slurink Holding we improved our nation-wide coverage in the shipping industry. In terms of availability and speediness, both for our customers and for Slurink’s customers, this is a great advan tage. Slurink has a team of approx. 60 employees, who are responsible for bunker

Zaltbommel In addition to these bunker points Slurink has a substantial number of bunker boats and its own tanker, which takes care of the gasoil transport for Slurink Bunker stations. As a consequence, and thanks to its efficient and safety conscious operations, Catom maintains its excellent starting position in this market, which shows a growing trend towards concentration. As per April 2022 OK Oliecentrale B.V. received KIWA certification for installing and maintaining overground tank installa tions for PGS classes 3 and 4 and for PGS 30 products. We are also KIWA certified for checking, maintaining and testing samples of non-stationary storage and supply installation for non-pressurized storage of liquids above ground. This enables us to meet clients’ wishes regarding the supply installation even better. We have taken up responsibility for maintaining and testing mobile fuel tanks owned by OK Oliecentrale B.V.

stations in Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Hansweert, Lobith, Vlissingen and

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