Catom Annual Report 2023 EN

figure increase in the AdBlue, Alkylate- based petrol and Coolant and Anti-Freeze volume. OK Oliecentrale’s customer services increasingly include technical advice on lubricants and the provision of stationary steel and synthetic storage tanks made to size. In a slightly declining reselling market, Catom managed to maintain its market leadership position in reselling. Reselling – Water In the reselling division, i.e. the resale of fuels, lubricants and marine items by OK Marine B.V. and Slurink B.V., the volume of motor fuels decreased by 1.4%. Providing access to a unique network and a wide range of products, bunker stations in Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Hansweert, Lelystad, Lobith, Vlissingen and Zaltbommel offer customers excellent service. In addition, OK Marine has many bunker boats and its own tanker that provides gas oil transport for the bunkering stations. In 2023, Slurink B.V. gained Inter national Sustainability & Carbon Certifica tion, taking a big step forward in the biofuels market. This in addition to an

efficient and highly safety-conscious opera tion means that Catom maintains a strong position in inland shipping, which is increasingly tending towards concentration. Retail Retail again experienced significant develop ments in 2023. The expansion in the number of OK stations continued due to various factors including the acquisition of a number of petrol stations and the renovation and rebranding of a number of stations acquired earlier. Following on from this, successful building work on the internal organisation is ongoing in order to control the constantly growing Retail operation from head office. This development is also helped by Category Management of the staffed OK Petrol Stations, targeted marketing and the growth of the OK Petrol Pass. On balance, the volume of motor fuels sold by our retail operation increased by 20.3%. Shop sales increased by 31%.

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