Catom Annual Report 2019 EN

Additionally, one Euro 5 truck has been replaced by a Euro 6 truck. The investments in the petrol stations brought about a significant reduction in electricity consumption thanks to the replacement of conventional fluorescent lighting by much more energy-efficient LEDs. The new petrol station we built in Middelburg in 2016 has been designed and completed as a zero-energy structure. Limited reductions in energy consumption were also achieved at our offices. For customers wishing to implement a responsible policy in terms of the environ- mental impact of fuels, Catom has intro-duced GTL (Gas To Liquid). This is an advanced diesel fuel that produces less smell and noise and thus reduces the emission of fine particles. Since GTL is free from sulphur and aromatics and has a high octane content, it leads to cleaner combustion. This innovative product developed by Shell is only made available by Shell to a number of its large customers, including its branded distributors (resellers).

with respect to biofuels; in 2019 12.50% (2018: 8.50%). Catom seeks to strictly use second generation (‘double-counting’) biofuels for this purpose, thus surpassing the legal requirements. During the reporting year, the Catom group took significant steps towards the reduction of its energy consumption and the related emissions. We have continued to focus on route plan- ning transport volumes and motor fuels volumes loaded, inter alia by using remo- tely readable volume measuring systems and by partly outsourcing the transport of large volumes. As a result, a slight increase (0.9%) of the transported volume (6,5%) was realised. We thus realized a substantial increase (5.5%) of the average volumes loaded. In 2018, 7 Euro 3 trucks were already replaced by Euro 6 trucks and the order for the replacement of 9 Euro 3 trucks by Euro y6 trucks is about to be delivered.

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