Refines crude oil at a 128-hectare site near Ingolstadt into fuels, heating oils, liquefied gases, basic chemical feedstocks and sulphur.
Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH
Kösching (near Ingolstadt) · Ingolstadt · Donauwörth · Nuremberg · Regensburg · Bergkirchen near Munich · Starnberg · WolfratshausenNew on Amplifa
The Company
Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH operates an oil refinery on a 128-hectare site in Kösching near Ingolstadt, around 80 kilometres north of Munich. Commissioned in 1963, the refinery processes crude oil with a capacity of 110,000 barrels per day into petroleum products such as the liquefied gases propane and butane, the chemical feedstock propylene, butylene, petrol/gasoline (E5, E10), aviation fuels, diesel (B7), light and heavy fuel oil, bitumen and sulphur. The plant technology comprises two atmospheric distillation units and two vacuum distillation units as well as a catalytic cracking unit; between 2000 and 2003 hydrogen production and desulphurisation reactors were retrofitted. The products are distributed via the company's own tank and rail tanker loading stations as well as an own fleet of road tankers; sales locations in Bavaria (Ingolstadt, Donauwörth, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Bergkirchen, Starnberg, Wolfratshausen) supply households, commerce and industry. Through a district heating project with the Ingolstadt municipal utilities, 130 MWh of waste heat per year is fed into the district heating network. The refinery employs around 400 staff and 10 apprentices and belongs to the Gunvor Group, one of the largest independent commodity traders worldwide.
- Site
- Kösching
- Processes
- Atmospheric distillation (crude oil processing, 2 units), Vacuum distillation (2 units), Catalytic cracking (cracking unit), Desulphurisation of gasoline and middle distillates (desulphurisation reactors, hydrotreating with, Claus unit for the production of liquid sulphur, Reforming of gasoline, Isomerisation to improve gasoline properties, Hydrogen production
- Materials
- Crude oil, Propane, Butane, Propylene, Butylene, Gasoline E5, Gasoline E10, Aviation fuel
- Founded
- 1963
- Employees
- approx. 400 employee
- Industries
- Energy supply, Chemical industry, Mobility/Fuels, Heat supply, Chemical industry (feedstock products), Heat supply (households, commerce, industry)
- 01
Crude oil procurement (including via the Transalpine Oil Pipeline TAL)
- 02
Atmospheric distillation
- 03
Vacuum distillation
- 04
Catalytic cracking
- 05
Desulphurisation (hydrotreating with catalysts and hydrogen)
- 06
Reforming and isomerisation
- 07
Claus unit for sulphur production
- 08
Storage (approx. 100 tanks)
- 09
Loading via tank and rail tanker loading stations
- 10
Product distribution and delivery
Feedstocks and Processes
Crude oil
Feedstock that is refined into petroleum products via two separate crude oil processing routes.
Hydrogen
Produced in the company's own plant and used for the hydrotreating/desulphurisation of gasoline and middle distillates.
Ethanol
Biocomponent that is imported via the inbound rail siding and used for blending gasoline.
Biodiesel
Biocomponent that is imported via the inbound rail siding and used for blending diesel.
Locations
Kösching (near Ingolstadt)
DERefinery site (headquarters), 128 ha
- Materials
- Crude oil; products: liquefied gases, propylene, gasoline, diesel, heating oils, bitumen, sulphur
- Atmospheric distillation unit (2)
- Vacuum distillation unit (2)
- Catalytic cracking unit
- Desulphurisation reactors
- Hydrogen production plant
- Claus unit
- Reforming unit
- Isomerisation unit
- Gas-fired power plant
- Approx. 100 product storage tanks
- Tank and rail tanker loading stations
- Flare system
- Exhaust gas cleaning systems
- Wastewater treatment plant
Ingolstadt
DESales location
Donauwörth
DESales location
Nuremberg
DESales location
Regensburg
DESales location
Bergkirchen near Munich
DESales location
Starnberg
DESales location
Wolfratshausen
DESales location
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric distillation (crude oil processing, 2 units)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Crude oil |
| Vacuum distillation (2 units)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Crude oil |
| Catalytic cracking (cracking unit)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Crude oil |
| Desulphurisation of gasoline and middle distillates (desulphurisation reactors, hydrotreating withEngineering | – | – | – | – | Gasoline, Diesel, Heating oil, Hydrogen |
| Claus unit for the production of liquid sulphurEngineering | – | – | – | – | Sulphur |
| Reforming of gasolineEngineering | – | – | – | – | Gasoline |
| Isomerisation to improve gasoline propertiesEngineering | – | – | – | – | Gasoline |
| Hydrogen productionEngineering | – | – | – | – | Hydrogen |
| Electricity and steam generation (gas-fired power plant for own consumption)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Blending/import of biocomponents (ethanol, biodiesel) at the inbound rail sidingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Ethanol, Biodiesel |
| Tank and rail tanker loading stations for product loadingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Propane, Butane, Propylene, Butylene, Gasoline, Diesel, Light heating oil, Heavy heating oil, Sulphur |
14 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric distillation unit | – | 2 | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Vacuum distillation unit | – | 2 | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Catalytic cracking unit | – | 1 | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Desulphurisation reactors | – | – | – | 2000-2003 | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Hydrogen production plant | – | 1 | – | 2000-2003 | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Claus unit (liquid sulphur) | – | 1 | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Reforming unit | – | – | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Isomerisation unit | – | – | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Gas-fired power plant (electricity/steam) | – | – | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Product storage tanks | – | ca. 100 | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Flare system | – | 1 | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Exhaust gas cleaning systems | – | – | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Wastewater treatment plant | – | – | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
| Tank and rail tanker loading stations | – | – | – | – | Ingolstadt/Kösching |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- Ende der
Planning and implementation of the Transalpine Oil Pipeline (TAL) to supply the Bavarian refinery centre.
- 1963
Commissioning of the ESSO refinery Ingolstadt as the then largest refinery in Bavaria on 128 ha, approx. 80 km north of Munich.
- 2000–2005
Exxon invests around 111 million US dollars in modernisation; retrofitting of hydrogen production and desulphurisation reactors (2000–2003).
- 2007
Acquisition by Petroplus Holdings AG; processing capacity 110,000 barrels/day.
- 2009
Contracts with the Ingolstadt municipal utilities for the supply of waste heat; 130 MWh per year into the district heating network.
- 2011
District heating project awarded as Bavaria's flagship project by the Competence Centre for the Environment.
- 2012
The Gunvor Group acquires the refinery (May) and resumes operations on 24 August 2012.