AVISTA OIL Refining and Trading, USA

About Us

Headquarters of the company: Uetze, Germany

Begin used oil recycling in Uetze in 1951

Ownership:

1. Bitburger Holding GmbH – 50% 

The Bitburger Group bundles its entrepreneurial activities with the Bitburger Holding and the Bitburger Brewery Group. The Bitburger Holding invests in business areas outside of the core business of beer and contributes to the sustainable and profitable development of the group with this diversification. One focus is on investments in successful medium-sized family businesses with long-term sustainable business models, excellent products and strong brands. As a family-owned company, thinking in terms of generations is an important element of our corporate culture.

2.  SKion GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany – 50%

SKion GmbH is a strategic investment company of the German entrepreneur Ms. Susanne Klatten. Via the owner-operated company SKion, Ms. Susanne Klatten holds 100% of the shares of ALTANA AG (special chemistry). With almost 28 per cent, SKion is also an anchor shareholder of SGL Carbon SE (carbon products and materials) and combines holdings in Nordex SE (wind plants), as well as in Gemalto N.V. (digital security) and in Paques N.V. (biological waste water and gas purification techniques). Being a fourth generation entrepreneur, Ms. Susanne Klatten pursues a long-term investment strategy.

The Avista group:

With an annual re-refining capacity of more than 500,000 tons (150M gallons), AVISTA OIL is one of Europe’s leading companies in oil re-refining and a global pioneer in the production of high-quality base oils and lubricants. AVISTA OIL AG covers the complete re-refining value chain from collection to the production of finished lubricants and international distribution. AVISTA OIL has 1,000 employees at 3 re-refinery sites in Europe and the US.

Re-Refineries: 

• Mineralöl-Raffinerie Dollbergen GmbH  (Germany)
• Avista Green (Denmark)
• AVISTA OIL Refining and Trading (US)

AVISTA OIL- facts:

• CEO – Juan Fristchy
• VP of Used Oil Collection – Scott Eddings
• VP of Used Oil Supply Chain – Jim Scott
• VP of Re-refining Operations – Terry Malone
• VP of Sales and Marketing – Mike Reddick
• AVISTA OIL (US) employs 475 people
• The AVISTA OIL state-of-the-art re-refinery in Peachtree City, GA produces 50M gallons of base oil per year and started operations in July 2013