Rompetrol Downstream, the retail division of KMG International in Romania, expanded its network by 7 new stations, in addition to two new locations where it sells liquefied petroleum gas.
“Rompetrol makes steady efforts to always satisfy the needs of customers in Romania and in the Black Sea region, as well as launch new services and products. In these difficult times we managed to protect our employees and customers and also continue investments and implicitly create new jobs and new sources of funding for local and central budgets,” says Vlad Rusnac, chief marketing and retail officer of KMG International.
The 12 stations opened in January-April are both own stations of Rompetrol and Partener Rompetrol and Rompetrol Expres stations.
KMG will open 19 more stations in the next two months, 11 of which Romania, one in Bulgaria, four in Georgia and three in the Republic of Moldova.
KMG has 395 stations in Romania (153 of its own and 242 Rompetrol Partener and Rompetrol Expres).
The four retail subsidiaries of the group posted of growth of more than 9% in retail sales volumes in the first quarter. In Romania, its main market, Rompetrol Downstream posted growth of 12% in retail sales of fuel.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)