Astron Energy (Pty)

Astron Energy is one of the leading suppliers of petroleum products in South Africa through its vast network of approximately 850 service stations. Astron Energy owns and operates the country’s third-largest crude oil refinery, with a capacity of 100,000 barrels a day. The refinery, located in Milnerton, Cape Town, produces petrol, diesel, jet fuel, LPG, bitumen gas and other speciality products. The company’s Durban-based Lubricants Manufacturing Plant has world class blending and base oil storage capabilities, through which it markets and exports high-quality products to consumers across the country and to key African markets. Astron Energy has a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment rating against the amended Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice. The company has committed to protecting people and the environment and to driving sustainable economic growth in South Africa through its social investment programmes in health, education and economic development.