3About the company
Viru Keemia Grupp, a private capital based enterprise located in Kohtla-Järve, is the largest shale oil producer in Estonia, proudly continuing the Estonian tradition of adding value to oil shale that dates back to 1924. The enterprise is based on private capital since 1997 as a result of the privatisation of AS Kiviter.
Our central values are openness, dedication to our work, and continuous development. We believe that every step and every action we take must create value for everyone – our employees, partners, clients, and the local community alike.
VKG’s most important achievement in 2020 was ending the year with a positive result in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the abruptly decreased demand for oil products.
The principle of our vision is to maintain the role of the leader of a sustainable oil shale industry in the changing market situation and to remain competitive in the global market. We can do this thanks to improved efficiency. Safe and coordinated activities help us solve the problems our industry faces and act as a steppingstone in taking advantage of opportunities.
Our strategic objectives:
- Extracting the maximum amount of energy from oil shale,
- Adding maximum value to end products
- Promoting an organisation culture aimed at efficiency
- Competitiveness of shale oil products
The Group’s strategic environmental objective
is to create possibilities for reducing carbon dioxide emissions by up to 40% by 2030. One aim is to reduce the total volume of carbon dioxide emissions by at least 20% in the entire chain, from the extraction of oil shale to the end consumption of the produced energy.
The Group’s strategic occupational safety objective
is to ensure our own employees, partners and city residents a safe working environment that is free from work accidents.
The VKG Group comprises 7 subsidiaries of which three are involved in production and five are engaged the provision of services inside the Group and to end consumers.
Production
VKG Kaevandused
Oil shale mining
2020 turnover
68,1 miljon €
Number of employees as at the end of 2020
500
VKG Oil
Production of shale oil and fine chemicals
2020 turnover
216,7 miljon €
Number of employees as at the end of 2020
626
VKG Energia
Production, transfer and sale of energy
2020 turnover
76,6 miljon €
Number of employees as at the end of 2020
99
Teenused
VKG Soojus
Production, transfer and sale of heat
2020 turnover
13 miljon €
Number of employees as at the end of 2020
13
VKG Elektrivõrgud
Production, transfer and sale of electricity
2020 turnover
12,8 miljon €
Number of employees as at the end of 2020
37
VKG Logistika
Automobile and railway logistics services
2020 turnover
11,8 miljon €
Number of employees as at the end of 2020
123
Viru RMT
Repair and assembly services
2020 turnover
8,5 miljon €
Number of employees as at the end of 2020
125
Viru Keemia Grupp
Support services for subsidiaries
2020 turnover
9,6 miljon €
Number of employees as at the end of 2020
89
Production, transfer and sale of energy
- Ship fuels
- Heating oil for local heating boiler plants
- Electrode coke for electrode manufacturers
- Oil shale fine chemical products for perfumery, cosmetics and textile industries
- Oil shale gas for production of heat and power
- Steam and air conditioning for large-scale industrial companies
- Production, transfer and sale of heat and energy to households and companies
- Repair, assembly and rental services of machinery and equipment
- Consulting services in the field of oil shale processing technology
Our products reach
Belarus
Belgium
China
England
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Holland
India
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Norway
Poland
Russia
Switzerland
Thailand
Ukraine
Uruguay
USA
Vietnam
