November 27 (SeeNews) - Rompetrol Downstream – the retail division of KMG International Group in Romania, said on Tuesday it has opened a new filling station under the Rompetrol Partener franchise following a $1.2 mln (1.06 million euro) investment.
The new filling station, located in the town of Filiasi, Dolj county, has three pumps as well as a Fill&Go payment service, Rompetrol said in a press release. It is equipped with a liquefied petroleum gas filling point, car wash, store areas and bar, as Filiasi is an important railway and road traffic hub in the region of Oltenia. The investment will also have a social impact, by 19 newly-created jobs and local taxes generated by the station's activity.
The station was built and is operated by Azalis, a company which also holds six Rompetrol Partener units in the region.
"Together with our partners, we continue to grow and offer our customers quality products and services. This is the 114th filling station opened under the Partener Rompetrol brand, a franchise system enabling the company to share the experience, know-how and support in managing and developing a fuel-based business at international standards” Chief Retail Officer of KMG International and General Manager of Rompetrol Downstream, Vlad Rusnac, said.
The Rompetrol Partener concept was launched in 2002 aiming for nationwide expansion of the fuel distribution network for Rompetrol.
Rompetrol Downstream has opened 12 filling stations like the one in Filiasi in 2017-2018 simultaneously with the development of the existing franchise network.
"We aim at reaching an annual growth rhythm of minimum 10 new stations per year in the period 2019-2023," Vlad Rusnac added.
Rompetrol Downstream operated 895 fuel stations nationwide as at the end of September, up 102 year-on-year.
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