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 RAS Kiviter.

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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.

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

  1. Extracting the maximum amount of energy from oil shale,
  2. Adding maximum value to end products,
  3. Promoting an organisation culture aimed at efficiency,
  4. 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.


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.


VKG Group comprises 8 subsidiaries of which three are involved in production and five are engaged in the provision of services to end consumers within the Group and one is engaged in investment activities outside the Group’s core activities.

Production

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VKG Kaevandused

2021 turnover
74,9 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
506

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VKG Oil

2021 turnover
275,9 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
626

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VKG Energia

2021 turnover
94,9 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
99

Services

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VKG Soojus

2021 turnover
15,7 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
12

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VKG Elektrivõrgud

2021 turnover
18,1 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
35

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VKG Logistika

2021 turnover
10,1 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
118

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Viru RMT

2021 turnover
10 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
125

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VKG Invest

2021 turnover
0 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
1

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Viru Keemia Grupp

2021 turnover
29,2 miljon €


Number of employees as at the end of 2021
88

Our main products and services

  • 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

Belgium
Estonia
China
India
England
Italy

Japan
South Africa
Latvia
Norway
Poland
Germany

Singapore
Slovenia
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine

USA
Russia
Vietnam