2About 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 values
- Openness
- Dedication
- Progress
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 Group’s 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 occupational safety objective
Is to ensure our own employees, partners and city residents a safe working environment that is free from work accidents.
Of the subsidiaries of VKG Group, 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
VKG Kaevandused
The excavation of the main raw material, i.e. oil shale
VKG Oil
Production of shale oil and fine chemicals
VKG Energia
The production of heat and electricity
Services
VKG Soojus*
The distribution and sale of heat
VKG Elektrivõrgud
The sale and distribution of electricity
VKG Logistika
Automobile and railway logistics services
Viru RMT
Repair and assembly services
VKG Invest
Investments outside the Group’s core activities
Viru Keemia Grupp
Support services for subsidiaries
* In October 2022, the Group sold VKG Soojus to Gren AS.
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 electricity to households and companies
- Repair, assembly and rental services of machinery and equipment
- Consulting services in the field of oil shale processing technology
Geographical sales
distribution of the Group’s products
Belgium
Estonia
China
India
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Poland
Germany
Switzerland
Thailand
Ukraine
USA
Vietnam
Uruguay
Main indicators of 2022
tonnes of processed oil shale
tonnes of commercial shale oil
tonnes of fine chemistry and phenol products
MWh of heat and electricity