Kuwait Petroleum International (Q8 Brand), a subsidiary of the state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), has been selected as a winner for the DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards 2013 due to the company’s efforts in ensuring a sustainable corporate footprint

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Established in 1983, Q8 is the international marketing arm of KPC, which brings together all the elements of the Kuwaiti oil
sector under a single corporate umbrella and is recognised as one of the world’s top ten energy conglomerates. The company’s
main focus is on refining and marketing fuel, lubricants and other petroleum derivatives outside Kuwait, including via
over 4,000 service stations across Europe, an international diesel service dedicated to the needs of road transport
companies, and jet fuel provision to more than 50 airports. In total, KPI employs approximately 4,000 full-time staff.
In Italy, this took the form of the‘Q8’,
SUSTAINABLEFILLINGSTATION
In Sweden, the‘OKQ8 Haggvik’
is specially constructed to maximise the use of sustainable
materials, while employing geothermal heating and
cooling, solar panels and rainwater for the car wash, solar
cells for energy production and a green sedum grass roof
for lower energy consumption.
whereby all emissions generated throughout
the network of 110 facilities are offset by
advanced engineering practices, renewable
energy installations and forest plantations.
In line with Q8’s organisation-wide commitment to sustainability, the company’s operating units in Italy and
Sweden developed two innovative‘Sustainable Filling Stations’projects.
Each of these projects has demonstrated impressive sustainability results to date.
Kuwait Petroleum International (Q8 Brand), a
subsidiary of the state-owned Kuwait Petroleum
Corporation (KPC), has been selected as a
winner for the DuPont Safety and Sustainability
Awards due to the company’s efforts in
ensuring a sustainable corporate footprint.
and jet fuel
provision to
more than4,000 50
Q8
50%
250
DECREASEIN
ENERGYUSE
TONSPERMONTH a decrease in the use of wash chemicals and reduced
water consumption.
In Italy, CO2 emission
reductions have increased
every month and reached
by March 2012
In Sweden, the ground-
breaking new filling station
design has led to a
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