The Saras Group carries out its marketing activities in Italy and Spain, directly and through its subsidiaries, selling refined products primarly on the wholesale channel.
In Italy the Group owns a coastal depot located in Arcola (La Spezia), with a total capacity of 200,000 cubic meters, and has long-term lease agreements for storage space in other depots owned by third parties, located mainly in the central-northern part of the Italian Peninsula (Livorno, Ravenna, Marghera, Trecate/Arluno, Fiorenzuola, Genoa, etc.).
In Spain, the subsidiary Saras Energia owns and operates the depot located in Cartagena (Spain), which has a total capacity of 114,000 cubic metres, and also uses other facilities in the rest of the country (owned by third-party operators, mainly Decal, Tepsa and CLH), thanks to which it can distribute its products throughout Spain.
3.21 million tonnes
total sales in 2023
4.3 million cubic meters
of storage capacity
Deposito di Arcola manages the operation, movement and maintenance of the tank farm, adopting the best solutions in the sector in which it operates, guaranteeing the protection of Health and Safety at Work and the Environment.
Deposito di Arcola has certified its Management System according to the standards ISO 45001 (Health and Safety at Work) and ISO 14001 (Environment).
The ethical principles that Deposito di Arcola respects are promptly expressed in the following documents:
• SGI Policy
• ISO 14001:2015; ISO 45001:2018 certificate
Main economic and operational data*
| EUR million | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 16 | -4.9 | -5.1 | 9.9 | 13.9 | 24.3 | 20.3 | 10.9 | |
| EBITDA Comparable | 33.7 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 15.2 | 24.1 | 22.0 | 21.6 | |
| EBIT | 7.6 | -14.7 | -16.3 | 4.2 | 8.4 | 19.0 | 17.3 | 7.2 | |
| EBIT Comparable | 25.3 | 6.4 | -4.7 | -2.1 | 9.7 | 18.8 | 19.1 | 18.8 | |
| Capex | 3.7 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | |
| Sales | (thousand tons) | ||||||||
| Italy | 2,342 | 2,449 | 2,573 | 2,298 | 2,169 | 2,119 | 2,155 | 1,909 | |
| Spain | 1,310 | 1,234 | 1,388 | 1,787 | 1,484 | 1,564 | 1,418 | 1,048 | |
| TOTAL | 3,652 | 3,683 | 3,961 | 4,084 | 3,653 | 3,682 | 3,574 | 2,956 |
* With effect from 1st January 21 the Group adopted a new segment reporting consistent with the change introduced by the transition from the CIP6 / 92 contract to the essentiality regime in the operating modes of the Sarlux plant, which takes into account the very high level of integration of the power plant with the refinery. For further info please see the following link: https://www.saras.it/sites/default/files/documents_attachments/saras_first-quarter-2021_11052021_6.pdf