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Business data 2017 2016 2015

Distilled crude (barrels/day) 423,906 434,734 433,699

Net revenue of business to external customers (Millions of euros) 23 248 182

Adjusted EBITDA (Millions of euros) 775 558 722

Capital expenditure in the year (Millions of euros) 281 208 177

2017 MILESTONES 1

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launCh of the aromatiCs optimization projeCt at la rÁbida refinery, to improve the efficiency of the plant and integration between refinery and Chemicals.

Continuation of the optimization proGrammes (rop), with the implementation of 279 projects and CrOP (Continous refining Optimization Program), with 104, which have achieved significant improvements in refining margins.

CommissioninG of the san roque biofuel plant (Cbsr), which produces and supplies the bio-components that are added to diesel.

2018 CHALLENGES 1

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improve the safety, environmental and enerGy effiCienCy indiCes at our plants.

Continue with the aromaX unit eXtension projeCt at La Rábida to increase production of benzene and hydrogen.

CommissioninG of the sorbeX ii unit, at Gibraltar San roque, which will increase our production of metaxylene, a raw material for the chemical market.

start of the bottom-of-the-barrel projeCt, once the necessary permits have been obtained, which will increase the yield of the conversion of heavy products to intermediate products.

2017 ANNUAL AND COrPOrATE rESPONSIBILITY report