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CHAPTER 1 Cepsa at a glance Milestones for the year

21 WE RECEIVED THE EXPORTA AWARD FOR THE CHEMICAL SECTOR, recognizing our Chemicals business area which achieved exports equivalent to over 65% of total turnover.

11 12WE WON THREE EXPLORATION SITES IN MEXICO after winning a 20% stake in three shallow water exploration and production blocks.

WE INTEGRATED THE AMAZON BUSINESS PLATFORM INTO OUR PURCHASING PROCESS, enabling staff to simplify and speed up purchases.

13 14WE PARTNERED WITH IONITY TO INSTALL ULTRA FAST CHARGING POINTS AT OUR SERVICE STATIONS with a view to offer up to 100 of these charging points across our network within two years.

WE SIGNED A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH GBP GLOBAL IN INDIA to manufacture and supply marine lubricants for Cepsa brand power generation equipment in India.

15 16WE LAUNCHED A NEW METAXYLENE UNIT AT OUR SAN ROQUE REFINERY, which will produce 150 tonnes per day of this product: a raw material used to manufacture polymers and plastics.

OUR SHAREHOLDER DECIDED TO OPEN THE COMPANY S SHAREHOLDING TO NEW INVESTORS. Work started on potential share offering, which was finally postponed in October due to international capital market instability.

17 18AWARD OF ENGINEERING CONTRACT PLANS ALONGSIDE ADNOC, for new LAB plant in Abu Dhabi.

WE MADE FURTHER PROGRESS AS A COMPANY OFFERING QUALITY JOBS. We achieved four new Flexible and Responsible Company certificates, on top of the four we held already, and renewed our certification as a Top Employer.

19 20WE OBTAINED ISO 37001 ANTI-BRIBERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION, becoming one of the first companies to receive this accreditation in the world and demonstrating our commitment to good governance best practice.

WE RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR THE BEST OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY PROJECT IN THE PONLE FRENO AWARDS. The project began in 2017 with the objective to promote safe driving and raise awareness of the importance of vehicle maintenance among our staff.

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