Kalundborg Refinery A/S
Public limited companyCVR 29975884KalundborgActive
Kalundborg Refinery A/S is a public limited company, based in Kalundborg, active in manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuels, founded in 2006. Net profit fell 35% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 11.6m. Operations are spread over 5 production units. With 391 employees, the company is about 25 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 125.9m.
- Revenue fell 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.4bn.
- Net profit fell 35% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 11.6m.
- Equity rose 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 360.7m.
Employees
- 12 fewer employees than a year earlier: 391 (07/2026) against 403 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Kurt Bjerre (ceo, 01/09/2026) and Ulrike Vollrath (ceo, 09/02/2026).
- Stepped down: Claus Navntoft (ceo, 09/02/2026) and Ulrike Vollrath (ceo, 31/08/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuels (192000)
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2016–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 15,977,883 | 20,910,231 | 23,007,458 | 20,588,212 | 12,388,787 | 21,976,947 | 5,687,866 | 4,384,793 | 3,752,188 | 3,434,740 | −8.5% |
| Gross profit | 508,797 | 1,126,148 | 969,176 | 883,333 | – | 501,285 | 410,171 | 269,057 | 116,131 | 125,872 | +8.4% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 460,307 | 1,032,907 | 867,802 | 787,624 | – | 319,826 | 391,598 | 185,358 | – | – | – |
| Profit before tax | 484,054 | 1,003,623 | 827,841 | 788,992 | −1,566,090 | 224,092 | 380,454 | 186,316 | 23,608 | 16,742 | −29.1% |
| Net profit | 345,568 | 1,014,631 | 836,595 | 557,825 | −1,565,311 | 114,402 | 357,095 | 85,052 | 17,795 | 11,634 | −34.6% |
| Total assets | 6,095,051 | 6,557,149 | 5,509,503 | 7,787,158 | 5,715,676 | 4,850,891 | 970,095 | 599,668 | 653,492 | 606,475 | −7.2% |
| Equity | 3,954,933 | 3,769,564 | 3,906,159 | 4,463,984 | 2,898,673 | 813,075 | 629,784 | 286,879 | 344,091 | 360,713 | +4.8% |
| Liabilities | 2,140,118 | 2,787,585 | 1,603,344 | 3,323,174 | – | 4,037,816 | 340,311 | 287,954 | 309,401 | 245,762 | −20.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,129 | 176,664 | 119,625 | 140,745 | 162,667 | +15.6% |
| Average number of employees | 335 | 329 | 339 | 338 | 348 | 346 | 356 | 382 | 382 | – | – |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresProfit for five years in a row
Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.
How is this calculated?
Net result is positive in the five latest annual reports in a row.
The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.
Annual reports
10 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 07/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 01/07/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 27/05/2024 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 28/07/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 16/06/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 30/06/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2019 | 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2019 | 27/05/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2018 | 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2018 | 20/05/2019 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2017 | 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017 | 25/05/2018 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2016 | 01/01/2016 – 31/12/2016 | 30/05/2017 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
8 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuels based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 11.7m, net profit DKK 655k, equity DKK 15.3m, 16 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 467of 763 Better than 39% | No. 166of 796 Better than 79% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 558of 24,791 Better than 98% | No. 482of 24,909 Better than 98% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 1,254of 17,786 Better than 93% | No. 926of 18,024 Better than 95% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuels- Kalundborg Refinery A/SDKK 125.9m
- Crossbridge Energy A/SDKK 416.7m
- AVISTA Green ApSDKK 99.4m
- Kalundborg Refinery A/SDKK 11.6m
- Crossbridge Energy A/SDKK 119.4m
- AVISTA Green ApS−DKK 21.2m
- Kalundborg Refinery A/SDKK 360.7m
- Crossbridge Energy A/SDKK 1.6bn
- AVISTA Green ApSDKK 344.9m
- Kalundborg Refinery A/S391
- Crossbridge Energy A/S302
- AVISTA Green ApS75
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Klesch Refining Denmark A/S100%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Bjerre | CEO | 01/09/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mikkel Pagh | Board member | 30/05/2011 |
| Niels Bech | Board member | 22/06/2018 |
| Joseph Zammit Tabona | Board member | 31/12/2021 |
| Allan Gary Edward Klesch | Chair of the board | 31/12/2021 |
| Jesus Tamara Velasco | Board member | 31/12/2021 |
| Juergen Wollschlaeger | Board member | 31/12/2021 |
- Auditor
- KPMG P/S
- Founders
- Circle K Danmark A/S
Former management (39)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sven-Ole Toft | Board member | 26/10/2006 | 10/08/2010 |
| Bo Steen Madsen | Director | 26/10/2006 | 08/07/2010 |
| John Berg | Board member | 23/05/2008 | 07/04/2011 |
| Stig-Roar Olsen | Board member | 08/07/2010 | 10/08/2010 |
| Stig-Roar Olsen | Director | 08/07/2010 | 01/01/2011 |
| Bo Steen Madsen | Chair of the board | 08/07/2010 | 10/08/2010 |
| Arne Sigve Nylund | Chair of the board | 10/08/2010 | 23/09/2011 |
| Bent Rune Solheim | Board member | 10/08/2010 | 07/05/2014 |
| Olav Leivestad | Board member | 10/08/2010 | 07/05/2014 |
| Annette Munch | Board member | 01/10/2010 | 09/06/2022 |
| Rasmus Finnerup Wille | CEO | 01/01/2011 | 15/05/2014 |
| John Høines | Board member | 07/04/2011 | 07/05/2014 |
| Mogens Damm | Deputy board member | 30/05/2011 | 07/05/2014 |
| Kjetil Ohm | Chair of the board | 23/09/2011 | 13/11/2012 |
| Eva Nygård | Chair of the board | 13/11/2012 | 04/02/2013 |
| Lars Thorstholm | Board member | 07/05/2014 | 31/12/2015 |
| Torben Haurum | Chair of the board | 07/05/2014 | 01/04/2019 |
| Bjarne Grothe | Deputy board member | 07/05/2014 | 22/06/2018 |
| Lars Rosenløv Jensen | Board member | 07/05/2014 | 29/08/2018 |
| Olav Risa | Board member | 07/05/2014 | 11/05/2016 |
| Børje Eikemo | Board member | 07/05/2014 | 16/05/2018 |
| Jofrid Tone Klokkehaug | CEO | 15/05/2014 | 01/10/2019 |
| Svein Harald Storli | Board member | 11/05/2016 | 16/05/2018 |
| Lars Johan Mølster | Board member | 11/05/2016 | 12/01/2017 |
| Hanne Smedvig | Board member | 12/01/2017 | 29/08/2018 |
| Michael John Adam Serink | Board member | 16/05/2018 | 30/09/2019 |
| Giuseppina Ragone | Board member | 16/05/2018 | 31/03/2019 |
| Mette Ferkingstad | Board member | 29/08/2018 | 13/05/2020 |
| Grete Birgitte Haaland | Board member | 29/08/2018 | 31/12/2021 |
| Giuseppina Ragone | Chair of the board | 01/04/2019 | 13/05/2020 |
| Tore Aarreberg | Board member | 01/04/2019 | 31/12/2021 |
| Jofrid Tone Klokkehaug | Board member | 01/10/2019 | 31/12/2021 |
| Sølvi Storsætter Bjørgum | CEO | 01/10/2019 | 31/12/2021 |
| Ole-Tobias Frich | Chair of the board | 13/05/2020 | 31/12/2021 |
| Sidsel Lokna | Board member | 13/05/2020 | 31/12/2021 |
| Wouter Rudolf de Jong | CEO | 31/12/2021 | 01/04/2024 |
| Stephen Edward McCaffrey | Director | 24/08/2022 | 17/05/2023 |
| Claus Navntoft | CEO | 01/04/2024 | 09/02/2026 |
| Ulrike Vollrath | CEO | 09/02/2026 | 31/08/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsesformanden alene eller af Juergen Wollschlaeger i forening med Jesus Tamara Velasco eller af Juergen Wollschlaeger i forening med Joseph Zammit Tabona, eller af den administrerende direktør i forening med Juergen Wollschlaeger eller af den samlede bestyrelse i forening.
Address and production units
5 active production unitsMelbyvej 17
4400 Kalundborg
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalundborg Refinery A/S | Melbyvej 17, 4400 Kalundborg | 186 | 1012707823 |
| Kalundborg RefineryA/S | Melbyvej 10, 4400 Kalundborg | 150 | 1021392010 |
| Kalundborg Refinery A/S, Vedligehold & Lager | Hareskovvej 12, 4400 Kalundborg | 50 | 1020765689 |
| Kalundborg Refinery A/S, Terminal Hedehusene | Beredskabsvej 8A, 2640 Hedehusene | 8 | 1019998386 |
| Kalundborg Refinery A/S, Terminal Kalundborg | Asnæsvej 7, 4400 Kalundborg | 3 | 1022733113 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er fremstilling, raffinering, transport af og handel med olie og produkter deraf samt virksomhed, der efter direktionens skøn står i forbindelse hermed, endvidere deltagelse i lignende virksomheder i eller uden for Danmark
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
115 registered events20265 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementKurt Bjerre appointed ceo
- ManagementUlrike Vollrath stepped down as ceo
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementUlrike Vollrath appointed ceo
- ManagementClaus Navntoft stepped down as ceo
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuels (192000)
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementClaus Navntoft appointed ceo
- ManagementWouter Rudolf de Jong stepped down as ceo
20233 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1 · management 1
- AddressMoved to Melbyvej 17, 4400 Kalundborg
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementStephen Edward McCaffrey stepped down as director
20224 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1 · name 1
- ManagementStephen Edward McCaffrey appointed director
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementAnnette Munch stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from Equinor Refining Denmark A/S to Kalundborg Refinery A/S
202115 changesmanagement 11 · ownership 2 · capital 1 · accounts 1
- ManagementJoseph Zammit Tabona appointed board member
- ManagementWouter Rudolf de Jong appointed ceo
- ManagementJuergen Wollschlaeger appointed board member
- ManagementJesus Tamara Velasco appointed board member
- ManagementAllan Gary Edward Klesch appointed chair of the board
- ManagementOle-Tobias Frich stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementSidsel Lokna stepped down as board member
- ManagementJofrid Tone Klokkehaug stepped down as board member
- ManagementSølvi Storsætter Bjørgum stepped down as ceo
- ManagementTore Aarreberg stepped down as board member
- ManagementGrete Birgitte Haaland stepped down as board member
- OwnershipKlesch Refining Denmark A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipEquinor Danmark A/S is no longer registered as owner
- CapitalShare capital changed from 1,288,200,000 DKK to 195,700,000 DKK
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20205 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2019 published
- ManagementOle-Tobias Frich appointed chair of the board
- ManagementSidsel Lokna appointed board member
- ManagementGiuseppina Ragone stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementMette Ferkingstad stepped down as board member
20199 changesmanagement 8 · accounts 1
- ManagementJofrid Tone Klokkehaug appointed board member
- ManagementSølvi Storsætter Bjørgum appointed ceo
- ManagementJofrid Tone Klokkehaug stepped down as ceo
- ManagementMichael John Adam Serink stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2018 published
- ManagementTore Aarreberg appointed board member
- ManagementGiuseppina Ragone appointed chair of the board
- ManagementTorben Haurum stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementGiuseppina Ragone stepped down as board member
201812 changesmanagement 10 · accounts 1 · name 1
- ManagementGrete Birgitte Haaland appointed board member
- ManagementMette Ferkingstad appointed board member
- ManagementHanne Smedvig stepped down as board member
- ManagementLars Rosenløv Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNiels Bech appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Grothe stepped down as deputy board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2017 published
- NameName changed from STATOIL REFINING DENMARK A/S to Equinor Refining Denmark A/S
- ManagementMichael John Adam Serink appointed board member
- ManagementGiuseppina Ragone appointed board member
- ManagementSvein Harald Storli stepped down as board member
- ManagementBørje Eikemo stepped down as board member
20173 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2016 published
- ManagementHanne Smedvig appointed board member
- ManagementLars Johan Mølster stepped down as board member
20165 changesmanagement 3 · address 2
- ManagementLars Johan Mølster appointed board member
- ManagementSvein Harald Storli appointed board member
- ManagementOlav Risa stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Melbyvej 17, 4400 Kalundborg
- AddressMoved to Melbyvej 10, 4400 Kalundborg
20153 changesmanagement 1 · ownership 1 · capital 1
- ManagementLars Thorstholm stepped down as board member
- OwnershipEquinor Danmark A/S registered as owner (100%)
- CapitalShare capital changed from 2,999,200,000 DKK to 1,288,200,000 DKK
201413 changesmanagement 12 · capital 1
- ManagementJofrid Tone Klokkehaug appointed ceo
- ManagementRasmus Finnerup Wille stepped down as ceo
- ManagementBørje Eikemo appointed board member
- ManagementLars Thorstholm appointed board member
- ManagementLars Rosenløv Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementBjarne Grothe appointed deputy board member
- ManagementTorben Haurum appointed chair of the board
- ManagementOlav Risa appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Damm stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementJohn Høines stepped down as board member
- ManagementOlav Leivestad stepped down as board member
- ManagementBent Rune Solheim stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 2,300,000,000 DKK to 2,999,200,000 DKK
20131 changemanagement 1
- ManagementEva Nygård stepped down as chair of the board
20122 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementEva Nygård appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKjetil Ohm stepped down as chair of the board
20118 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementKjetil Ohm appointed chair of the board
- ManagementArne Sigve Nylund stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementMikkel Pagh appointed board member
- ManagementMogens Damm appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJohn Høines appointed board member
- ManagementJohn Berg stepped down as board member
- ManagementRasmus Finnerup Wille appointed ceo
- ManagementStig-Roar Olsen stepped down as director
201017 changescapital 2 · industry 1 · management 11 · address 2 · name 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 100,000,000 DKK to 2,300,000,000 DKK
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of refined petroleum products and fossil fuels (192000)
- ManagementAnnette Munch appointed board member
- AddressMoved to Melbyvej 17, 4400 Kalundborg
- CapitalShare capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 100,000,000 DKK
- ManagementOlav Leivestad appointed board member
- ManagementBent Rune Solheim appointed board member
- ManagementArne Sigve Nylund appointed chair of the board
- ManagementStig-Roar Olsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementBo Steen Madsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementSven-Ole Toft stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from STATOIL BIOETHANOL A/S to STATOIL REFINING DENMARK A/S
- AddressMoved to Borgmester Christiansens Gade 50, 2450 København SV
- ManagementStig-Roar Olsen appointed board member
- ManagementBo Steen Madsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementStig-Roar Olsen appointed director
- ManagementBo Steen Madsen stepped down as director
20082 changesmanagement 1 · industry 1
- ManagementJohn Berg appointed board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (201400)
20063 changesfounded 1 · management 2
- FoundedRegistered as STATOIL BIOETHANOL A/S
- ManagementBo Steen Madsen appointed director
- ManagementSven-Ole Toft appointed board member
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Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.