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The first Company in the World:
Successful AdBlue audit for Logistics Service Provider HOYER

April 2010

Hamburg, April 2010 – The logistics service provider HOYER has become the first company in the world to complete the audit programme for AdBlue distributors by the association of the German automotive industry, VDA.

Although the fuel consumption of vehicles is decreasing in many industrialised countries, the consumption of AdBlue is increasing at the same time – in Germany alone it rose by some 10 percent in the past year. AdBlue is a 32.5 percent aqueous urea solution which is used in special SCR catalytic converters to reduce the toxic nitrogen oxides produced in the exhaust of diesel-engined vehicles. This modern exhaust technology allows commercial vehicles to meet the Euro-5 emissions standards. AdBlue is increasingly available at service stations which have special pumps to fill it into the additional tanks carried by commercial vehicles.

During the first weeks of 2010, the Hamburg logistics company HOYER not only became the first logistics provider in the world but the first company ever to successfully complete this audit for distributors.

Independent auditors examined HOYER’s entire AdBlue distribution chain incl. transport equipment and the analysis of product samples – from being manufactured until being delivered to the service station or filled into smaller containers for final use. Following the successful audit, HOYER received a certificate confirming that its logistical services for AdBlue including the necessary management system all conform to the applicable standard ISO 22241. The certificate is valid for three years and describes all the audited corporate sectors, all the specifications and the business partners.

HOYER actually managed to surpass the already high demands of the standard. In order to ensure the complete cleanness of the transport containers, all units are dedicated AdBlue only.

The high grade of cleanness and uniform quality are fundamental preconditions for the smooth operation of an SCR catalytic converter. Modern exhaust technologies can only gain a secure foothold internationally if the quality of fuels and additives is prescribed and assured uniformly throughout the world. Correspondingly high demands are therefore made of logistic service providers who distribute AdBlue.

HOYER has been involved in this business ever since AdBlue was introduced in 2005, and the business has developed very successfully. At first it carried out one transport per month; now, some five years later, the annual volume exceeds 100,000 tonnes.

HOYER’s   40 special-purpose units, consisting of tank containers and semi-trailers, carry the product both for manufacturers and for their distribution partners.

The tank containers have baffles and a fully calibrated dispensing system. Substantial investments were necessary for the dispensing system and the other requisite special equipment. The dispensing system is built onto the chassis, but the tank containers and trucks need to be specially modified too.

The logistical details vary and are tailored to the needs of the customers. In most cases intermodal transport is used (30 tonnes in intermodal transport, 25 tonnes by road). Each unit supplies up to twelve customers.

The HOYER Group, which is headquartered in Hamburg, is one of the leading global bulk logistics service providers and an international partner for the chemical, gas, petroleum and food industries. Founded in 1946, the family enterprise currently operates in more than 87 countries, turning over 987m euros in 2008 with a workforce of 5,400.

Contact:

HOYER GmbH Internationale Fachspedition

Sylvelin Reif - Head of Corporate Center Marketing

Wendenstrasse 414-424, 20537 Hamburg

Telephone: +49 40 21044 - 416, Fax: +49 40 21044 - 455

www.hoyer-group.com, e-mail: sylvelin.reif@hoyer-group.com

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