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The Scholven refinery is the larger and more complex of the two Gelsenkirchen sites

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Kokel, Nicolas
6/13/2026 7:52 PM



Aerial view of the Scholven refinery | Source: WAZ (Aug 2, 2016) 


The Scholven refinery is the larger and more complex of the two Gelsenkirchen sites, covering approximately 250 hectares. With a crude distillation capacity of 7.8 million tonnes per year, it is the primary crude processing hub of the integrated complex and additionally operates the site's petrochemical units — two steam crackers producing ethylene and propylene — making it the conversion and chemical heart of the Ruhr Oel GmbH–BP Gelsenkirchen (ROG) complex.

We have identified 24 different production units.

Read the detailed refinery profile here.

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