GREEN AND GOLD

LBC Tank Terminals was recently awarded the EcoVadis gold status for its sustainability focus. LBC’s management team tells Tank Storage Magazine more LBC Tank terminals is an independent firm which owns and operates seven terminals in Houston, Freeport, and Baton Rouge in the US, Antwerp in Belgium, and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. In 2017, it sold its terminals in southern Europe to focus on the US Gulf Coast and the Antwerp-Rotterdam region, the two most active liquid bulk trading hubs in the world. ‘We have been operating successfully for over 70 years and can rely on a highly supportive and experienced shareholder group of long-term infrastructure investors,’ says Niels van Bladeren, Group CFO. ‘Our terminals are located in prime locations in deep-water ports which are global centres for storage and are integrated into global trade flows. We are one of the largest independent global players in the bulk liquid storage market, with a total storage capacity of 3 million m³, serving over 70 customers.’ Across all of its operations, LBC has more than 500 tanks, in sizes ranging from 20–40,000 m3. The company stores products in four main groups –  chemicals, base...