Group and history | Alexela

Alexela operates in three areas: energy, the metal industry and property development. Our strategic projects for the coming years are the development of an LNG terminal in Paldiski, increasing the use of liquid gas as vehicle fuel and increasing the volumes of electricity generation and shale oil production.

Alexela is a constantly growing and developing company. Excellent customer service as well as providing quality products and services to our clients is extremely important to us. We work very hard to achieve this. We also give a lot of attention to nature conservation and proceed from the principles of social responsibility.

We wouldn’t have made it to the top without our dedicated staff. The company that manages to hire the most talented and committed people in the area – employees who create important added value for the company and give it a competitive advantage – is the one that survives in tough competitive conditions.

Alexela today´s total turnover amount is over 200 million Euro. The group employs more than 1000 people most of whom work outside of Tallinn in Ida-Viru County: in Kiviõli 600 and Sillamäe 135 employees, in Paldiski, Harju County, we are one of the biggest employers with 130 employees.

Energy

We are the pioneers of green energy, developing a sustainable network of service stations through vigorous creation of biomethane, LNG, electricity and, in the near future, hydrogen filling up facilities. Alexela produces biomethane based on the circular economy principle, builds solar parks and wind farms, as well as develops and manages an LNG terminal in Hamina, Finland. In addition, the company together with its partners is developing a renewable pumped-storage hydropower facility in Paldiski called Energiasalv, which will solve the challenge of large-scale storage of renewable energy and pave the way for the triumph of clean energy, thus ensuring additional energy security for Estonia.
Alexela is also an energy department store, selling a unique selection of electrical energy, natural gas, cylinder and container gas, as well as car fuels in its more than 100 service stations across Estonia, along with 39 convenience stores.
The steadily growing six-digit number of customers, increase in customer loyalty and spontaneous recognition of 83% show that we have found a way into the hearts and everyday lives of Estonian people and businesses. We operate on the principle of sustainability, which has led us to be among the best in Estonia in our fields of activity. According to the results of the Sustainable Brand Index study published at the end of March 2022, we were the most sustainable company in the eyes of Estonian consumers in our field for the second year - a great recognition for us. Alexela's goal is to become carbon neutral by 2030 at the latest by developing the circular economy, contributing to energy security and initiating projects that actually reduce our carbon footprint.

Metal

The quality of Alexela's metal industry, be it in the form of trailers, hot-dip galvanizing service or metal structure production, is highly valued both here and elsewhere. As much as 90% of our output is exported. In the activities of our metal industry, respect for own employees, customers and the environment is clearly the first priority. All our companies comply with the ISO and OHSAS standards.

Oil shale

Our ambition in the field of oil shale chemistry is to become a circular economy business by 2026. As a green innovator, we add value to oil shale using innovative technologies. We want to become carbon neutral by 2050 at the latest by developing the circular economy, contributing to energy security and initiating projects that actually reduce our carbon footprint. As a company with 100 years of experience and comprehensive know-how in the field of oil shale mining and valorization, we have entered the era of green revolution accompanied by major changes for the entire oil shale sector. We aim to solve this challenge on a sustainable basis, so that:

Jobs in Ida-Virumaa are preserved and the region's reputation as an employer grows
The unique know-how of the oil shale sector and the mining industry is preserved and developed
We continue to develop projects for better valorization of oil shale
We look for ways to operate according to the circular economy principle
We operate profitably

Alexela operates in three areas: energy, the metal industry and property development. Our strategic projects for the coming years are the development of an LNG terminal in Paldiski, increasing the use of liquid gas as vehicle fuel and increasing the volumes of electricity generation and shale oil production.

Alexela is a constantly growing and developing company. Excellent customer service as well as providing quality products and services to our clients is extremely important to us. We work very hard to achieve this. We also give a lot of attention to nature conservation and proceed from the principles of social responsibility.

We wouldn’t have made it to the top without our dedicated staff. The company that manages to hire the most talented and committed people in the area – employees who create important added value for the company and give it a competitive advantage – is the one that survives in tough competitive conditions.

Alexela today´s total turnover amount is over 200 million Euro. The group employs more than 1000 people most of whom work outside of Tallinn in Ida-Viru County: in Kiviõli 600 and Sillamäe 135 employees, in Paldiski, Harju County, we are one of the biggest employers with 130 employees.

1990

Establishment of AS Bestnet, which started producing trailers (TIKI trademark). Subsidiaries in Scandinavia and Russia were established a few years later and nowadays the products are marketed in another 10 countries.

1993

Establishment of fuel retailer AS Alexela Oil, which by today has grown into one of the largest petrol station chain in Estonia with 63 filling stations.

1998

Start of the construction of the petroleum product terminal in Paldiski. The terminal was launched in 2002 and its fifth extension was completed in 2008.

2006

Establishment of the technologically ultra-modern AS Paldiski Tsingipada, which offers hot dip galvanising services to Estonian and Scandinavian clients.

2007

Start of the establishment of the petroleum product terminal in the Sillamäe free zone, where goods can be handled from tankers, lorries and tank cars.

2009

Establishment of AS Balti Gaas with the intent to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on Pakri peninsula.

2011

Acquisition of AS Reola Gaas and start of active development of the area of environmentally friendly transportation fuel.

2012

Acquisition of 50% holding in AS Kiviõli Keemiatööstus, which made developing the production of shale oil an important activity for the company. The company entered the open electricity market as the creator and co-owner of Elektrimüügi AS (elekter.ee).

2014

Acquisition of 100% holding in Reola Gaas, Kiviõli Keemiatööstuse and Gasum Eesti AS.

2017

Establishment of Hamina LNG which is a joint venture between Hamina Energy Ltd, Alexela and Finnish listed technology company Wärtsilä. Hamina LNG was established with the intention to operate an LNG import terminal in the Port of Hamina. The intention is to connect the terminal to the local gas network of Hamina and the Finnish national gas grid The terminal will open the gas import market in Finland.

2018

Acquisition of Kohimo and Helon Kuumasinkitys. Establishment of Rohe Solutions which is a joint venture of Hamina Energy and Alexela. The main business of Rohe Solutions is selling and transporting LNG. Acquisition of 220 Energia, gaining extra share in electricity and natural gas market in Estonia. Entering Latvian electricity and natural gas market

2019

AS Alexela was formed as a result of the merger of Alexela Oil and Alexela Energia. The product portfolio of this unique combination in the Estonian market includes electricity, natural gas, cylinder gas, tank gas, car fuels and retailing in convenience stores. In Jüri, next to Tallinn, a service station with the world's most versatile selection at the time was opened with LPG, CNG and LNG available in addition to gasoline, diesel fuel and electricity. It was the first public LNG filling up station in the entire Baltic region. Already at that moment, the goal was that all CNG sold by Alexela would be produced locally in Estonia from renewable sources. Alexela acquired a 50% stake in AS Õhtuleht Kirjastus and entered the Estonian media scene.

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2020

The company named Eesti Biogaas was founded, which began to produce local climate-negative renewable biomethane mainly from manure, slush and food industry waste in Ilmatsalu and Vinni based on the principle of circular economy.
Alexela publicly announced its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030, and also launched its Community Program with the aim of planting at least one tree for every Estonian with the help of customers. As a result of the successful collaboration between Alexela and Tiki, the project of Smart Trailers was born, making renting light trailers considerably faster, easier and more mobile. Alexela opened Estonia's first ultra-fast electric car charger at its service station, being the largest in the Baltic States, located at the Paia intersection on the Tallinn-Tartu highway. Geological surveys for the Energiasalv project of the planned pumped-storage hydropower facility in Paldiski were successful.

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2021

Alexela and Infortar opened a green gas station in Oisu, Järvamaa - the companies' third joint green and circular economy-promoting station in addition to the stations located in Vinni, Lääne-Virumaa, and Ilmatsalu, Tartumaa.
Alexela opened its electric car charging service. The surface treatment company Vasar OÜ, which has long-term experience in the field of electrochemical surface coatings, was added to the group. The metal company Helon started selling light trailers on the Finnish market under its own brand.
A financing decision was made by EAS for the development of a production process based on the principle of circular economy in cooperation with VKG to processes tyre, plastic and oil waste generated in Estonia.

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2022

Hamina LNG Terminal started operations. The terminal has a volume of 30,000 m3 and a capacity of 5 TWh per year.
This is the largest direct investment made by Estonia in Finland in history.

2022

The floating LNG terminal’s hauling pier in Paldiski was completed at record speed in cooperation with Infortar.