Aspen AB

Caring for health and the environment as a business concept:

Aspen's business concept is to develop and market fuel and chemicals that have a minimum impact on people and the environment. Aspen ensures that it produces environmentally adapted chemical products that have better technical performance than conventional products. Aspen is located in Hindås outside Göteborg

Aspen has around 40 employees, divided into two business areas of Fuels and Production. Aspen is a niche company in a market dominated by a few multinationals and maintains its position thanks to a high level of innovation and strong environmental involvement.

Since june 2006 Aspen is owned by Lantmännen Energy. Lantmännen is one of Scandinavia's lagest groups within food, energy and agriculture.

Network research and development:
in addition to its own resources, Aspen has a large network of researchers developing new environmentally-adapted products. Aspen's new products are tested and finely tuned in association with Chalmers Institute of Technology in Göteborg, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and MTC AB.

Aspen is ISO 9001quality assured and ISO 14001 environmentally certified. The rules and requirements set by the authorities are the absolute minimum environmental demands. Aspen will always try to maintain even higher environmetnal standards. Environment and quality are Aspen's guiding lights. By co-operating with leading distributors, the Fuels business area supplies sales agents throughout the EU.

Europe - Aspen's home market:
Aspen was founded in 1988 by Roland Elmäng whose background was at BP and Volvo. His know-how of alkylate petrol's superior environmental and health properties was the starting point when he started Aspen. He presented his idea for a new chainsaw fuel that was healthier for the user and had a lower environmental impact, to Husqvarna AB, one of the world's leading chainsaw manufacturers.

They immediately realised the benefits, and a long-term partnership began with Aspen in 1988. Aspen currently also works with companies such as Jonsered, Partner and Flymo.