HISTORY
The will to always go beyond both the product and the service ...
GME has an extensive track record dating back to the early 20th century. Over three generations and with nearly 100 years of history under our belt, the company has enjoyed sustainable growth thanks to its ongoing investment and innovation and its exceptional workforce.
1922
In 1922, Antonio García-Munté Nuño founded García&Cía, a distributor of solid fuels throughout Spanish territory. Seven years later, in 1929, the company acquired Cales, Cementos y Carbones de Pobla de Segur.
1952
In 1952, the company acquired Compañía Naviera Española, which boosted its maritime fuel distribution.
1970
This period also saw the beginning of the company’s international expansion with the creation of Comercial García-Munté, S.A. with the aim of importing and distributing all kinds of solid fuels at the international level.
During this period also begins the internationalization of the group; born Comercial García - Munté, S.A., for the purpose of importing and distributing all kinds of solid fuel internationally.
1998
García Munté Energy - already the XXI century, GME is formed.
The process of further internationalization with the creation of new subsidiaries: GME Unipessoal to cover the Portuguese market (2002), GME Mexico which has plants in Altamira, Veracruz and Monterrey (2004) and GME Morocco, based in Nador (2006).
2003
The process of international expansion and specialisation of services resulted in, on the one hand, the creation of GME Unipessoal for the distribution of solid fuels on the Portuguese market and, on the other hand, of Microcoal, a company specialised in micronizing solid fuels, in a move that saw a commitment to innovation and offering improved services to our customers.
The second stage of international growth was launched with the creation of GME Morocco, with production plants in Nador and Jorf Lasfar. This subsidiary was joined by GME Hungary, responsible for distribution in Central Europe and the Balkans, GME Turkey with four distribution centres (Izmir, Iskenderun, Samsun and Marmara) and lastly GME France, which manages solid fuel logistics in France from its eight storage and classification centres.
Also created were the logistics companies Bai Sea Chartering and GME Operadora de Transporte, which complete the full cycle of our operating process and provide added value to our customers.
GME is currently operated under the leadership of the third generation of the García-Munté family with a workforce of more than 200 employees spread across all the countries where we operate.
In the almost 100 years since its inception, GME has grown through mining, acquisitions, mergers and incorporations of companies and, above all, its ongoing investment in innovation and exceptional workforce
HUMAN TEAM
The commitment to bring value to our customers beyond the efficient supply of raw materials ...
Despite significant efforts in innovation and infrastructure development to improve our products and our service in GME we believe that our main asset is people.
Because they are responsible for making our commitments into reality through:
CODE OF ETHICS
This Code of Ethics sets out the basic concepts of the policies and procedures of García-Munté Energía, S.L. that must be known and fulfilled by all its employees, directors, customers, suppliers and other business partners. It also provides a framework for the company’s ethical standards, summarised in the following general principles applicable to our day-to-day work:
- All action taken and decisions adopted within the company must be in accordance with and abide by the applicable laws, including the company’s internal regulations, policies and procedures.
- People must be honest and trustworthy in all their actions and all their relationships on behalf and in the name of the company.
- The company, its staff and its collaborators must avoid any possible conflicts of interest both in performing their work and outside thereof.
- The company’s staff and collaborators must not be treated in any way that constitutes discrimination on the basis of age, gender, nationality, religious beliefs or political opinions.
- The company’s staff, executives and managers must ensure that the information held by García-Munté Energía, S.L. remains confidential and prevent access to, disclosure and use of sensitive data of third parties and in particular other companies in the sector.
- All the company’s staff and collaborators must be committed to high quality of service, safety in all their actions and protecting the environment.
WHISTLEBLOWING FORM
““Knowledge is a key factor to prevent and detect unlawful conduct or actions that infringe our ethical core values; therefore, by using our whistleblowing form, all our business partners and associates can report conduct that infringes the law in force or our internal regulations that they have become directly or indirectly aware of or that they have a well-founded suspicion could exist.
It should also be remembered that our business partners and associates can contact out Ethics Committee at: compliance@gme.energy. “
Pursuant to the provisions in the data protection regulations in force and specifically Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and the Spanish Act 3 of 5 December 2018 on protection of personal data and the guarantee of digital rights, we hereby inform you that GARCÍA-MUNTÉ ENERGÍA, S.L., (hereinafter referred to as “GME”), with registered office at Calle La Selva, 12, 08820, El Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona), will process the personal data and any information you provide in the available form through the whistleblowing channel for the sole and exclusive purpose of processing and managing your reports.
In this respect, the data will be processed to collect, store, manage and process the reports received through the available whistleblowing channel in order to detect and investigate any irregularity in the company related to infringements of the applicable legal and internal regulations.
The personal data will be processed to fulfil any applicable legal obligations and according to GME’s legitimate and public interest in investigating the reports received.
The data will also be included in GME’s Data Protection System and will only be processed for the indispensable time required in order to decide on whether or not to launch an investigation of the facts reported. In any case, the maximum term will be three (3) months, counted from the date the report is recorded, unless the investigation is still ongoing. The personal data related to reports that are not subject to investigation will be immediately erased.
Only GME’s authorised staff who perform internal control and compliance duties and the data processors that are possibly appointed for such purpose will be allowed access to GME’s Data Protection System.
We also inform you that you can exercise your rights to access, rectify, erase, oppose and restrict the processing or portability of the data by sending a request to the aforementioned address, attaching a copy of your National Identity Card (DNI) or passport, or else you can send an email to rgpd@gme.energy.
This company has appointed its employee, Cristian Lozano, as its Data Protection Officer (DPO). You can contact him by sending an email to dpo@gme.energy.
Moreover, when sending the form, you must state that you have been informed of your right to submit a complaint to the Supervisory Authority, i.e. the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
INNOVATION
The will to always go beyond both the product and service
Energy commodities are considered by many as "commodities", a perception that results
low investment in R & D.
In GME, on the contrary, we believe in our products. That's why we invest in their constant improvement through our processes, such as micronized petroleum coke.
In addition, in GME constantly we analyze market trends, incorporating new products such as biomass, to our supply chain.
Process: Petroleum coke is completely dried and, depending on the type of boiler or furnace in which it is consumed, it is micronized with a range extending from 90 to 500 microns, allowing perfect combustion.
Advantage: A better energy efficiency and a significant decrease of particulate pollutants.
sectors: The main sectors already benefit from this new fuel are:
- industry Calera
- Ceramics industry
- Steel industry
- Cement industry
The main objective of this new line of business is to offer renewable fuels to our customers. Regarding
biomasses distinguish two types of projects:
Marketing of plant biomasses: Wood pellets, by-products of olive and grape pruning and forest residues.
All these biomasses are directly consumed by our customers, who sometimes must make small changes in their boiler for use. Currently we distribute more than 200,000 tons per year.
Rating energy urban waste: Long-term projects with long phases of study due to the complexity of factors to consider.
INVESTMENT
The ability to develop new products and technologies, and invest in new markets
In GME we know that our customers appreciate especially the agility and security of supply of raw materials, minimization of costs and operational convenience.
That's why we invest in infrastructure that allow us to be closer to our customers:
- Port terminals
- Stockyards
- Micronization Plants
- Biomass processing plants
ENVIRONMENT
Responsibility to minimize the environmental impact of our products and our own
In GME we are aware of the responsibility that as part of the energy industry, we have in the sustainability of our planet. That's why we have environmental permits for all our stores, which implies heavy investments in corrective measures such as:
- Irrigation systems with surfactants and fluoculantes.
- Settling basins and collection systems and reuse of irrigation water for "poured 0".
- Truck wash systems, cleaning machinery
vial.
Beyond law enforcement
In GME, in addition to complying with environmental regulations in each country, we have the strong will to help our clients in their environmental management. To do this, our environmental consultancy service offers:
- legal support for obtaining permits fuel switching.
- Meetings with various administrations to discuss issues related to the use of solid fuels.
- Support for increased energy efficiency in the oven.
- Installation of filters to reduce emissions.
QUALITY AND
PREVENTION
We care about the sustainability of our planet.
- Since 2005 GME has the seal of ISO 9001: 2000.
- In addition, we have normalized all our activities with environmental management requirements of ISO 14001 standards and prevention of occupational risks of OHSAS 18001.
- In GME believe that quality is the only way to achieve customer satisfaction, the safety of our employees (our greatest asset) and, ultimately, the development of our business.