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basestocks

distributor

The only ExxonMobil-authorised base stocks distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa — one of just five worldwide. Direct access to ExxonMobil's Group I and Group II base oils, locally stored and supplied.

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About Zestcor

Established petrochemical supply, from source to delivery.

Product tanker at sea, part of Zestcor's global supply chain

Zestcor is an established petrochemical sales, marketing, procurement and supply chain management company. We are the only ExxonMobil-authorised base stocks distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa and one of only five appointed globally.

Product range

We provide direct access to ExxonMobil Group I and Group II base oils, alongside white oils and other petrochemical-related products. Zestcor is the only company in South Africa offering both ExxonMobil base oil groups from a single, locally authorised source — products historically accessible mainly to major buyers with global relationships or bulk-receiving capability.

Storage & logistics

Our entire bulk onshore tank storage is situated at Bidvest Tank Terminals at Island View in Durban. This strategic placement allows us to receive bulk shipments and provide bulk road-tanker loading and deliveries, ISO-container and drum filling — all tailored to our customers' various needs.

Ownership

Zestcor is a local Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) South African company, 100% Black-owned and managed, backed by the Abakhulu Energy Group's balance sheet and B-BBEE standing. This gives Zestcor a distinct business identity in the South African petrochemicals market, with social investment, upliftment and empowerment at the core of everything we do.

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Track record

Founded in 2014, Zestcor brings 12 years of experience to the market and has served as ExxonMobil's authorised distributor since December 2017.

Products

Both ExxonMobil base oil groups, from one locally authorised source.

ExxonMobil Group I and Group II base oils, alongside Zestcor's white oils range, held locally and released to specification — so blenders and manufacturers are not waiting on an import cycle.

Zestcor dedicated bulk storage facility with tanker alongside

Group I

Solvent-refined base stocks for conventional lubricant and process applications.

Group II

Hydroprocessed stocks with improved oxidation stability and lower volatility.

White Oils

Highly refined, food- and pharma-grade oils for sensitive end applications.

Where our base oils land

Feedstock for four demanding end-markets.

Every drum and tanker leaving Island View is specified against a downstream process — blending plants, jelly lines, cosmetic formulation and food-contact applications, each with its own purity and consistency requirements.

Automotive & Industrial Lubricant Blending

Base stocks blended to engine, transmission, hydraulic and industrial gear formulations.

Petroleum Jelly Production

Consistent-viscosity feedstock for jelly and ointment-base manufacture at volume.

Personal Care

Highly refined white oils for cosmetic and dermatological formulation.

Food Grade

Food-contact-approved grades for processing, release and equipment applications.

ExxonMobil refinery at dusk, the source of Zestcor's base stocks

Direct from source

Premium base oil, lifted at ExxonMobil's refinery.

Quality

Controlled at every point in the chain.

Base oil sample under independent laboratory analysis

ExxonMobil standards, applied throughout

ExxonMobil's globally recognised quality control standards and procedures are applied throughout Zestcor's supply chain — from lifting at source to the product that reaches your intake point.

Independent verification

Zestcor holds a strategic partnership with SGS and Bidvest Tank Terminals for the independent delivery of quality control — sampling and certification carried out by third parties, not by us.

ExxonMobilSGSBidvest Tank Terminals

Process integrity, independently audited

Zestcor's storage and handling is governed by ExxonMobil's Distributor Process Integrity Management (DPIM) process and independently audited by ExxonMobil every two years.

Read our quality process in detail (PDF)

How it works

From ExxonMobil's global network to your door.

Step 1

Sourced

Access across ExxonMobil's Rotterdam and Fawley refineries, with wider reach into its US and Asian network.

Step 2

Stored

Bidvest Tank Terminals, Island View, Durban — dedicated bulk storage.

Step 3

Distributed

Bulk road-tanker, ISO-container or drum filling, tailored to customer need.

Security of supply

Our supply is not tied to a single refinery. Product flows from Rotterdam and Fawley in the UK, with reach into ExxonMobil's wider network across the US and Asia. When conflict, refinery outages or regional disruption constrain competitors reliant on one source, ours continues to move.

Zestcor road tanker in transit on the highway

To your intake point

Bulk road tanker, ISO-container or drum.

Bulk storage tanks

26,244 m³

Storage capacity

News

Announcements and updates.

AnnouncementExxonMobil

ExxonMobil appoints Zestcor as authorised base stocks distributor

ExxonMobil's own release announcing the distributor agreement covering South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa — confirming Zestcor as the sole authorised channel for its base stocks in the region.

Read the release

Media enquiries

For comment, imagery or supply-market questions, speak to the Zestcor team directly.

Get in touch

Contact

Let's talk

From our Durban office, with one shared inbox for orders and supply enquiries.

Durban

Ridge 8, Section 1202, 39 Vuna CloseRidgeside, UmhlangaDurban

+27 (0) 31 941 5045

orders@zestcor.com