Astron Energy (often simply referred to as Astron) is a major South African petroleum company, based in Cape Town.[4]
With over 850 gas stations, Astron is South Africa's second-largest consumer gas retailer. The company also operates gas stations in Botswana, as well as an oil refinery in Cape Town (the second-largest in South Africa), and a lubricant manufacturing plant in Durban.[4]
History
Astron was founded in 1911, originally called the Texaco Company (South Africa), and imported its first crude oil cargo into South Africa in the same year.
In 1936, the Caltex brand rolled out in South Africa. This was enabled by the creation of Chevron South Africa, via a joint venture between Texaco and Standard Oil of California (which later became Chevron).[5]
In 1966, the Caltex Refinery was constructed in Milnerton,