Ipiranga (company)

Ipiranga
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryFilling station
Founded(1937)
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Brazil
ProductsPetroleum and derived products
service stations
Ipiranga motor oil
Petrochemical products
Transportation
Brandsampm (Brazil) (1994–present)
Jet Oil (1994–present)
KM de Vantagens (2010–present)
ConectCar (2012–present)
RevenueIncrease US$ 15.0 billion (2015)
ParentUltra
Websitewww.ipiranga.com.br

Ipiranga Produtos de Petróleo S.A, commonly shortened to Ipiranga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipiɾɐ̃nɡɐ]), is a Brazilian fuel company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is a subsidiary of Ultra. It is the second-largest Brazilian fuel distribution company, and the largest in the private sector.[1]

The company has about 6,500 gas stations across the country and 1,400 convenience stores. Ipiranga owns the Brazilian operations of the ampm chain of convenience stores, Jet Oil oil change services, Km de Vantagens loyalty program, and ConectCar prepaid system for electronic payment of tolls and parking.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Grupo Ultra quer ir além do negócio de combustível". Exame. February 17, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2015.