Same Commitment, new Name: Petronord becomes MB Energy

Hamburg | 5 August 2025

After more than two decades of success under its current name, a new chapter is now beginning for Petronord GmbH. The company will from now on operate under the name MB Energy Last Mile GmbH. This marks the next important step in the rebranding of the MB Energy Group, bringing Petronord’s many years of expertise, regional strength and customer focus into the shared, future-oriented brand world.

“Petronord has been setting standards for many years – for companies in the energy sector as an attractive partner with individual investment and cooperation models, as well as a reliable employer in the regions. As part of MB Energy, this strength is now much more visible thanks to its strong local presence,” says Lennard Schneider, Director of Last Mile Energy at MB Energy. “We are proud to be moving closer together, also in terms of our external image, as we continue this success story.”

Respect for a strong legacy

Hamburg-based Petronord GmbH can look back on an impressive development: since its foundation at the end of the 1990s, it has grown steadily to become a holding company that now operates numerous companies in the energy end-user business in Germany, Austria and Sweden. Its services range from heating oil and diesel sales to lubricants and wood pellets, and professional energy solutions and bitumen sales among others.

“The employees in the Petronord group have spent decades building strong companies with a clear focus on customer proximity, high technical as well as sales expertise and a strong sense of responsibility. We would like to express our sincere thanks to them for this,” emphasises André Cardoso, SVP Sales & Marketing at MB Energy. “We are delighted that this energy, experience and excellence will now be channelled into a strong future under the new MB Energy brand.”

Together into the future

The renaming of Petronord is part of MB Energy’s overarching brand strategy, which will see more than 50 individual brands from the former Mabanaft Group brought together under a strong shared identity. For Petronord and its subsidiaries the new brand identity is part of a larger integration effort which brings not only a visual change, but also a clear shared commitment to customer focus, innovation and a secure, future-oriented energy supply, while maintaining local workforce and customer proximity.

MB Energy stands for a decentralised and flexible supply infrastructure supported by strong regional presence such as the respective former Petronord companies. These companies, their people and their customer relationships remain a core part of the group – and they too will in the near future benefit from the new brand identity and the resulting increased visibility and strength. To start with, the rebranding of the individual companies within the Petronord Group will begin with a cobranding phase.

New brand – same attitude

With the new name comes a fresh design, a modern logo and a clear vision – the spirit, expertise and partnership for which Petronord has always been known are part of this and will remain so. MB Energy is delighted to be actively shaping this change together with the regional entities, while continuing to foster the individual strengths of each and every one of them.