petrol pumps in Pakistan by an investment between and . Philippines Caltex was established in the Philippines in 1917 when Texas Company began marketing its products in the Philippines through a local distributor, Wise and Co. In 1921, Texaco (Philippines) was formally established and opened its office in Binondo, Manila. Eleven years later, its Pandacan oil depot was converted into a key distribution terminal to bring products by barge to nearby provinces. Caltex has nearly 600 stores in the Philippines. Singapore Caltex began in Singapore when Texas Company (China) Ltd was established in the then-British colony in 1933. It was renamed Caltex in the 1950s. In 1979, Caltex acquired a one-third interest in Singapore Refining Co. Pte. Ltd. (SRC) (the balance held by BP and Singapore Petroleum Company), which operates a refinery in Singapore. Caltex’s interest in SRC was increased to 50 percent in 2004. In 1999, Caltex moved its operating headquarters to Singapore from Dallas. , there are 25 Caltex stations across the island. South Africa and Botswana Chevron South Africa (CSA), who operated the Caltex brand in the country and neighbouring country of Botswana, was acquired by Glencore and Off the Shelf Investments (OTS) in September 2018 and was rebranded as Astron Energy. Astron Energy then continued to operate the Caltex brand under a license agreement with Chevron. The 850 Caltex service stations in South Africa and Botswana began to be rebranded as Astron in September 2022. Glenore owns 72% of Astron Energy South Africa, with the remaining 28% held by Off The Shelf Investments (OTS) (23%) and employees (5%). Glencore owns 100% of Astron Energy Botswana. Astron Energy and previously CSA owns a refinery in Milnerton, north of Cape Town, which has a production capacity of 100,000 barrels per day and produces a range of petrochemical products which include petrol, diesel, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, fuel oil and paving asphalt. The company also has a lubricants manufacturing plant and laboratory in Durban. Prior to the rebranding, a quarter of Caltex's service stations were located in South Africa, making it one of the country's top five petroleum brands. Caltex had been criticized frequently. South Korea GS Caltex is Caltex's joint venture with GS Group (previously split off from LG Corporation) in South Korea. It was founded in May 1967 as the first private oil company in Korea. Taiwan Some Asian operations are run by Caltex (Asia) Limited,