Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Vitol Aviation, a unit of private commodities trader Vitol Group, said it has expanded its jet fuel operations to supply London’s Heathrow airport.

Vitol plans to extend its jet fuel business to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam in the first half of next year, the company said in an e-mailed statement today.

Vitol Aviation sells more than 2.5 million metric tons a year of fuel directly into planes at 44 airports worldwide.

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