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Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
www.calumetspecialty.com

© 2012 Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.

2011 Annual Report

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (“Calumet”) is a publicly traded master limited partnership (“MLP”) engaged in 
the production and sale of specialty hydrocarbon products.

We are a leading independent producer of high-quality, specialty hydrocarbon products in North America. We are 
headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and own plants primarily located in Louisiana, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. We 
own and lease additional facilities, primarily related to production and distribution of specialty products, throughout 
the United States. Our business is organized into two segments: specialty products and fuel products. In our specialty 
products segment, we process crude oil and other feedstocks into a wide variety of customized lubricating oils, white 
mineral oils, solvents, petrolatums, asphalt and waxes. Our specialty products are sold to domestic and international 
customers who purchase them primarily as raw material components for basic industrial, consumer and automotive 
goods. In our fuel products segment, we process crude oil into a variety of fuel and fuel related products including 
gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and heavy fuel oils.

As an MLP, we expect to make quarterly distributions of available cash, as defined by our Partnership Agreement, to our 
unitholders.  Our goal is to increase distributions to our unitholders over time through a combination of organic growth 
projects and accretive acquisitions.

Executive Officers:

F. William Grube - Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board

Jennifer G. Straumins - President and Chief Operating Officer

  R. Patrick Murray, II - Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

  William A. Anderson - Vice President — Sales and Marketing

Timothy R. Barnhart - Vice President — Operations

  Robert M. Mills - Vice President — Crude Oil Supply

Jeffrey D. Smith - Vice President — Planning and Economics

Directors:

Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Jr. – Chairman of the Board, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
Managing Trustee, The Heritage Group

F. William Grube – Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board

James S. Carter – Retired U.S. Regional Director, ExxonMobil Fuels Company

  William S. Fehsenfeld – Vice President and Secretary, Schuler Books, Inc.

  Robert E. Funk – Retired Vice President of Corporate Planning and Economics, Citgo Petroleum Corp.

  George C. Morris III – President, Morris Energy Advisors, Inc.

  Nicholas J. Rutigliano – President, Tobias Insurance Group, Inc.

Common Unit Listing:
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Symbol: CLMT

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
Ernst & Young LLP
Indianapolis, IN

Stock Transfer Agent:
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services 

Investor Relations:
Shareholders, securities analysts or portfolio managers 
seeking information are welcome to contact Investor 
Relations at 317-328-5660.

For more information, please visit our website at 
http://www.calumetspecialty.com

 
 
 
 
 
       
 
 
To Our Unitholders

As  we  review  our  company’s  progress  this  past  year,  we 
are very pleased with our results for 2011. On net income of 
$43.0 million, we reported Adjusted EBITDA of $211.0 million 
and  distributable  cash  flow  of  $127.2  million.  We  continue 
our  focus  on  our  operations  in  order  to  meet  demand  for 
our specialty products and to better benefit from current fuel 
products crack spreads.

Our  2011  total  facility  production  increased  by  8.9%  year 
over year, excluding the impact of the Superior Acquisition, 
due  primarily  to  our  decision  to  increase  production 
run  rates  at  our  facilities  overall  to  take  advantage  of 
strengthened  fuel  products  crack  spreads  and  continued 
strength  in  demand  for  specialty  products  in  a  favorable 
margin environment.

On  September  30,  2011,  we  completed  the  acquisition  of 
the Superior Refinery and associated operating assets and 
inventories and related business of Murphy Oil Corporation 
for aggregate consideration of approximately $413.2 million 
(“the  Superior  Acquisition”).  The  Superior  refinery,  with 
crude  oil  throughput  capacity  of  approximately  45,000 
bpd, produces gasoline, diesel, asphalt, heavy fuel oils and 
specialty  petroleum  products  that  are  primarily  marketed 
in  the  Upper  Midwest  region  of  the  U.S.  and  in  Canada.  
We  believe  the  Superior  Acquisition  provides  greater 
scale,  geographic  diversity  and  development  potential  to 
our  refining  business,  increasing  our  current  total  refining 
throughput capacity by 50% to 135,000 bpd.

We  generated  $63.8  million  in  cash  flow  from  operations 
during the year. We paid distributions of $82.7 million to our 
unitholders in 2011, an increase of $17.0 million over 2010. 
We  plan  to  continue  focusing  our  efforts  on  generating 
positive  cash  flows  from  operations  which  we  expect  will 
be used to (i) improve our liquidity position, (ii) pay quarterly 
distributions  to  our  unitholders,  (iii)  service  our  debt 
obligations and (iv) provide funding for general partnership 
purposes.

On  January  3,  2012,  we  completed  an  acquisition  of  an 
aviation  and  refrigerant  synthetic  lubricants  business 
from  Hercules  Incorporated,  a  subsidiary  of  Ashland,  for 
aggregate  consideration  of  approximately  $19.6  million, 
excluding  certain  customary  post-closing  purchase  price 
adjustments. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility 
located  in  Louisiana, 
Missouri. 

As  a  result  of  the  Superior  refinery’s  successful  integration 
and contribution to our results, we increased our most recent 
quarterly  distribution 
for  the  fourth  quarter 
of  2011  to  $0.53  per 
unit,  a  $0.03  per  unit 
increase 
the 
third  quarter  of  2011. 
For  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2011 
94.4%  of  our  gross 
profit  was  generated  from  our  specialty  products  segment 
while, approximately 5.6% of our gross profit was generated 
from our fuel products segment.

from 

We paid distributions of $82.7 million 
to our unitholders in 2011, an increase 
of $17.0 million over 2010. 

On  January  6,  2012, 
the 
we  completed 
acquisition 
all 
of 
of 
the  outstanding 
membership interests 
of TruSouth Oil, LLC, 
a specialty petroleum packaging and distribution company 
and related party, located in Shreveport, Louisiana and for 
aggregate consideration of approximately $25.5 million.

We  continued  to  see  strength  in  product  demand  in  our 
specialty products segment throughout the year. We noted a 
4.9% increase in barrels of specialty products sold, including 
the  impact  of  incremental  sales  in  the  fourth  quarter  of 
2011 from the Superior Acquisition. Our specialty products 
segment  generated  a  gross  profit  margin  of  14.3%  as 
specialty products sales pricing kept pace with fluctuations 
in crude oil prices.

Higher  sales  and  production  volume  in  our  fuel  products 
segment  during  2011  allowed  us  to  take  advantage  of 
higher  market  crack  spreads.  We  noted  a  34.4%  increase 
in  barrels  of  fuel  products  sold  in  2011  compared  to  2010 
including the impact of incremental sales from the Superior 
Acquisition.  The  fuel  products  segment  generated  a  gross 
profit  margin  of  1.2%  in  2011  compared  to  1.4%  in  2010 
despite  the  recognition  of  realized  derivative  losses  of 
$103.3  million  during  2011  compared  to  the  recognition  of 
realized derivative gains of $14.0 million in 2010 due to the 
strength of current market crack spreads compared to our 
hedged crack spreads. 

We believe each of these 2012 acquisitions provides greater 
diversity to our specialty products segment.

Since  1990,  our  management  team  has  demonstrated 
the  ability  to  identify  opportunities  to  acquire  assets  and 
product  lines  where  we  can  enhance  operations  and 
improve  profitability.  In  the  future,  we  intend  to  continue 
to consider strategic acquisitions of assets or agreements 
with third parties that offer the opportunity for operational 
efficiencies,  the  potential  for  increased  utilization  and 
expansion of facilities, or the expansion of product offerings 
in  our  specialty  products  segment.  In  addition,  we  may 
pursue selected acquisitions in new geographic or product 
areas to the extent we perceive similar opportunities. 

We would like to thank you for your continued support.  We 
would also like to thank our employees for their dedication 
and support as we continue to grow our company. 

F. William Grube
Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board

Financial Highlights (in thousands)

Sales

$3,500,000

$3,000,000

$2,500,000

$2,000,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

$500,000

$0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Net Income
$100,000

$80,000

$60,000

$40,000

$20,000

$0

Adjusted EBITDA(1) 

$250,000

$200,000

$150,000

$100,000

$50,000

$0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Distributable Cash Flow(1)

$150,000

$120,000

$90,000

$60,000

$30,000

$0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

(1) See definition of Non-GAAP measures in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. See reconciliations to GAAP measures in this report.

Operational Highlights (in barrels per day “bpd”)

Total Sales Volume

Feedstock Runs

80,000

70,000

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

80,000

70,000

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Specialty Products 
  - Facility Production Volume

Fuel Products 
  - Facility Production Volume

40,000

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA, 
Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow

Year Ended December 31,

2011 

2010 

2009 

2008 

2007

(In thousands)

Reconciliation of Net income to EBITDA, 
Adjusted EBITDA and Distributable Cash Flow:
Net income  
Add:
Interest expense  
Debt extinguishment costs  
Depreciation and amortization  
Income tax expense  

$   43,036   $   16,701   $   61,785   $   44,437   $   82,874

48,747  
15,130  
63,009  
929  

30,497  
—  
60,287  
598  

33,573 
—  
61,735  
151  

   33,938  
898  
55,866  
257  

4,717
352
14,157
501

EBITDA  

$  170,851   $  108,083   $  157,244   $  135,396 

$  102,601

Add:
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives  
Realized gain (loss) on derivatives, not included in 
net income  
Amortization of turnaround costs  
Non-cash equity based compensation and other 
non-cash items  

$   10,383   $   15,843   $  (23,736)   $  

(3,454)   $  

1,297

10,996  
11,384  

2,990  
10,006  

9,278  
7,256  

(8,055)  
2,468  

2,190
3,190

7,406  

1,540  

1,075  

179  

121

Adjusted EBITDA  

$  211,020   $  138,462   $   151,117   $  126,534   $  109,399

Less:
Replacement capital expenditures (1)  
Cash interest expense (2)  
Turnaround costs  
Income tax expense  

23,862  
45,019  
14,052  
929  

24,345  
  26,633  
10,684  
598  

15,508  
29,901  
6,890  
151  

6,304  
30,543  
11,277  
257  

12,175
4,289
2,395
501

Distributable Cash Flow  

$   127,158   $   76,202   $   98,667   $   78,153   $   90,039

(1)  Replacement capital expenditures are defined as those capital expenditures which do not increase operating capacity or reduce operating costs 

and exclude turnaround costs.

(2)  Represents consolidated interest expense less non-cash interest expense.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Calumet Facilities
Shreveport Refinery

Our refinery located in Shreveport, Louisiana and acquired in 2001 produces specialty lubricating oils and 
waxes, as well as fuel products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. The Shreveport refinery has aggregate 
crude oil throughput capacity of approximately 60,000 bpd.

Superior Refinery

Our refinery located in Superior, Wisconsin and acquired on September 30, 2011, produces gasoline, diesel, 
asphalt, heavy fuel oils and specialty petroleum products. The Superior refinery has aggregate crude oil 
throughput capacity of approximately 45,000 bpd.

Cotton Valley Refinery

Our refinery located in Cotton Valley, Louisiana and acquired in 1995 produces specialty solvents that are used 
principally in the manufacture of paints, cleaners, automotive products and drilling fluids. The Cotton Valley 
refinery has aggregate crude oil throughput capacity of approximately 13,500 bpd.

Princeton Refinery

Our refinery located in Princeton, Louisiana and acquired in 1990 produces specialty lubricating oils, including 
process oils, base oils, transformer oils and refrigeration oils that are used in a variety of industrial and 
automotive applications. The Princeton refinery has aggregate crude oil throughput capacity of approximately 
10,000 bpd.

Karns City Facility

Our facility located in Karns City, Pennsylvania and acquired in 2008 produces white mineral oils, petrolatums, 
solvents, gelled hydrocarbons, cable fillers and natural petroleum sulfonates. The Karns City facility has 
aggregate feedstock throughput capacity of approximately 5,500 bpd.

Dickinson Facility

Our facility located in Dickinson, Texas and acquired in 2008 produces white mineral oils, compressor lubricants 
and natural petroleum sulfonates. The Dickinson facility currently has aggregate feedstock throughput capacity 
of approximately 1,300 bpd.

Storage, Distribution and Logistics Assets

We own and operate terminals in Burnham, Illinois, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Crookston, Minnesota and Proctor, 
Minnesota with aggregate storage capacities of approximately 150,000, 166,000, 156,000, and 200,000 barrels, 
respectively. These terminals, as well as additional owned and leased facilities throughout the U.S., facilitate 
the distribution of products in the Upper Midwest and East Coast regions of the U.S. and Canada. We also 
use approximately 2,550 leased railcars to receive crude oil or distribute our products throughout the U.S. and 
Canada. In total, we have approximately 10.7 million barrels of aggregate storage capacity at our facilities and 
leased storage locations.

Recent Acquisitions

Hercules Synthetic Lubricants Business

On January 3, 2012, we completed the acquisition of the aviation and refrigerant lubricants business (a 
polyolester based synthetic lubricants business) from Hercules Incorporated, a subsidiary of Ashland, Inc., for 
aggregate consideration of approximately $19.6 million, excluding certain customary post-closing purchase price 
adjustments. We also acquired a manufacturing facility located in Louisiana, Missouri.

TruSouth Oil

On January 6, 2012, we completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding membership interests of TruSouth 
Oil, LLC, a specialty petroleum packaging and distribution company and related party, located in Shreveport, 
Louisiana for aggregate consideration of approximately $25.5 million.

We believe these acquisitions provide greater diversity to our specialty products segment.

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
www.calumetspecialty.com

© 2012 Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.

2011 Annual Report

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (“Calumet”) is a publicly traded master limited partnership (“MLP”) engaged in 
the production and sale of specialty hydrocarbon products.

We are a leading independent producer of high-quality, specialty hydrocarbon products in North America. We are 
headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and own plants primarily located in Louisiana, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. We 
own and lease additional facilities, primarily related to production and distribution of specialty products, throughout 
the United States. Our business is organized into two segments: specialty products and fuel products. In our specialty 
products segment, we process crude oil and other feedstocks into a wide variety of customized lubricating oils, white 
mineral oils, solvents, petrolatums, asphalt and waxes. Our specialty products are sold to domestic and international 
customers who purchase them primarily as raw material components for basic industrial, consumer and automotive 
goods. In our fuel products segment, we process crude oil into a variety of fuel and fuel related products including 
gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and heavy fuel oils.

As an MLP, we expect to make quarterly distributions of available cash, as defined by our Partnership Agreement, to our 
unitholders.  Our goal is to increase distributions to our unitholders over time through a combination of organic growth 
projects and accretive acquisitions.

Executive Officers:

F. William Grube - Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board

Jennifer G. Straumins - President and Chief Operating Officer

  R. Patrick Murray, II - Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

  William A. Anderson - Vice President — Sales and Marketing

Timothy R. Barnhart - Vice President — Operations

  Robert M. Mills - Vice President — Crude Oil Supply

Jeffrey D. Smith - Vice President — Planning and Economics

Directors:

Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Jr. – Chairman of the Board, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
Managing Trustee, The Heritage Group

F. William Grube – Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board

James S. Carter – Retired U.S. Regional Director, ExxonMobil Fuels Company

  William S. Fehsenfeld – Vice President and Secretary, Schuler Books, Inc.

  Robert E. Funk – Retired Vice President of Corporate Planning and Economics, Citgo Petroleum Corp.

  George C. Morris III – President, Morris Energy Advisors, Inc.

  Nicholas J. Rutigliano – President, Tobias Insurance Group, Inc.

Common Unit Listing:
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Symbol: CLMT

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
Ernst & Young LLP
Indianapolis, IN

Stock Transfer Agent:
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services 

Investor Relations:
Shareholders, securities analysts or portfolio managers 
seeking information are welcome to contact Investor 
Relations at 317-328-5660.

For more information, please visit our website at 
http://www.calumetspecialty.com