[Original of Truck House] We all know that it is composed of two parts: base oil and additives. On the base oil, almost every card friend can name several well-known companies. However, as one of the biggest factors affecting the performance of engine oil, I believe that few people can make it clear. Therefore, in this article, we will lead you to understand the four major additive companies that currently occupy 90% of the global market.
At present, with the continuous improvement of additive research and development and production technology, the service life of lubricating oil is prolonged, the demand for additive products is growing slowly, and the global additive industry has excess production capacity. After fierce market competition, at present, four major additives, Lubrizol, Infineum, Chevron Oronite and Afton, have basically formed in the world.
● Lubrizol.
Luborun Company was established in 1928, which started with the research, development, production and distribution of lubricating oil additives. Headquartered in wycliffe, Ohio, USA, it is the largest lubricant additive company in the world. Lubrizol produces almost all component additives and compounding agents for lubricating oil and fuel, with a total of 7,100 direct suppliers worldwide, 38 subsidiaries and 21 production plants in 24 countries, and its products are sold to more than 100 countries.
Luborun lubricant additive products have a global market share of about 33%, and its developed additive formula is used to prepare various transportation and industrial commercial lubricants, including gasoline engine oil and diesel engine oil, automatic transmission fluid, marine lubricant, tractor lubricant, fuel oil and industrial lubricants.
● Infineon (Infineum)
Runyinglian was formed by the merger of ExxonMobile and Shell’s additive division in 1999, and it is the second largest supplier of lubricating oil additives in the world. Before the merger, both companies had a development history of nearly 70 years. Its business is not only concentrated in Britain, the United States and Singapore, but also tends to develop globally in recent years. Runyinglian’s initial product was pour point depressant, and then developed the technology of engine oil antioxidant and antiwear agent. In recent years, the research and development focused on ashless dispersant and metal cleaner. In 1960s, Runyinglian began to dabble in fuel additives, especially in diesel fluidity improver. At present, the development of fuel additives in Runyinglian focuses on diesel lubricity additives.
● Chevron Oronite
Founded in 1917, Chevron Orenai Company is the third largest manufacturer and supplier of lubricating oil additives in the United States, and has strong strength in compounding agents. The main products are gasoline/diesel engine oil compounding agents.
Oil compounding agent, etc. The global business is divided into three regions: the United States, Asia Pacific and EAME (Europe, Africa and Middle East). There are 5 technical centers in the world, which are used for the research and development and testing of catalysts, lubricant additives and other products.
● Afton (Afton)
Yafuton was founded in 2004, and its predecessor was Ethyl (ethyl) company, which was responsible for the original petroleum additive business. Yafuton’s product line distribution is very distinctive. Its output of vehicle oil additives accounts for about 55% of the total output, that of drive system oil additives accounts for about 26%, and the rest are industrial oil or industrial oil additives. (Shell) and Bibi (BP) are the two main customers of Aveton.
● Editor’s note:
Taking engine oil as an example, additives will greatly affect its performance and service life. Therefore, although this field is not well known by many people, there is still fierce competition in the field of humble additives to promote the continuous development of this industry and bring us products with better performance. (Photo/Wen Wei Liu)
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