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By 1960, the name of the motor oil had eclipsed the company's name itself so "CC Wakefield & Company" became "Castrol Limited". [4] In 1966, Castrol was acquired by company Burmah Oil, which was renamed "Burmah-Castrol". Burmah-Castrol was purchased by London-based multinational BP (then, "BP Amoco plc") in 2000.
A sample of synthetic motor oil. Synthetic oil is a lubricant consisting of chemical compounds that are artificially modified or synthesised. Synthetic lubricants can be manufactured using chemically modified petroleum components rather than whole crude oil, but can also be synthesized from other raw materials. The base material, however, is ...
"Semi-synthetic oil" introduces an apparently arbitrary definition of what composition defines this. We are then treated to a section all about non-synthetic oils, by way of comparison. I move that the whole article is redundant in favour of other articles such as Lubricant, Motor oil and other specifics. If not redundant then in need of a ...
Quaker State is an American brand of motor oils, owned by Shell USA, the US-based division of Shell plc.. The former Quaker State Oil Refining Company had been constituted in 1924 after the Eastern Refining Co. acquired rights to the Quaker State brand name to the Phinny Brothers Oil Company, which had been producing the Quaker lubricants since 1912, gaining reputation in the U.S. after a deal ...
Old World Industries (OWI) is an American automotive and chemical company best known for their PEAK brand of motor oil, antifreeze and other automotive products. The company markets itself as an "independent, family-owned business". It sells products in over 60 countries. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The company was the first to sell multi-grade motor oil and is currently North America's largest private, independent blender of motor oils and industrial lubricants. [2] Amalie primarily produces private label products for companies such as Walmart , O'Reilly Auto Parts , Advance Auto Parts , Carquest and AutoZone but is starting to sell its ...
Liqui Moly's main product is motor oil with MoS 2, but there are also other lubricants with MoS 2 and the additive MoS 2 itself to be added by the end-user during oil changes. Molybdenum disulfide enhances the lubrication quality of the oil and offers emergency operating features under harsh conditions.
AMSOIL 10W-40 Synthetic Motor Oil became the first synthetic motor oil in the world to meet American Petroleum Institute (API) service requirements in 1972. [2] [1] The company created its tagline, "The First in Synthetics®," to acknowledge the achievement. Newspaper ad showing that AMSOIL synthetic motor was commercially available by 1968.