8 Apr 2024
Castrol, a global leader in lubricants, is introducing 'Castrol MoreCircular' to lessen the carbon footprint of business lubricants in the United States. This initiative encompasses the entire process of collecting used oil from business customers, re-refining it, and incorporating the re-refined base oil into premium lubricants for supply to businesses.
Castrol, a global leader in lubricants, is introducing 'Castrol MoreCircular' to lessen the carbon footprint of business lubricants in the United States. This initiative encompasses the entire process of collecting used oil from business customers, re-refining it, and incorporating the re-refined base oil into premium lubricants for supply to businesses.
Developed in collaboration with Safety-Kleen, an environmental services subsidiary of Clean Harbors Inc., 'Castrol MoreCircular' follows successful market trials, leading to a multi-year collaboration agreement between Safety-Kleen and Castrol. The financial terms of this partnership were not disclosed. The program will officially debut on May 20, 2024, at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Las Vegas, NV.
'Castrol MoreCircular' combines Castrol's advanced lubricant technology with Safety-Kleen's extensive geographic reach and expertise in collecting and re-refining used oil. It is the outcome of significant investment in research and development aimed at integrating re-refined base oils into lubricant formulations while ensuring that the new product range meets or exceeds the latest original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and industry standards. Trials with several Castrol business customers have demonstrated the high-quality and high-performance attributes of these lower carbon footprint lubricants, which match the performance of versions containing virgin base oil.
The end-to-end offer begins with the collection of used lubricants from 'Castrol MoreCircular' customers, such as fleet maintenance shops and industrial sites. The used oil undergoes re-processing, recovering around 70% of it as base oil. Re-refined base oil is then combined with Castrol's cutting-edge technology to produce premium lubricants, resulting in an estimated 20-40% lower carbon footprint compared to Castrol's traditional products. At least 65% of the base oil in each MoreCircular lubricant is re-refined, and the size of the carbon footprint reduction depends partly on the percentage of re-refined base oil used. By purchasing these lubricants, participating business customers contribute to developing a more circular lubricants industry in the United States.
Currently, only a fraction of the more than one billion gallons of used oil generated annually in the United States are re-refined back to base oils. With the launch of 'MoreCircular,' Castrol is advancing towards embracing circularity—a key principle of Castrol's PATH360 sustainability strategy.
The detailed article published by jobbersworld.com can be accessed from https://jobbersworld.com/2024/04/11/castrol-is-launching-morecircular-a-nationwide-program-for-business-customers-to-advance-a-lower-carbon-footprint-more-circular-us-lubricants-industry/
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