Chevron Oronite Company LLC develops, manufactures and markets performance-enhancement additives for lubricating oils and fuels.
Owned by Chevron, the company engages in three main business segments: lubricating oil additives, fuel additives, and components and chemicals.
Lubricant Additives
The lubricating oil additives business segment manufactures additives for lubricating oil for most engines, including motorcycles, cars, heavy-duty diesel trucks, buses, ships and locomotives. Each engine type has different needs and industry specifications, requiring unique additive formulations to properly protect the mechanical parts from premature wear and corrosion.
Several components and chemicals—such as dispersants, detergents, viscosity index improvers and inhibitors—are blended to meet the desired performance standards. Also, specialty additives are marketed for other applications, such as power transmission fluids and hydraulic oils.
Fuel Additives
Oronite provides fuel additives that improve a car's performance and extend an engine's life. Most additive applications are for gasoline and diesel fuels. Fuel performance standards vary for customers throughout the world, and packages are tailored for each market.
Components and Chemicals
Oronite manufactures and markets a number of chemical intermediates and components used to make additives and chemicals. These components and chemicals fall into four categories: detergents, dispersants, inhibitors and chemical intermediaries.
Oronite divides its operations into three regions: Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe/Africa/Middle East. We have 10 manufacturing, blending and research facilities around the world. Oronite's manufacturing plants are fully certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards as specified by the International Organization for Standardization Quality and are active members of their respective countries' Responsible Care Program, as governed by their local trade associations.
Key Oronite manufacturing facilities are in Belle Chasse, Louisiana; Gonfreville, France; and Singapore. These major facilities are supplemented by a plant in Maua, Brazil, and by our joint-venture partners in San Juan del Rio, Mexico, and Chennai, India. The company also operates technology centers around the world. They are in Richmond, California; Rotterdam, Netherlands; Omaezaki, Japan; and Gonfreville, France. There is also a testing and development center in San Antonio, Texas.
In February 2012, the company made the final investment decision to double the capacity of its additives plant on Jurong Island in Singapore. Project plans call for growth in component manufacturing, blending, shipping capacity and overall infrastructure to increase total supply capability for the Asia-Pacific region.
The Oronite® brand dates back to 1917, when it was used to market petroleum-based products.
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Updated: April 2012
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