Sanyo Chemical starts automotive lubricant additive facility in U.S.

Sanyo Chemical Industries has started a 4,000 ton per year facility for production of ACLUBE Series automotive lubricant additives at Sanyo Chemical & Resins in West Elizabeth, Penn., U.S.A., bringing the company’s overall capacity to 54,000 tons per year.
Sanyo Chemical claims that adding 5-10% of ACLUBE can minimize viscosity variations in lubricants.
Interest in viscosity index (VI) improvers is rising as the automobile industry seeks to reduce CO2 emissions and improve fuel consumption.