10/26/2005
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Infineum officially opened its new Technology Facilities at a ceremony today at Milton Hill, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK.
The facilities comprise of two buildings, named after eminent British engineers James Watt and Osborne Reynolds. The James Watt building which is a state of the art technology centre, houses ten laboratories and office accommodation for approximately two hundred research and development scientists. An additional building to house â "pilot-scale" blending operations and "process scale-up" activities named after Osborne Reynolds is also built in the same complex.
Dominique Fournier, CEO of Infineum said "I am pleased that investing in these new facilities at Milton Hill will enable us to keep Infineum at the forefront of technology in this specialised industry. What our customers want is value for money and competitive advantage, our focus is to deliver both. At no time has this been more important as increasingly stringent environmental legislation and pressures on global raw material costs drive advances in our industry."
"This new technology facility at Milton Hill compliments Infineum™s other facilities in the US, Singapore and Japan, and demonstrates Infineum™s commitment to innovation. It is essential to invest in a highly-focussed manner in new technologies and the right facilities." said Shaun Kennedy, VP Technology for Infineum. "They will add value and deliver advantage to our customers through the technological development of new fuel and lubricant additives."
The building which will be used for research into new Crankcase, Marine and Speciality lubricant additives as well as Fuel and Refinery Additives was officially opened in a joint unveiling between Dominique Fournier the present CEO and Tony Gaskell the first CEO of the company.
Notes to editors
With headquarters in Milton Hill, near Abingdon, U.K., the Infineum Group of Companies is a major worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of lubricant additives used primarily in automotive, heavy-duty diesel and marine engines, and additives for gasoline and diesel fuels. Its customers are oil companies and other lubricant and fuel marketers. The Infineum product line also includes specialty additives for automotive transmission fluids, gear and industrial oils. For more information, visit Infineum on the Web at http://www.infineum.com.
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