October 26, 2005
Infineum Opens its New Technology Facilities
in UK
Infineum, the global lubricant and fuel additives company, 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 “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.
Europe/Middle East/Africa
Malcolm Rose
Tel: +44 (0)1235 549 509
Email: Malcolm.Rose@Infineum.com
The Americas
Judy Donovan
Tel: 908-474-6705
Email: Judy.Donovan@Infineum.com
Asia Pacific
Karen Woon
Tel: 65 899 8887
Email: Karen.Woon@Infineum.com
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