Fuchs Petrolub 4734821 220783382 2008-06-21T15:39:35Z Gr1st 1988182 /* External links */ promoted to MDAX {{Cleanup|date=March 2008}} {{Infobox_Company | company_name = Fuchs Petrolub AG | company_logo = [[Image:Fuchs Petrolub.svg|140px]] | company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ({{FWB|FPE}}) | foundation = 1931 | founder = Rudolf Fuchs | location = [[Mannheim]], [[Germany]] | locations = <small>main manufacturing locations include:</small><br>[[Mannheim]], [[Germany]],<br>[[Belper]], [[England]] | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Jürgen Strube <small>([[chair (official)|Chairman]] of the [[supervisory board]])</small>, Stefan Fuchs <small>([[chief executive officer|CEO]])</small> | industry = [[Lubricants]] | products = [[Lubricants]], speciality products | revenue = [[Euro|€]]1.365 [[1000000000 (number)|billion]] <small>(2007)</small><ref name="AR2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.fuchs-oil.de/fileadmin/fuchs_upload/pdf_addons/English/GB_2007/GB_2007_e_geschuetzt.pdf |title=Annual Report 2007 |publisher=Fuchs Petrolub |accessdate=2008-06-04}}</ref> | operating_income = {{profit}} €195.2 million <small>(2007)</small><ref name="AR2007" /> | net_income = {{profit}} €120.3 million <small>(2007)</small><ref name="AR2007" /> | num_employees = 3,790 <small>(2007)</small><ref name="AR2007" /> | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = [http://www.fuchs-oil.de www.fuchs-oil.de] | footnotes = | intl = yes }} '''Fuchs Petrolub AG''' is the world's largest independent manufacturer of [[lubricants]], and related speciality products.<ref>[http://www.fuchs-oil.de/history.html Fuchs history]</ref> The company's headquarters are at [[Mannheim]], [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]], where the company was founded in [[1931]]. ==Fuchs products== Fuchs produces a wide range of high-quality products, which include automotive lubricants ([[engine]] [[motor oil]]s and [[transmission]], for motor cars, motorcycles, agricultural, plant and stationary engines), metalworking lubricants, industrial, civil engineering, and hydraulic products. Fuchs also produces the Planto range of [[biodegradable]] products. ===Automotive products=== Fuchs '''Titan''' is a range of products aimed at [[cars|motor cars]], [[trucks]], [[buses]], agricultural and plant equipment. Fuchs '''Silkolene''' is a highly regarded product range specifically for [[motorcycles]]. ===Industrial products=== Fuchs '''Renolin''' are a range of hydraulic and industrial gearbox lubricants. ===Civil Engineering products=== Fuchs '''Renocast''' are a range of mould release agents, used when casting concrete. ===Mechanical Engineering products=== Fuchs '''Ecocut''' and '''Ecocool''' are fluids for [[metalworking]], specifically cutting and general machining. Fuchs '''Renoform''' and '''Trenoil''' are used for forming metals, be that die drawing, rolling or pressing, in both hot and cold processes. Fuchs '''Thermisol''' are a range of [[quenching]] oils, used for [[heat treatment]] processes, including [[annealing]] and [[tempering]]. ===General application products=== Fuchs '''Renolit''' are a range of [[grease]]s used across their entire portfolio, including [[aviation]] and [[food processing]]. The Fuchs '''Anticorit''' range are non-toxic protectives for [[corrosion|anti-corrosion]], across a wide variety of applications, and are particularly suited to packaging, storage and transportation ==Fuchs Lubritech== Fuchs Lubritech is a division that specializes in specialty lubricants, coatings and services for all industrial applications, especially mining, and other types of processing and manufacturing plants. ==The "Silkolene" brand name== The [[Silkolene]] brand name has a long history, with the company originating in [[England]]. Initially, it was called Dalton and Company, being named after its' founder, and sold Silkolene products. However, recognising the strength of the Silkolene brand, in the early 1980s, the company was renamed Silkolene Lubricants. Towards the end of the 1980s, in 1989, Silkolene Lubricants was acquired by the German Fuchs group, and the products were subsequently renamed Fuchs Silkolene. The products themselves gained a high international regard. The Sikolene company developed specialist lubricants for aviation, including oils for the [[Rolls-Royce Merlin|Merlin]] engine, as used in the [[Supermarine Spitfire|Spitfire]], [[Hawker Hurricane|Hurricane]] and [[Avro Lancaster|Lancaster]], to name a few. Silkolene dedicated many years on technical cooperation with the [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]], and was also involved with the [[supersonic]] passenger aircraft, [[Concorde]]. The company amassed expertise with [[synthetic lubricants|synthetic lubricant]] technology, and Silkolene became a recognised world leader in the field of synthetic lubricants, including [[esters]]. Synthetic lubricant technology continued, and in the early '90s, developments continued to include [[Aerospace engineering]], along with [[motorsports]], including [[rallying]] and [[motorcycle racing]]. An early partnership was with [[Honda|Honda UK Motorcycle Race Team]]. With positive market exposure, coupled with a very high degree of [[research and development]] (R&D), and success in competition, Silkolene products became the [[market leader]] in the [[UK]]. Presently, Silkolene products continue to be manufacturered at [[Belper]] in England. They are now also made in Germany, the US, and SE Asia. ==Fuchs in motorsports== Fuchs, like many of their competitor brands of lubricants, have a strong worldwide presence in [[motorsports]], particularly in Europe and the USA. In the 2-wheel automotive segment, the Fuchs Silkolene brand sponsors many different classes of motorcycle racing, including prototype based racing: [[MotoGP]], and production based "[[Superbike racing|SuperBike]]" and "[[Supersport racing|SuperSports]]" racing: [[Superbike World Championship|World SuperBikes]], World SuperSports, [[British Superbike Championship|British SuperBikes]]. The brand has also been involved with [[Motorcross]], and Speedway. Fuchs have a current long term partnership with [[Kawasaki motorcycles]], although they also sponsor [[Honda]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha]]. Silkolene have also participated in the [[Isle of Man TT|Isle of Man TT races]], arguably, the toughest test in the world for any motorcycle. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.fuchs-oil.de/ Fuchs Petrolub AG official website (in German, with English link)] *[http://www.fuchs-oil.com/ Fuchs Petrolub AG official website (in English, with German link)] *[http://www.fuchs.com/ Fuchs USA official website] *[http://www.fuchs-europe.com/ Fuchs Europe Schmierstoffe GmbH, a subsidiary of Fuchs Petrolub AG (limited content in English, with German link)] *[http://www.fuchs-europe.de/ Fuchs Europe Schmierstoffe GmbH, a subsidiary of Fuchs Petrolub AG (comprehensive content in German, with English link)] *[http://www.fuchslubricants.com/ Fuchs Lubricants UK Plc official website] *[http://www.silkolene.com/ Fuchs Silkolene motorcycle products (in English)] *[http://www.fuchs-silkolene.com/ Fuchs Silkolene motorcycle products (in German)] *[http://www.fuchs.com.au/ Fuchs Lubricants Australia] *[http://www.fuchsindia.com/home.htm Fuchs lubricants India] {{MDAX companies}} [[Category:Multinational companies]] [[Category:Motor oils]] [[Category:Oil companies of Germany]] [[Category:Oil and gas companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies of Germany]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Companies established in 1931]] [[de:Fuchs Petrolub]]