Motor oil: US producer enters Pakistan

Valvoline’s entire range of products such as coolants and motor oils will now be available in Pakistan.

KARACHI:

One of the largest producers of motor oil in the United States, Valvoline, is bringing its products to Pakistan.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Director Petrozol, the distributors of Valvoline’s automotive lubricants, Riaz Asghar Chaudhary explained that his company would expand Valvoline’s presence in Pakistan and would be bringing its entire range of products such as coolants and motor oils.

Petrozol General Manager Ali Malik said that 240,000 tons of lubricants were sold in Pakistan in 2009-10 and most of the market share was held by traditional companies such as PSO. However, he said that this share had declined over the last three to five years as a lot of new brands were being introduced which were gradually grabbing market share.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 28^th, 2011.