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Our team of experts and chemists work alongside you, providing guidance to the surfactant and polymer solutions with the most impact on your lubricants and fuels.

Using naturally derived materials, our custom-formulated additives enable you to meet next-generation legislation, strict OEM requirements, and evolving performance demands.

We combine deep experience in fatty amine surfactant and amine derivative synthesis with a relentless focus on innovation to offer you powerful yet simple components for your lubricant and fuel additive packages.

Lubricant, fuel and metalworking fluid additives

We provide a comprehensive selection of high-quality additives for lubricants, fuels and metalworking fluids to the automotive and industrial markets.​
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​Our specialty additives are designed to boost mechanical performance and improve fuel efficiency, aiding formulators in achieving sustainability targets.​

Applications

  • Metalworking fluids
  • Industrial lubricants
  • Fuel additives – diesel and biodiesel
  • Fuel additives – gasoline
  • Fuel additives – alcohol and alternative fuels
  • Automotive lubricants and greases
  • Marine and specialty lubricants
  • EV and e-mobility fluids

Core functional areas by application

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Technical Presentation: HLD‑guided design of next‑generation metalworking fluids

Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (STLE) 
17 May - 21 May 2026 New Orleans, LA, United States

Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (STLE) 

Designed for sustainability

We develop our lubricant and fuel additives to help you meet growing demands for sustainable solutions ‒ without compromising performance.

Ask us about:

  • Naturally derived, ash-free and zinc-free solutions that help meet or exceed your performance targets
  • Bio-based raw materials (tallow and vegetable oils) with flexibility and stability
  • Efficiency enhancements and economical improvements while addressing regulatory and environmental goals
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Applications and core functional areas

Metalworking fluids

• Emulsifiers and co-emulsifiers
• Corrosion inhibitors
• Lubricity and boundary additives
• Low-foam surfactants, hard-water-stable systems

Industrial lubricants

Industrial hydraulics, gear oils, turbine, circulating oils, etc., using:

• Corrosion inhibitors
• Demulsifiers / surfactants
• Wetting / dispersing surfactants

Automotive lubricants

• Corrosion inhibitors (e.g., for ATF, engine oils in certain environments)
• Surfactants and polar additives (as metal wetters, dispersant/
   detergency components and friction/lubricity modifiers
   in specific cases)
• EV and e-mobility fluids (corrosion inhibitors, surfactants,
   compatibility aids)

Fuel additives – diesel and biodiesel

• Corrosion inhibitors for diesel and biodiesel
• Amine surfactants as components in detergent/lubricity/
   stability systems
• Surfactants for water management and stability in biodiesel blends

Fuel additives – gasoline

• Corrosion inhibitors
• Detergent components/metal wetting (select amine surfactants)

Fuel additives – alcohol and alternative fuels

• Ethanol and methanol blends
• Some renewable and alternative fuels

Greases

• Metal wetting, dispersion, corrosion inhibition

Marine and specialty lubricants

• Select components (e.g., corrosion inhibitors and surfactants)

Featured Products

Surfactants - Anionic

Armolube AW 101

Armolube® AW 101 anti-wear agent provides good ashless anti-wear performance, acting as a good corrosion inhibitor for iron (Fe) and aluminum (Al). It is a reasonably good emulsifier with improved solubility benefits in emulsion for less-sticky soaps.

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Surfactants - Cationic and fatty amines

Armolube FM 102

Armolube® FM 102 friction modifier is used as an intermediate to make fuel cold-flow improvers and detergent additives for fuel additive packages for diesel and gasoline engines. Also used as an intermediate to make dispersants for gasoline engine lubricants.

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Surfactants - Cationic and fatty amines

Armolube PA 101

Armolube® PA 101 thickener precursor is used as a primary amine to make polyurea greases.

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Surfactants - Non-ionic

Armolube EM 404

Armolube® EM 404 emulsifier (4 EO) offers moderate to good friction and wear reduction benefits and acts as a good all-round non-ionic emulsifier.

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