Castrol
Castrol: over 100 years of leadership on European markets
In 2000, Castrol and its owner — Burmah Oil — became part of the BP (British Petroleum) group. Today Castrol’s engine oils lead European markets by a wide margin, though Castrol deliberately keeps the exact locations where its products are made a little vague, stressing only that Eastern and Western Europe are supplied with products that have different properties and characteristics.
By the way, did you know the name Castrol comes from the world’s first engine oil additive? And that additive was… plain old castor oil!
- Where is Castrol oil made? Where Castrol oil is made today: plants in Belgium, Turkey, Germany, India and China, which one your can may come from and how to avoid a fake.
- The history of Castrol How Charles Wakefield, a former Vacuum Oil man, founded CC Wakefield Co in London in 1899 and shaped the development and advertising of Castrol oils to 1941.
- How the Castrol brand came to be Where the name Castrol comes from: how C.C. Wakefield & Co added castor oil to engine oil in 1909 so that it worked in both frost and heat.
- The World's First Additive Package, from Castrol Castrol's chemical laboratory, under Elliot Evans, developed the first-ever additive package for engine oil.
- Global cooperation with the automotive giants Castrol’s partnerships with carmakers: BMW’s factory-fill oil since 1999, deals with VAG, Ford and Premier Automotive Group, and what remains of them today.
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Castrol CRB Multi 15W-40 CH-4
partly verified: some specifications could not be confirmed from an official source
- API CH-4