Castrol

Castrol: over 100 years of leadership on European markets

5 articles in the section, about 7 minutes of reading in total

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!

  1. Castrol oil production and quality Castrol's marketing policy calls for engine oil labels to carry no information whatsoever about the actual manufacturing plant… 347 words, 2 min
  2. The history of Castrol Right up until his death in 1941, Wakefield was the soul and driving force behind Castrol engine oils' success. It was he who, back in the 1920s, began shaping the marketing strategy… 145 words, 1 min
  3. How the Castrol brand came to be That's how, in 1909, the first engine oil additive (castor oil) appeared, and that's how the Castrol brand (from the English "castor oil") came to be. 114 words, 1 min
  4. The World's First Additive Package, from Castrol Castrol's chemical laboratory, under Elliot Evans, developed the first-ever additive package for engine oil. 233 words, 2 min
  5. Global cooperation with the automotive giants Today Castrol is BMW's official engine oil supplier . For every engine bearing this marque, Castrol has been the factory-fill oil since 1999. BMW also… 96 words, 1 min

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