Pugh Lubricants is now providing environmentally-friendly motor oil to automotive service centers, dealerships and fleets throughout North and South Carolina, and Virginia.
EcoPower motor oil, premium-quality oil produced by re-refining used motor oil, is certified to meet or exceed the quality standards set by the American Petroleum Industry (API) for new motor oil, according to the company. EcoPower is produced by Safety-Kleen, North America's largest collector and re-refiner of used oil.
"We recognize the importance of offering our customers a product that conserves natural resources and reduces dependence on foreign crude," says Ron Pugh, president of Pugh Lubricants. "EcoPower gives our customers a new, high-quality alternative that meets a growing need."
Pugh Lubricants, based in Asheboro, N.C., is offering EcoPower in 5W-20, 5W-30, 10W-30 and 15W-40 viscosities in bulk and drums.
"Pugh Lubricants offers the best brands in the industry and we appreciate them adding EcoPower to their product line," stayes Eric Zimmer, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Safety-Kleen. According to Zimmer, the process for manufacturing EcoPower is virtually the same as refining crude oil, but creates less of an impact on the planet.
"It takes up to 85 percent less energy to produce a gallon of EcoPower oil from used oil than to produce that same oil from a gallon of crude," Zimmer says. "It gives consumers all the extra protection of a synthetic blend motor oil with a much smaller carbon footprint."
Zimmer said Safety-Kleen produced 97.4 million gallons of re-refined oil product from used oil in 2009, avoiding the emissions of more than 1,000,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases or the equivalent of taking almost 200,000 cars off the road. All major U.S. car manufacturers have approved the use of EcoPower in 5W-20, 5W-30 and 10W-30 oils in their cars that require these grades, and the 15W-40 grade has been approved by leading heavy-duty engine manufacturers.
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