Peugeot Citroën Rus" and United Petrochemicals have started producing motor oils in the Kaluga region

Lubricant manufacturer United Petrochemicals (UPEC, part of the Sintec Group) and the spare parts, auto chemicals and motor oils brand Autorepar (Peugeot Citroën Rus) have announced the start of a strategic partnership.

Production has begun at a technology park in the Kaluga region of motor oils under the Russian brand Autorepar – the successor to the international Eurorepar range, originally founded by French car manufacturers Peugeot and Citroën (part of the Stellantis automotive group). The brand is aimed at the Russian market for spare parts and after-sales service.

Under the agreement, the technology park will provide Peugeot Citroën Rus with a full production cycle – from the development and adaptation of formulations to series production and multi-stage quality control of the finished products.

As a result, three flagship Autorepar products will roll off the production line:

• Optimum 5W-30: a fully synthetic motor oil for high-performance petrol and diesel engines. The product meets API SN and ACEA C2/C3 standards, as well as PSA B71 2290 and MB 229.52/229.51/31 specifications.
• Resource 5W-40: an all-season synthetic oil for engines not equipped with diesel particulate filters (DPF). The oil is certified to ACEA A3/B4 and boasts a wide range of approvals, including BMW LL-01, VW 502 00/505 00 and RENAULT RN0700/0710.
• Expert 0W-30: a low-ash product (using Low SAPS technology), specially developed for modern hybrid powertrains and vehicles with start-stop systems.

The entire range is certified and available in one-litre and four-litre containers, as well as in an industrial format – 205-litre drums. According to the manufacturer, the products are equipped with an anti-counterfeiting system.

According to Gennady Zadorozhny, Sales Director at United Petrochemicals, the partnership with Autorepar forms part of the company's strategy to develop contract manufacturing of lubricants. He noted that the plant already has experience producing goods for international automotive brands and expects to continue expanding this area.

Alexey Kozlov, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Service and Spare Parts, noted that the Autorepar motor oil range continues the development of the Eurorepar brand on the Russian market. He added that previously developed technologies were used in creating the products, and the oil formulations have been adapted to the operating conditions of cars in Russia.