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Partnership

At Oronite, we work with over 30 standards bodies, industry associations, chemical and additive industry associations, and testing and certification groups. This helps us to ensure that we meet product specifications as they are defined throughout the world. A few of our partnerships are highlighted below.

In the Americas Region

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

• Helps to develop and manage analytical bench and engine tests
• Defines test standards and specifications and certifies laboratories

American Chemistry Council (ACC)

• Governs engine test protocol standards and data reporting

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

• Defines viscometric requirements

American Petroleum Institute (API)

• Defines API engine oil performance quality categories
• Helps to manage the engine oil licensing and certification system (EOLCS)
• Defines viscosity grade read across and base oil interchange guidelines

International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC)

• Composed of Japanese and U.S. automobile manufacturers
• Initiates and promotes the development of passenger engine oil performance specifications

In Asia Pacific

Japan Automobile Standards Organization (JASO)

• Sets performance specifications and determines test specifications for lubricants to be used in their vehicles and equipment

International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC)

• Composed of Japanese and U.S. automobile manufacturers
• Initiates and promotes the development of passenger engine oil performance specifications

In Europe, Middle East, Africa

Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobile (ACEA)

• Defines and updates the ACEA oil sequences and their performance specifications

Additive Technical Committee (ATC)

• Governs engine tests standards and data reporting

Association Technique de I'industrie Européenne des Lubrifiants (ATIEL)

• Define viscosity grade read across guidelines
• Define base oil interchange guidelines

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