Ampol has commenced with the production and supply of Mobil lubricants at its Queensland lubricant manufacturing facility.
The commencement of blending follows last year’s announcement that Ampol and ExxonMobil had entered a marketing alliance to blend, distribute and market Mobil lubricants across Australia.
Under the agreement, Ampol will supply Mobil lubricants to retail and business customers through a combination of direct and distributor channels.
Brent Merrick, Ampol Executive General Manager, Commercial, said the commencement of blending is an important milestone in Ampol’s conversion to Mobil lubricants, with B2B customers expected to receive the new products in the coming months, and retail customers later in the year.
“Mobil’s lubricant technology is world-class, innovative and has decades of proven performance. Through our lubricants alliance with ExxonMobil, we are using our scale, Australian expertise, manufacturing capability and strong customer relationships to bring Mobil lubricants to Australian consumers and support our commitment to evolving our lubricants offer to meet changing customer needs.
“I look forward to bringing these products to our customers over the coming months as we complete our conversion to Mobil lubricants.”
Kum Fong Siew, ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Executive Director for South Asia Pacific Lubricants, said: “Over the last six months, we have worked closely with Ampol on their Lubricants Facility conversion to Mobil. Ampol’s robust quality control, testing techniques and adoption of ExxonMobil’s quality management system will ensure customers in the region will continue to receive advanced lubricants every time.”
The manufacturing, distribution and marketing conversion to Mobil lubricants is expected to be finalised by the end of the year.