Industry Resources
OEM Approvals and What It Means
*Download full PDF What an OEM Approval Is and Why It Matters An OEM approval certifies a lubricant meets a specific OEM’s performance specification
Performance Data Packs/ Candidate Data Package
*Download full PDF Every Lubricant Marketer making performance claims against the ACEA engine oil sequences must sign the Lubricant Marketer’s “Letter of Conformance” as
The 5th Independent Review of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000
The 5th Independent Review of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 has been tabled in Parliament and officially published on the DCCEEW website: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/protection/publications/fifth-independent-review-product-stewardship-oil-act-2000 The
ATF Transmission Oil Claiming Both Mercon® LV and Mercon® SP
VRF00011 Status: Closed What was the issue? A Verification Request Form (VRF) was raised regarding an ATF product that claimed to meet multiple specifications, including
Atiel ACEA document ALA MC 202050430
What is ATIEL ? ATIEL is the Technical Association for the European Lubricants Industry and operates as a not-for-profit organisation under Belgian law. For
ATF Transmission Oil Claiming both Mercon® SP and Mercon® ULV
VRF00010 Status: Closed What was the issue? A Verification Request Form (VRF) was raised regarding an ATF product that claimed to meet both Ford Mercon®
Lubricant Industry Useful Links
- 2024 ACEA Oil Sequences – Heavy Duty Engines (December 2024, Rev1-2)
- Australian Petroleum Statistics 2023
- ACEA Oil Sequences 2022
- ACEA Oil Sequences 2021
- Engine Oil Licensing & Certification System (EOLCS)
- American Petroleum Institute
- National Lubricating Grease Institute
- Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
- Lubes'n'Greases
- Machinery Lubrication
- Base Oil Report
- ILMA - Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association