A car, engine and pouring motor oil

Automotive & Industrial Lubricants & Additives

Discuss raw material requirements for automotive and industrial lubricants and additives.

Automotive & Industrial Lubricants & Additives

GTC supplies this sector and works with industrial and automotive suppliers. Contact us with your sourcing requirements. Technical specifications, availability and commercial terms are discussed through a business enquiry rather than assumed from this page.

Lubricants and the materials behind them

Global Trade Canada identifies automotive and industrial lubricants and additives as a supply sector. General sourcing discussions may concern finished lubricants, base oils or additive requirements. These are sector explanations, not confirmation that any particular grade, additive package or brand is currently available.

Vehicle engine and lubricant illustration

Let the equipment define the requirement

Vehicles, hydraulic systems, gears and other industrial machinery can have different lubrication needs. Start with the equipment manufacturer's requirements, operating temperature, load, duty cycle and service conditions. Viscosity is one consideration; compatibility, performance requirements and the existing lubricant also matter. A product should not be selected solely by a similar name or viscosity label.

Separate specifications from approvals

Provide the exact required viscosity grade and applicable equipment or industry specification, including its revision where relevant. Request a technical data sheet and SDS, and supporting evidence for any claimed approval. A supplier's performance statement and a formal approval are different forms of evidence. No API, ACEA, ISO or equipment-manufacturer approval is claimed for GTC products on this page.

Build a useful technical enquiry

Include equipment and application, required specification, viscosity, current product if known, operating conditions, compatibility constraints, quantity, packaging, destination market and delivery schedule. State whether the request concerns a finished lubricant, base oil or additive. Technical suitability, availability and commercial terms must be confirmed for the proposed supply.

Send a lubricant requirement