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For over three decades, Lubrichem has been a trusted partner in toll filling and repacking services for the oil and lubricants industry. Our Durban facility’s prime location ensures fast, efficient handling, while our expertise guarantees consistent product integrity and supply chain optimisation. Partner with Lubrichem for your Toll Filling and Repacking needs.

We supply first fill coolant to vehicle manufacturers in South Africa. The chemistry is OEM approved and blended in Durban, so what reaches the assembly line is the specification the engine was designed around, not an approximation of it. One quality system covers everything we produce: ISO 9001:2015 accreditation, deionised water produced on site, every batch tested and documented, with independent third-party lab oversight. That standard applies whether the coolant is going to a production line in bulk or onto a dealer shelf in a 1 or 5-litre pack. First fill or aftermarket, the standard does not move. Talk to us: https://lnkd.in/d7KCkYv6

A coolant that works in a passenger vehicle doesn't automatically work in a heavy-duty application. The demands are simply different. Higher sustained operating temperatures, longer drain intervals, mixed-metal engine construction, and, in many diesel applications, wet sleeve liners that require specific inhibitor protection to prevent cavitation erosion. For fleet operators and equipment managers, the cost of getting this wrong often accumulates quietly over time in wear, downtime, and eventually in component failures that are far more expensive than the initial coolant ‘saving’ that caused them. The right heavy-duty coolant specification protects the asset across its full working life. That's what we formulate for. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dzB4CZPT

Localisation is reshaping how the South African automotive industry thinks about its supply chain. For OEMs assembling locally, the pressure to demonstrate meaningful local content across their supplier base is growing. Coolant is one of the more straightforward wins on that list. The base chemistry is imported and OEM-approved at source. That’s a non-negotiable. But the rest thereafter is managed locally – to the exact same standards – just with far better accessibility and control. The finished product that goes into the vehicle is made in South Africa, priced in Rands, and a few hours from the line. For 35 years, that's exactly what we’ve been supplying, and it's something we continue to deliver. Get in touch: https://lnkd.in/d7KCkYv6

As data centres scale to handle the pressure of AI workloads, the cooling conversation keeps shifting from air to liquid. 💦 The fluid in a direct-to-chip system has to transfer heat efficiently, protect mixed metals and elastomer seals from corrosion, hold stable electrical properties, and last without degrading the components it touches. Through our partnership with Arteco NV, we supply ZITREC® EC 20 which has been validated to meet NVIDIA technical requirements and holds OCP Accepted™ status. It is listed on the NVIDIA Marketplace. We hold ZITREC® EC in South Africa, with technical support on the ground, so if fluid specification is on your agenda early in a project, it's worth a conversation. 💧 https://lnkd.in/d7KCkYv6

OEMs across South Africa are asking the same question right now: How do we add local content without compromising the quality our parent company insists on? The mandate is clear. But a South African plant answers to a global standard, and no localisation target is worth a warranty claim. The search is always for line items where the two don't conflict. 💦 Coolant is one of them. Every vehicle leaves an assembly line filled with coolant. For most brands assembling in South Africa, that coolant arrives as a finished import with long lead times and currency risk attached. It doesn't have to work that way. The base chemistry is imported because it's already OEM-approved material, as it should be. But that's where the import ends. 💧The rest happens on our own shores. Storage, blending, testing, filling, packaging, and delivery. South African labour, suppliers, and transport. The finished litre that goes into the vehicle is made locally, priced in Rands, and at much better accessibility. We’ve been doing exactly this for 35 years. A South African-owned business, blending, testing, packing, and documenting coolant in an ISO 9001:2015 accredited facility in Durban. ✔️ If coolant isn't on your local content plan yet, it should be. Chat to us, https://lnkd.in/d7KCkYv6