LSI Chemical Expands to Brazil

LSI Chemical, a division of Lubrication Specialties Inc., has formed a distribution agreement with JMC2 Industrial Supply based in Brazil, the company announced. JMC2 will distribute and market LSI Chemical’s additives for formulations in the oil and gas refinery business and to fuel jobbers in addition to marketing Hot Shot’s Secret high performance additives, oils and fluids for retail distribution in Brazil, the company said.

“LSI Chemical offers the most exciting products for our large industrial clients who are focused on lubricant performance, emission reduction and fuel economy,” JMC2 Business Development Director, Jose Pedrosa said. “We were impressed how LSI is a company that only uses the best base oils and esters and takes the approach of developing solutions that have maximum performance specific to the needs of the customer.”

In addition to LSI Chemical, JMC2 currently distributes the Castrol line, PRESSERV and South Coast Products (SOCO) to oil and gas markets.

“We are very excited to launch LSI Chemical’s additive capabilities through our partner JMC2,” said LSI Chemical President, Todd Cawley. “Their relationships with the top companies in the oil and gas industry not only in Brazil but throughout the world combined with our R&D capabilities in developing fuel, oil and lubricant solutions for private label makes this partnership a perfect fit. Our products complement their current offerings and will have the added advantage of utilizing our proprietary nano-carbon expertise.”

By A.J. Hecht

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