Pertamina sells new lube

JAKARTA (JP): State oil and gas company Pertamina has launched a new lubricating oil for heavy equipment and large vehicles using high speed diesel engines made in Europe and North America.

Pertamina said in a statement yesterday the new lube, which is branded Meditran SX 15W-40, was launched Monday for heavy equipment like tractors, bulldozers, excavators and large vehicles like dump and mining trucks which were equipped with pollution-free diesel engines.

The lube is good for the brands like Caterpillar, MACK, Scania, Volvo, Mercedes Benz, MAN and Renault, it said.

Pertamina produced a special lubricating oil branded Meditran SC 15W-40 for heavy equipment and large vehicles in 1994 but it was not suitable for pollution-free diesel engines.

Manufacturers in Europe and North America have modified diesel engines for heavy equipment and large vehicles to meet the public demand for a clean environment, the company said.

New engines require high quality lubricating oil like the Meditran SX 15W-40 lube, Pertamina said.

The lube is, for the moment, only available in Java but will later be supplied to other areas. (jsk)