Petronas opens new R&T centre for Latin America
Published on: Saturday, September 15, 2018
CONTAGEM: Petronas, through its subsidiary Petronas Lubricants International (PLI), opened its Research and Technology Centre in Latin America, the largest facility dedicated to the development of fluid technology to meet the region's automotive and industrial sector's growing needs.The Research & Technology (R&T) facility located at the Petronas Lubricants Brazil's blending plant here, focuses on development of the latest industrial fluids, lubricants and greases, while serving as a centre for technical expertise, customer assistance, product management and quality control activities."For PLI, this new R&T Centre in Latin America symbolises our commitment and deep-rooted belief in the power of technology to help industries succeed in the future," said PLI Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Giuseppe D'Arrigo at the launch.
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Also present were PLI's partners and customers in the automotive and industrial business, as well as PETRONAS Vice President of Marketing (Downstream Business) Dato' Sri Syed Zainal Syed Tahir and PLI Head of Americas, Guilherme de Paula.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The USD 8 million investment joins PLI's network of satellite R&T centres around the world, including China, Malaysia, South Africa and North America. These facilities have their nucleus at the PETRONAS Global Research and Technology Centre in Turin, Italy, which was opened in March this year."We believe in Brazil's growth ambitions and are committed to our goal to fulfil the market requirements of the largest economy in the region," said De Paula. – Bernama