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PETRONAS Lubricants India, Tata Motors Sign Used-Oil Recycling MoU
PETRONAS Lubricants India and Tata Motors are working together to recycle used vehicle oil.
They signed an agreement called a Memorandum of Understanding.
The companies will test their plan in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
The plan includes collecting used automotive lubricants responsibly.
The collected oil can be re-refined into base oil.
That base oil can then be used to make new lubricants.
The companies say this supports a circular economy.
They also say it may help meet India’s changing recycling responsibilities and reduce environmental impact.
PETRONAS Lubricants India and Tata Motors signed an MoU on collecting and recycling used automotive lubricants.
The companies will conduct a structured pilot simultaneously in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
The initiative aims to support India’s evolving Extended Producer Responsibility framework.
The partnership seeks to advance national circular-economy goals and reduce environmental impact.
PETRONAS said the model will return re-refined base oil to finished lubricants.
- Who
- PETRONAS Lubricants India and Tata Motors.
- What
- They signed a Memorandum of Understanding to responsibly collect and recycle used automotive lubricants.
- Where
- The pilot will run in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, while the announcement was made in Bengaluru.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the MoU was signed.
- Why
- To support India’s changing Extended Producer Responsibility framework, advance circular-economy goals, and reduce environmental impact.
Key facts
- Parties
- PETRONAS Lubricants India and Tata Motors
- Agreement
- Memorandum of Understanding
- Pilot locations
- Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
- Focus
- Responsible collection and recycling of used automotive lubricants
- Circular process
- Re-refined base oil will be returned to finished lubricants
- Policy context
- India’s changing Extended Producer Responsibility framework
- Announcement location
- Bengaluru
Sources
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