PQIA'S MISSION

PQIA's mission is to serve the consumer of lubricants by testing and reporting on the quality and integrity of lubricants in the marketplace. It is expected that this improved visibility of quality will lead to wider conformance by lubricant manufacturers to specification and performance claims.

 

PQIA SUPPORTERS

 The Petroleum Quality Institute of America is able to serve buyers and consumers of lubricants through the generous support of: 

 


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 Please contact us PQIA at the link below if you too would like to support PQIA's efforts to help assure the quality of lubricants in the marketplace. 
 
tglenn@pqiamerica.com

PQIA ADVISORY BOARD

The Petroleum Quality Institute of America's Advisory Board comprises a distinguished group of professionals with prominence in a broad range of fields in the lubricants business.
 
The role of the Advisory Board is to provide PQIA's management with guidance, advice, recommendations and counsel in how to best pursue PQIA's purpose and mission.



March 22, 2012

PQIA completes analysis on 11 samples of Automatic Transmission Fluid and issues a Consumer Alert on one.  

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CITGO's Scott Riebel Joins PQIA Advisory Board
 

 

The Petroleum Quality Institute of America is pleased to announce that Scott Riebel, Manager, Marketing & Customer Service CITGO Lubricants has joined the PQIA advisory board.         

 

Scott has served as manager of marketing and customer service for CITGO Lubricants since 2010. He is responsible for Product Management, Brand Management and Customer Service.

 

Since joining CITGO Lubricants in 1996, Scott has held various technical and management roles. These positions include product specialist, manager of base oil sales and supply for CITGO Lake Charles Lubricants and Wax Plant and manager of supply and business services. Prior to joining CITGO, Scott worked with Ethyl Corporation in product development and technical service.

 

PQIA is pleased to welcome Scott as an Advisory Board Member," said Thomas Glenn, President of PQIA. "Scott's expertise in the lubricants business and experience in both technical and marketing issues will help guide and strengthen PQIA's efforts to assure the quality and integrity of lubricants in the market."

 

Click here for PQIA Advisory Board 

 

Silogram Lubricants Files Suit Against Everclear

Silogram Lubricants, a New York Corporation with a manufacturing and distribution facility in Bayonne, NJ filed a $25 million breach of contract suit against Everclear of Ohio, Ltd. on March 1, 2012.

       

Silogram alleges the 10W-30 engine oil it purchased from Everclear for resale to Silogram's customers from late 2010 to early 2012 was defective and improper for use in automobiles. As such, it damaged passenger cars and trucks where it was intended for use and caused damage to Silogram's business and reputation.    

  

According to the suit, Silogram alleges its customer's oil consumption when using Everclear was extraordinary and that in some cases the oil would entirely disappear from the user's vehicle and engine failures would begin to occur. In addition, Silogram alleges it received complaints that oil being delivered by Everclear and distributed by Silogram was "contaminated with enormous amounts of pea sized pellets or lumps identified as 'jelly beans'."      

 

The Silogram suit claims they were purchasing the Everclear engine oil at a rate of approximately 1 million gallons a year.

 

Massage to Blenders:

 

If you hear about quality concerns, take them seriously. Rather than waiting months or years to respond, get the product tested and, if necessary, recall the product in question.  

 

Note: The Petroleum Quality Institute of America tested a sample of Everclear (click here for results) in July 2011 and issued a Consumer Alert on the product.  

     
Label Watch
 

PQIA asks our readers to let us know if you come across labels on engine oils, transmission fluids, or other lubricants that you feel are misleading. It's in the best interest of the consumers and our industry's credibility to bring attention to these labels and properly warn consumers.  

 

 

We can be reached at 732-640-6797, or by email at tglenn@pqiamerica.com