• BP Lubricants joins SmartWay

    BP Lubricants USA has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry aimed at increasing energy efficiency while reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution
    May 22, 2008

    BP Lubricants USA has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry aimed at increasing energy efficiency while reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.

    Manufacturers of Castrol premium automotive, heavy-duty, industrial and marine lubricants, BP Lubricants USA will help contribute to the partnership’s goal of reducing 33 to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide per year by 2012, the company said.

    "I am pleased to welcome BP Lubricants USA to the SmartWay Transport Partnership", said Margo T. Oge, Director of EPA's Office of Transportation & Air Quality. "They are the first lubricants company to join the partnership in a commitment to freight-related environmental performance and fuel efficiency."

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