About 80% of motor oils in Russia may be "outlawed"

The Ministry of Industry and Trade believes that Russia needs to create a national system of standardization of oils and technical liquids. The need for it is overdue due to the obsolescence of GOSTs and the impossibility of testing products abroad, the ministry's press service told Izvestia. The introduction of domestic methods of qualification tests will take up to three years, the ministry said.

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It should be done faster, because, according to manufacturers, in 2025, the majority of domestic technical fluids will formally be without quality confirmation, as their three-year certificates issued until March 2022 abroad are coming to an end. With the introduction of sanctions it is impossible to officially extend them. And without certificates, this product can neither be produced nor sold. According to the information of Yulia Trushkova, Director of Rolf Group of Companies for service, Russian oil brands occupy 80% of the domestic market. That is, all of them may be "outlawed".

Studies of Russian machine oils were conducted by the International Committee for Standardization and Approval (ILSAC). American Petroleum Institute (API), the Japanese automotive standardization organization JASO, the International Society of Automotive Engineers SAE and other agencies.

"Obtaining approval from foreign automakers and passing qualification tests in the relevant specialized centers have become more complicated and to some extent have lost relevance," the Ministry of Industry and Trade said.

However, there are no domestic laboratories to replace foreign research centers yet. The press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade told Izvestia that Russia lacks a full-fledged testing base and unified requirements for qualification bench tests, including for motor oils, and the standardized indicators in GOST lag behind the requirements for lubricants for modern machinery.

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Current case: 80% of motor oils in Russia may be "outlawed"