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Wed 12 Sep 2018, 10:45 GMT

Wilhelmsen seals distribution deal with Klueber Lubrication


Agreement sees Wilhelmsen become a global partner of the German lube specialist.

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Wilhelmsen Ships Service has signed a distribution partnership agreement with Klueber Lubrication in a deal that will see Wilhelmsen become a global marine lubricants partner of the Munich-headquartered firm.

Commenting on the partnership, Wilhelmsen said: "Combining quality products, innovation, and dedication to developing environmental and sustainable solutions offered by Klueber Lubrication, with Wilhelmsen's enviable distribution network, industry-defining customer service and forward leaning solutions portfolio is seemingly a match made in marine products heaven."

Kjell Andre Engen, EVP Marine Products at Wilhelmsen, remarked: "Joining forces with Klueber Lubrication is a real coup for us, it enables us for the first time to offer customers market leading lubricants and a wealth of in-depth product specific expertise. A key area previously missing in our portfolio, we are thrilled to also now be able to provide customers lubricants, and the world's most sophisticated ones for that matter, through our unrivalled global network."

Established as a retail company for mineral oil products in 1929, Klueber is a manufacturer of speciality lubricants owned by Freudenberg Chemical Specialities SE & Co. KG, with around 2,000 employees in more than 30 countries.

The marine-specific global product portfolio of Klueber Lubrication benefits from numerous OEM approvals, Wilhelmsen notes, whilst adding that its staff are already in the process of receiving training on the firm's lubricant products.

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