BPCL develops new friction technology

In a move that could make state-run oil refiner and marketer Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (BPCL) the supplier of cutting edge technology to develop lubricants for automotive and industrial uses, BPCL, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has developed a technology that measures friction at the point of contact. The company is in the process of obtaining patent for the product and putting it into commercial purposes. A senior executive has said the move would be “a game changer” in the lubricants world, valued at US$38 billion worldwide. (July 22, 2010)