TPT March 2021

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Significant focus on Russia as Metalube joins forces with new distribution par tners

UK LUBRICANT producer Metalube is making a drive into the Russian market by joining forces with two distributor partners: LLC Cabmash-Metiz and Seteco Ltd. LLC Cabash-Metiz will be managing and selling Metalube’s wire drawing range of products including Lubricool, Alumol and OCG, whilst Seteco will be responsible for the company’s chain oil range – Metachain. Anna Baranova, general director, Cabash-Metiz, said: “We see fantastic opportunities here in Russia for superb quality lubricants such as those produced by Metalube. The company has a strong standing within the industry and I am confident that the brand will be really well received here.” Sergei Komelkov, technical director, Seteco Ltd added: “We have a big demand in Russia for high quality chain oils particularly in the wood panelling

industry. We are confident that Metachain is the best product available for this process. We are already witnessing a good deal of interest and am confident that this will continue to grow.” Matthew Buffin, commercial manager, Metalube, added: “This is a very exciting opportunity for Metalube to work with two such well-established, leading distributors in Russia. We know that the total demand for finished lubricant products in Russia is estimated at 1.6m tonnes with industrial lubricants accounting for 45 per cent of this. It is therefore a very critical market for us where we have hoped to make inroads for some time now. With Anna and Sergei now on-board the future here looks very promising.” Metalube www.metalube.co.uk

Metalube has seen Russia as a key market for a number of years

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