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- Lub-rref (Bangladesh) Ltd is a Bangladesh-based lubricants and petroleum products manufacturing company engaged in the formulation, blending, recycling, and distribution of automotive, industrial, and marine lubricants and specialized greases. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Chattogram, Bangladesh, the company operates an advanced blending, laboratory, and recycling facility located within the BSCIC Industrial Estate, serving power generation utilities, industrial manufacturers, transport fleets, marine operators, and retail consumers across Bangladesh.
The company markets its product portfolio under the BNO brand across multiple segments, offering automotive lubricants including passenger car motor oils, heavy-duty diesel engine oils, motorcycle 4T engine oils, gear oils, and automatic and continuously variable transmission fluids; industrial oils comprising inhibited and uninhibited transformer oils, high-viscosity-index hydraulic fluids, industrial gear oils, air compressor oils, refrigeration compressor oils, turbine oils, machine oils, and generator engine oils; marine lubricants including trunk piston engine oils and heavy marine diesel formulations; specialty fluids including antifreeze coolants, brake fluids, textile coning and knitting oils, and spindle oils; and an array of lithium, calcium, and specialty industrial greases. Complementing its product manufacturing, Lub-rref delivers industrial support services comprising onsite mobile transformer oil filtration, National Aerospace Standard (NAS) particulate filtration, used transformer oil reclamation and re-refining, and specialized analytical laboratory testing services utilizing spectrometry and chromatography diagnostics.
In recent strategic and operational developments, Lub-rref has advanced backward integration initiatives centered on establishing a base oil refinery, hydrogen production unit, bitumen plant, and bulk tank storage terminal at the Julda Industrial Park in Chattogram to substitute base oil imports and expand domestic output. The company has also expanded its high-tier product offerings through the deployment of nanotechnology-enhanced engine lubricants and high-grade transformer oils compliant with international IEC standards, while executing academic and technical research collaborations to bolster domestic petroleum engineering capabilities. Concurrently, the company has restructured its operational supply chain and financial arrangements to address macroeconomic working capital constraints and foreign exchange volatility affecting raw material procurement.