SK Lubricants, Fuel Efficiency Improvement Truck Engine Oil Promotion

4-Month Nationwide ZIC PRO Exchange Event
Fuel Gift Certificate with X9000·X7000 Engine Oil Change

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] SK Lubricants, the lubricants subsidiary of SK Innovation, is conducting a promotion event for engine oil exchange of its eco-friendly lubricant products SK ZIC X9000 and X7000 from the 1st of this month until September 30, lasting four months.

SK Lubricants announced on the 3rd that this event was planned to promote the fuel efficiency improvement effect and excellent diesel particulate filter (DPF) protection performance of the newly launched engine oil for trucks at the end of last year.

The promotion targets X9000 5W-30 CK-4 and X7000 10W-30 CK-4 products, which are SK Lubricants' representative eco-friendly ultra-low viscosity lubricants. They are mainly used as engine oils for large trucks. During the event period, truck drivers who visit ZIC PRO exchange centers nationwide and exchange their engine oil with these products will receive SK fuel gift certificates worth 20,000 KRW and 10,000 KRW respectively.

Due to the harsh conditions in which trucks operate, engine oils with high viscosity that can protect the engine well are mainly used, but the downside is that as viscosity increases, the fuel efficiency improvement effect decreases. SK Lubricants explained, "Based on excellent technology, we succeeded in developing ultra-low viscosity engine oil, introducing products to the market that improve fuel efficiency while providing excellent engine protection performance."

SK Lubricants conducted real vehicle tests last year using Hanjin's delivery vehicles, and compared to the existing SK engine oil product (15W-40 CJ-4), X9000 5W-30 showed an average fuel efficiency improvement of 3.1%, and X7000 10W-30 CK-4 showed an average of 2.5%. When using X9000 5W-30, fuel costs for an 11-ton truck driving 130,000 km annually (based on the March average diesel price of 1,826 KRW per liter) can be reduced by up to approximately 1.96 million KRW.

An SK Lubricants official stated, "X9000 and X7000 have excellent engine protection performance and effectively improve the environment by reducing exhaust emissions through DPF protection," adding, "We will continue to strive to reduce consumers' economic burdens and environmental pollution by continuously developing and launching products specialized in fuel efficiency improvement and eco-friendliness."

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