What FUCHS Lubricants Co makes

FUCHS Lubricants Co is the US arm of FUCHS SE, the Mannheim, Germany lubricants group that describes itself as the world's largest independent lubricant manufacturer. The US business develops, blends, and sells a full lubricants range: automotive lubricants (TITAN engine and driveline oils, PENTOSIN, SILKOLENE), industrial oils (RENOLIN), lubricating greases (RENOLIT, CEPLATTYN, URETHYN, STABYL), and metal processing fluids (ECOCOOL coolants, ECOCUT cutting oils). It also runs specialty lines for demanding niches: CASSIDA food-grade lubricants, ANTICORIT corrosion preventives, PLANTO biodegradable and environmentally acceptable lubricants, FUCHS-BluEV fluids for electric vehicles, and the synthetic and medical-device greases made by Nye Lubricants.

The customer base is broad rather than program-specific. FUCHS US serves automotive suppliers and OEMs, metalworking and stamping shops, aerospace, medical device makers, appliance manufacturing, mining, agriculture, construction, power generation, wind, food and beverage, steel, cement, and data centers. Two 2025 additions widened the industrial side: FUCHS acquired IRMCO, an Illinois maker of oil-free metal-forming and tube-bending lubricants founded in 1914, extending its reach into automotive stamping, tube bending, and appliance manufacturing.

US operations and footprint

FUCHS US is headquartered at 17050 Lathrop Avenue in Harvey, Illinois, south of Chicago, which is also its main production and research site. The company reports more than 700 local employees. Its published US network runs five production sites, Harvey (IL), New Castle (DE), Kansas City (KS), Fairhaven (MA), and Huntington (WV), plus 16 warehouses spread from California to South Carolina for close proximity to customers.

The Harvey campus has seen sustained investment. In 2017 FUCHS opened a $26 million grease plant, research lab, and warehouse there, described in trade coverage as the most modern grease plant in North America. The company also cites a graphite plant, added base-oil storage of 800,000 gallons, roughly 130,000 square feet of added warehousing, and expanded metalworking-fluid production. Its Huntington, West Virginia site added barge access and SOLCENIC storage, and Kansas City upgraded grease storage and bulk-tanker handling.

Ownership and parent

FUCHS Lubricants Co is a subsidiary of FUCHS SE, formerly FUCHS PETROLUB SE, which is publicly listed in Frankfurt (tickers FPE ordinary and FPE3 preference) and is a member of Germany's MDAX index. The group traces to Rudolf Fuchs, who founded the business in Mannheim in 1931, and today operates through 55 to 58 companies with more than 6,000 employees worldwide and a program of more than 10,000 products. The US company's own portrait page lists FUCHS SE as its holding parent and cites 1931 as its foundation year, reflecting that group heritage.

As the listed parent, FUCHS SE publishes consolidated results. For FY2024 the group reported sales revenues of EUR 3,525 million, roughly flat year over year, and a record EBIT of EUR 434 million at a 12.3% margin. Those are group figures, not the US subsidiary's standalone numbers, which FUCHS does not publish; they are noted here only as context on the backing behind the US operation.

Certifications and quality

FUCHS US publishes a multi-site quality, environmental, and safety certification stack. It holds ISO 9001:2015 for the design, distribution, and service of lubricants and allied chemical products, certified across Harvey, New Castle, and the Fairhaven and Taunton, Massachusetts sites. Automotive customers are served under IATF 16949:2016 for the design and manufacture of lubricants and related specialities at Harvey and the Massachusetts sites, the same quality regime that underpins PPAP part approvals. The Massachusetts operation, Nye Lubricants, adds ISO 13485:2016 for synthetic lubricants used in medical devices and ISO 50001:2018 for energy management. Kansas City carries ISO 21469 for lubricants with incidental product contact and, with Fairhaven, holds Halal certification, and several sites are certified to ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management. FUCHS reports these as its own certificates on its US certificates-and-approvals page.

Sourcing evidence

FUCHS US shows a large and active US import record: 1,082 sea shipments since January 2015, with the most recent on September 16, 2026. The mix reads exactly like a lubricant blender and distributor rather than a general importer. By HS chapter, petroleum oils lead with 426 shipments, followed by lubricating preparations, soaps, and waxes (322) and miscellaneous chemical products (169). The bills of lading name about 50 foreign suppliers.

The top lanes are intra-group: the two largest suppliers, Fuchs Schmierstoffe and Fuchs Lubricants Germany, are FUCHS's own European plants, together accounting for about two thirds of shipments. Base-oil and additive majors follow, including Chevron Oronite (France) and Sonneborn (Netherlands). Goods move through Rotterdam, Antwerp, Le Havre, Liverpool, and Bremerhaven into Newark, Norfolk, and Baltimore. Import activity re-accelerated sharply after a 2022-2023 lull: 321 shipments in 2025 and 247 so far in 2026, versus 4 in 2023, with trailing-year volume at about 52.9 average TEU per month. Customs-derived cumulative ocean-shipping spend is estimated near $1.75 million since 2015, an order-of-magnitude figure. These records reflect US ocean-freight only; air, truck, and rail movements do not appear, some records name freight intermediaries, and manifest product codes are noisy. Absence of a record is not evidence of absence.

Recent news

April 2025: FUCHS Lubricants acquired IRMCO Advanced Metalforming Lubricant Technologies, an Illinois-based, family-run maker of oil-free metal-forming and tube-bending lubricants founded in 1914, expanding its industrial and metalworking product range across automotive stamping, tube bending, and appliance manufacturing.

March 2025: Parent FUCHS SE reported FY2024 group sales of EUR 3,525 million, roughly flat year over year, with a record EBIT of EUR 434 million at a 12.3% margin.

2017: FUCHS opened a $26 million grease plant, research lab, and warehouse at its Harvey, Illinois campus near Chicago, described in trade coverage as the most modern grease plant in North America.

Frequently asked questions

What does FUCHS Lubricants Co make?

FUCHS Lubricants Co develops and blends a full lubricants range in the US: automotive engine and driveline oils, industrial oils, lubricating greases, metalworking and metal-forming fluids, corrosion preventives, food-grade and biodegradable lubricants, and synthetic and medical-device greases. It serves automotive, metalworking, aerospace, medical, mining, appliance, construction, energy, and food industries.

Who owns FUCHS Lubricants Co?

FUCHS Lubricants Co is the US subsidiary of FUCHS SE (formerly FUCHS PETROLUB SE), a publicly listed lubricants group headquartered in Mannheim, Germany. FUCHS SE trades in Frankfurt (FPE and FPE3) and is a member of the MDAX index. The group was founded by Rudolf Fuchs in 1931.

Where is FUCHS Lubricants Co headquartered?

FUCHS Lubricants Co is headquartered at 17050 Lathrop Avenue, Harvey, Illinois 60426, south of Chicago, which is also its main production and research site. It operates five US production sites and 16 warehouses nationwide.

How many employees does FUCHS Lubricants Co have?

FUCHS reports more than 700 local US employees. The parent group, FUCHS SE, has more than 6,000 employees worldwide across 55 to 58 operating companies.

What certifications does FUCHS Lubricants Co hold?

FUCHS US publishes multi-site certifications including ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016 for automotive work, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 for medical-device lubricants at its Massachusetts (Nye Lubricants) site, ISO 21469 for incidental-contact lubricants, ISO 50001:2018 for energy management, and Halal certification at select sites.

Who are FUCHS Lubricants Co's customers?

FUCHS does not publish a named customer list. It serves automotive suppliers and OEMs, metalworking and stamping shops, aerospace, medical device makers, appliance manufacturing, mining, agriculture, construction, power generation, wind, food and beverage, steel, cement, and data centers across the US.

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