OREANDA-NEWS. Lube plants of PJSC "LUKOIL" in Vienna, Perm and Volgograd have successfully completed the certification process for ISO/TS 16949:2009 international car industry standard.

LUKOIL is now the only lube producer in Russia and CIS, complying with international requirements of car manufacturers to motor oils producers, qualifying for alternative lube suppliers. The fact that LUKOIL operates more than one plant guarantees continuous supplies and is seen by car manufactures as an important advantage when selecting a producer of first filling oil.

Earlier in 2015, LUKOIL certified LUKOIL Lubricants Austria, its lube plant in Vienna, as complying with VDA 6.3 standard of the German Association of the Automotive Industry. This allowed the company in the ranks of priority suppliers for the German car industry.

ISO/TS 16949:2009 is the principal international industry standard, establishing up-to-date requirements on quality management at plants, supplying products to car manufacturers. As of today, all major car manufacturers give preference to lube producers, complying with ISO/TS 16949:2009.