Base oil is an oil that is considered as a base for lubricant. The most important component of lubricants in terms of volume is the base oil and in terms of weight, on average, more than ninety-five percent of the formulation of a lubricant. Recommended for use in the production of automotive and industrial oils, oils and greases, rubber products, white oils and paraffin oils, etc. 

Base oils can be obtained from oil or non-oil sources, but most of the world's base oils are made from oil refining. The properties of petroleum-based base oils depend on the type of crude oil and how it is refined. Therefore, oil, like crude oil, consists of various substances and compounds, the main components of which are paraffinic, naphthenic and aromatic compounds.
 

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Base oil production technology has gone through several phases of evolution. In the first phase, animal fats were used as lubricants. Inscriptions dating to 1400 BC inform of the use of hard fat of pigs and sheep (called pi) to lubricate the wheels of carriages.
During the next 3,000 years, there was little change in this area, and it can be said that only at certain points, the desired oils were obtained from animals such as whales.

Prior to 1920, engine oils were free of additives, and after 1,300 to 1,600 km, vehicle oils were changed. Therefore, in 1923, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) classified engine lubricants as light, medium, and heavy in terms of viscosity. However, due to the needs of the day, more and more lubricant manufacturers began to refine base oils in order to improve their efficiency.
 

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It is one of the most important raw materials for industry and automobiles. This type of oil is the most widely used raw material for industry and constitutes engine oils and industrial lubricants. Base oil is the name given to first-class lubricating oils. The method of preparation of these oils is first produced by refining crude oil or through chemical synthesis. 

Chemicals - Additives - are added to the base oil in order to meet the quality needs of the final products in terms of, for example, friction and cleaning properties. Certain types of engine oil contain more than twenty percent additives.
 

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The production of base oils in the Middle East under international certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO T / S 16969, OHSAS 18001, ISO T / S 29001 and ISO 14001 as well as ISO / IEC 17025 has a production of several million tons per year. Industrial oils, gasoline, diesel, automotive gear oils, motorcycle oils, special and marine engine oils, greases, base products (slack wax, paraffin, extracts and base oils SOC-500), antifreeze - anti-boiling are among our products.

Engine oil produced with high quality mineral and synthetic base oil and its enrichment with additives produced by reputable companies in the world can be considered a suitable reference for relative comparison of the quality of different engine oil products in standard units.
 

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