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 		  Since 1881, the Kendall Motor Oil brand has been recognized as a long-standing leader in lubricants technology and product innovation. Part of the ConocoPhillips family of lubricants, the Kendall Motor Oil brand markets a broad range of lubricants for the Passenger Car Motor Oil and Heavy Duty Engine Oil segments, both domestically and internationally.

In 2002, Phillips Petroleum Company, Kendall Motor Oil’s parent company, merged with Conoco Inc. to become the newly merged ConocoPhillips Company, the fourth largest U.S. lubricants supplier featuring four premier brands: Conoco, Phillips 66, 76 Lubricants and Kendall Motor Oil. The combination of these heritage brands will reach across all key lubricants markets including automotive, trucking, agriculture, aviation, mining and construction.
   
Overview
 
History
  The excitement of the dawn of the industrial age and the fever of oil drilling coincided in the boomtown of Bradford, Pennsylvania in 1881. Possibility was the backdrop for the formation of Kendall Refining, a small operation committed to supplying industry with kerosene, lubricants and greases designed for long wear.

At the turn of the century, Americans fell in love with the automobile. Challenged to meet the incredible consumer automotive demand, Kendall Motor Oil created the first research and development unit in Pennsylvania. As a result, Kendall Motor Oil developed the first oil designated for winter use and the first motor oil to help protect engines for an unprecedented 2,000 miles, compared to the then current standard of 500-1,000 miles.

The twenties and thirties not only expanded Kendall Motor Oil’s customer base to include the aviation and military industries, but also yielded another precedent in the lubricants industry. Kendall Motor Oil developed the first pre-packaged, factory-sealed one-quart can of oil. This revolutionary change offered real marketing opportunities as well as safety and quality-assurance measures for the time. Other major oil companies began to adopt similar packaging, and the packaging later earned Kendall Motor Oil a place in the prestigious “Packaging Hall of Fame” in 1953.

Some of Kendall Motor Oil’s other product innovations include:
   
  • 1953 – First All Weather SAE 10W-30 offered to consumers
  • 1973 – Introduction of the distinctive white “Fun-L-Fil” plastic bottles
  • 1992 – White plastic bottles were replaced by black recyclable plastic bottles
Team Kendall
   To energize Kendall Motor Oil Marketers throughout the nation, the brand created the concept of Team Kendall as a model for continued business growth. Embracing the team spirit, this business philosophy is the foundation of all Marketer communication as well as the grassroots-racing program, which also supports the high-performance racing community with Team Kendall product sponsorships of local level drag racers.

Our historic connection with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has positioned the GT-1® product line as a performance-driven motor oil, with sponsorships of such popular drivers as Vern Moats and Frank Manzo. In addition, the Kendall Motor Oil brand is the official sponsor of the drag strip at Infineon Raceway Drag-strip in Sonoma, CA, and the Watkins Glen Raceway in Watkins Glen, NY.
Products
   The Kendall Motor Oil brand offers products that are backed by years of experience in the lubricants industry. Their extensive line of lubricants and greases are designed to help meet the increasing demands of today’s passenger cars and heavy-duty diesel engines.

Key products include:

· Motor Oils - Passenger Car Motor Oils (PCMOs) are typically used in gasoline powered passenger cars, vans, pick-ups and light duty trucks running under varied operating conditions.

· Fleet & Commercial Engine Oils – Heavy-Duty Engine Oils (HDEOs) are suitable for use in diesel-powered on- and off-highway trucks and heavy equipment, mixed commercial fleets, light trucks and passenger cars under light to heavy-duty service conditions.

· Hydraulic Fluids - Hydraulic fluids are used in a variety of applications requiring the fluid to transmit power, lubricate machine parts and prevent wear and corrosion. It can be used in industrial and commercial service equipment including mobile systems.

· Automatic Transmission Fluids - Transmission fluids are used in several applications involving but not limited to automatic transmissions, hydraulics, final drives, wet-brakes and gear sets for automotive, commercial, agricultural, earthmoving and industrial machinery.

· Gear Lubes - Gear lubricants are intended to protect open and enclosed gear sets from the effects of heat, friction and heavy loads in automotive, commercial and industrial machinery applications.

· Greases - Grease lubrication is recommended when liquid lubricants cannot provide adequate protection. The Kendall Motor Oil brand offers grease products for use in a wide variety of automotive and industrial applications.

· Specialties - The Kendall Motor Oil brand specialized product selection includes 2-cycle engine oils for water-cooled and air-cooled engines, a motorcycle oil and an outbound gear lubricant.

· Filters - Kendall Motor Oil Filters help protect vital engine parts by removing dirt and other engine contaminants from the oil. Kendall Motor Oil air filters help extend the life of essential engine parts by trapping airborne dust and dirt particles before they enter the engine.

 

2002 Schedule Sylvain Verville