AVI-OIL INDIA [P] LTD

AVI-OIL India makes aviation lubricants. The company is a joint venture of Indian Oil Corporation, Balmer Lawrie and the French firm NYCO. It was set up in 1993 to make high performance lubricants in India. Before that, these products were imported. The aim was to reduce reliance on imports in this strategic area.

Each partner has a role. Indian Oil Corporation provides the marketing network. Balmer Lawrie, with its project engineering strength, set up the manufacturing facilities. NYCO provides technical know-how on a continuing basis. The plant is at Piyala village in Faridabad district, Haryana. It lies about 45 kilometers from New Delhi.

The product range is wide and mostly synthetic. It includes aero-engine oils, hydraulic fluids, greases, protectives and specialty products. They are designed to work over many temperatures and in tough conditions. The products serve helicopters, business jets and commercial aircraft. Other lines serve the Air Force, Army and Navy.

The company also makes turbine oil for aeroderivative gas turbines. These are turbines adapted from aircraft engines. It makes synthetic esters and formulated products for industrial and automotive uses. The website mentions ester expertise as a core skill.

AVI-OIL has supplied the Indian defence services since 1994. For military aircraft uses, key products are type approved by the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, part of the Ministry of Defence and DRDO. The company is also registered with the Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance as an eligible maker of aviation lubricants.

For civil aviation, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation approves AVI-OIL under Section 2, Category E of the CAR. The company states that it wants to give customers high quality products and strong support.

The website has a product finder that lets visitors filter by use. The company lists offices in Noida and New Delhi, in addition to its plant in Haryana. Visitors can use the site to find the right lubricant and to contact the team.