Minister Dr. Haseloff inaugurates second PURALUBE re

Elsteraue/ Alttroeglitz, 12th December 2008
Industriepark Zeitz: Minister Dr. Haseloff inaugurates second
PURALUBE re-refinery
On 10th December 2008, in the presence of Dr. Reiner Haseloff, Minster of Economics of
Saxony-Anhalt and the consul of the US consulate general in Leipzig, Katherine Brucker,
Puralube has inaugurated its second re-refinery at the Industriepark Zeitz after a construction
period of only 15 months. Members of the German Bundestag, the Landtag of the
Burgenlandkreis as well as numerous international guests from politics and industry could be
welcomed at the ceremony.
Since 2004, Puralube has operated its first refinery using the unique, environmentally friendly
HyLubeTM process. From now on, two sister refineries will produce up to 140,000 tons of high
quality base oils and mineral oil products from used oil each year. To achieve this doubling of
the production capacity at the Zeitz location, the subsidiary of the US based Puralube Inc.
(Wayne) invested approx. 45 million Euros and created 45 new working places. In total, the
company employs 100 people at the location.
Further refinery projects are followed in Europe, the US and Asia. In the course of the
ceremony, a co-operation agreement between Puralube and Chinese partners from
Changchun (7.1 million inhabitants), provincial capital of the Chinese province of Jilin and
heart of the Chinese automotive industry, was signed.
Minister Dr. Haseloff appreciated the
construction of the second refinery as “an
investment with a high future potential”.
“Continuously
decreasing
natural
resources will inevitably lead to a worldwide increasing demand for high-quality
re-refining oils”, Dr. Haseloff emphasized.
“I am pleased to see that a local company
will make use of this increasing market
chances and invests in the extension of
its capacity in Saxony-Anhalt”. The base
oils made in Zeitz by using the innovative HyLubeTM process have been established
successfully in the European market, he added.
The ecological significance of the process and the refinery were also highlighted by the
consul general of the US, Katherine Bruckner.
Christian Hartmann, CEO of the Puralube Holding: “Puralube has proved that high-grade
recycling of used oil is possible. All the advantages of the technology and the products
represent an excellent basis for further growth in a dynamically developing market. We are
very proud of our employees and our location.”
PURALUBE HOLDING GmbH
[email protected]
www.puralube.com