Sustainability in the lubricants industry is easy to claim and harder to demonstrate. Ours is deliberately unglamorous: make oil that lasts longer, blend it with less waste, package it in material that can be recovered, and be honest about the parts that are still difficult.
A lubricant that reaches its designed drain interval instead of being changed early is the single largest environmental saving available in this industry. Everything else is secondary to that.
Our sustainability commitments
- Sustainability Overview — the principles behind how we formulate, blend and supply.
- Product Longevity — extending service life so less oil is consumed for the same work done.
- Cleaner Blending — reducing waste, energy and contamination in the blending process itself.
- Packaging & Recycling — recoverable packaging and responsible handling of used containers.
Why longevity matters more than labels
Doubling the useful life of a hydraulic charge halves the volume of oil produced, transported and eventually disposed of for that machine. It also halves the number of drums, the number of deliveries and the amount of used oil requiring collection. That is a larger and more measurable saving than most of the marketing claims made in this sector, and it depends on unglamorous things: good base oil, sufficient additive treat rate, clean blending and correct filtration in service.
The honest counterpoint is that lubricants are still petroleum products, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. What we can control is how much is needed, how well it is made, and what happens to the container afterwards.
Used oil and container recovery
Used lubricating oil is a recoverable resource and a serious pollutant if it is handled carelessly. Customers should route used oil through registered collectors rather than disposing of it on site. In South Africa, Greyhound Lubricants South Africa can advise on collection arrangements and container returns alongside supply, and Greyhound Auto Retail stocks the drain pans, funnels and storage containers that make correct handling practical in a workshop.