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Afton Chemical Corporation develops and manufactures petroleum additives, including driveline, engine oil, fuel and industrial additives. Afton Chemical Corporation is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and has operations around the world. The company is a subsidiary of NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: (NEU )), a corporation specializing in performance specialty chemicals. Afton chemical also sells the poisonous neurotoxin gasoline additive Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl worldwide ==Operations== Afton Chemical products fall into four different strategic business units: driveline additives, engine oil additives, fuel additives, and industrial additives. Driveline Additives This segment includes driveline additives for automatic (ATF), continuously variable (CVT) and dual-clutch (DCT) transmission types, as well as gear oil additives for rear-axle and manual transmissions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99128828 )〕 Engine Oil Additives Afton Chemical offers engine oil additives for passenger car, motorcycle, medium speed diesel and heavy-duty engines, as well as olefin copolymer viscosity index improvers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99128828 )〕 Fuel Additives Afton Chemical produces fuel additives for gasoline and diesel vehicle performance, octane levels, home heating oil, and fuel specification and distribution.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99128828 )〕 Lubricant Additives Lubricant additives are organic and synthetic chemical components and the product segment includes couplers, dispersants and emulsifiers, friction modifiers, and tackiness additives.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99128828 )〕 Industrial Additives Afton Chemical acquired metalworking additives producer Polartech in 2010 to expand its industrial product base. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2010/03/08/afton-aquires-new-additive-division/ )〕 Industrial products include lubricating grease additives, hydraulic lubricants and metalworking fluids.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=99128828 )〕 Locations Afton Chemical has regional offices located in Asia Pacific, Europe, India, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://m.aftonchemical.com/contact/contact-by-location/ )〕 The company has a technical center located in Ashland, Virginia. The Ashland Technical Center is the R&D site for vehicle-based research used by all strategic business units that manufacture automotive additives, including engine oil, fuel, transmission and axle. The center is used for research into durability, fuel economy, emissions, and new-product development.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DE/LinkDocuments/2014_VirginiaEnergyPlan/16Section10ResearchandDevelopment.pdf )〕 Plants are located in Belgium, England, India, Brazil, China and throughout the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.newmarket.com/investorrelations/Documents/NEU2013AR10K.pdf )〕 The company opened a research lab in Suzhou, China, in 2011〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hoovers.com/company/Afton_Chemical_Corporation/ryyfyji-1-1njhxf.html )〕 and in July 2012 announced the construction of a new chemical additive manufacturing plant in Jurong Island, Singapore, which is expected to become operational late-2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.chemicals-technology.com/news/newsafton-chemical-additive-facility-singapore Chemicals-Technology.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Afton Chemical」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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