Castrol was founded by Charles “Cheers” Wakefield under the name “CC Wakefield & Company”. In 1899, Charles left his job at Vacuum Oil to found a new company selling lubricants for trains and heavy machinery.

Castrol''s interest in anticipating customer needs, creating and offering innovative products, continues after 120 years since its birth.

The Castrol brand is strongly committed to promoting sustainability and carbon reduction, whether it is improving products to reduce emissions, improving the efficiency and reliability of rapidly developing technologies that incorporate electric and hybrid vehicles, or , for wind turbines and robots in production lines.

The company constantly strives to be the fluid engineering and technology partner at the forefront of today''s and tomorrow''s opportunities by creating innovative solutions for a world in constant motion.