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Aral Lubricants

Aral Lubricants

Aral is a renowned brand of fuels, lubricants, engine oils and gasoline stations, housed in Germany and Luxembourg, as well as showcase its presence in various countries of Western and Central Europe. The organization behind this brand name, Aral AG, is possessed by British Petroleum and was formulated in 1898 as Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufs-Vereinigung GmbH. The under consideration brand was introduced back in 1924 and is a portmanteau of the German words “Aromaten” and “Aliphaten”, corresponding to the aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons in gasoline, individually and respectively. On 15 July 2001, an agreement was reached which stated that 51% of the shares of Veba Öl AG would transfer to Deutsche BP AG. Till 1st February 2002, this process was accomplished. The Aral brand name was held, and 650 BP stations in Germany were rebranded to Aral. 6 BP marked filling stations stayed operational in Germany to secure the organization’s …