verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message afton chemical corporation type subsidiary of newmarket corp industry chemicals founded 1877 1 headquarters richmond virginia u.s. area served worldwide key people robert shama president products chemicals petroleum additives website aftonchemical.com 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 . contents 1 operations 2 industries 3 history 4 external links 5 references operations edit 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 . 2 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 . 3 fuel additives afton chemical produces fuel additives for gasoline and diesel vehicle performance octane levels home heating oil and fuel specification and distribution . 4 lubricant additives lubricant additives are organic and synthetic chemical components and the product segment includes couplers dispersants and emulsifiers friction modifiers and tackiness additives . 5 industrial additives afton chemical acquired metalworking additives producer polartech in 2010 to expand its industrial product base . 6 industrial products include lubricating grease additives hydraulic lubricants and metalworking fluids . 7 locations afton chemical has regional offices located in asia pacific europe india the middle east latin america and north america . 8 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 . 9 plants are located in belgium england india brazil china and throughout the united states . 10 the company opened a research lab in suzhou china in 2011 11 and in july 2012 announced the construction of a new chemical additive manufacturing plant in jurong island singapore which became operational mid 2016 . industries edit afton chemical operates within the petroleum industry primarily focusing on and manufacturing chemical additives for driveline engine oil fuel and industrial business units . history edit 2013 afton chemical announces expansion in asia pacific with a new manufacturing facility on jurong island singapore . 2013 robert shama replaces warren huang as president of afton chemical . 12 2010 afton chemical acquires polartech metalworking and adds r & d and manufacturing facilities in the u.k. and manufacturing sites in india china and the u.s. 2009 afton chemical expands investment in the asia pacific region with facilities in shanghai china tsukuba japan and jurong island singapore . 2008 afton chemical acquires the north american fuel additives business of ge water and processing technologies . 2004 ethyl petroleum additives inc. changes its name to afton chemical corporation . it begins operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of newmarket corporation . 1996 ethyl acquires texaco additives company . 1992 ethyl acquires amoco petroleum additives in the u.s. and nippon cooper in japan as global consolidation comes to the petroleum industry . 1975 ethyl acquires edwin cooper inc. 1962 albemarle paper co. acquires ethyl gasoline corporation and adopts the ethyl corporation name . 1924 general motors chemical corporation which introduced a chemical to reduce engine knock is renamed as ethyl gasoline corporation . 13 1887 albemarle paper manufacturing is founded in richmond va 14 external links edit company s linkedin profile aftonchemical.com newmarket.com hoover s company profile company s facebook profile references edit ourhistory . retrieved 16 january 2015 . company overview of afton chemical ltd. . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2015 01 13 . company overview of afton chemical ltd. . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2015 01 13 . company overview of afton chemical ltd. . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2015 01 13 . company overview of afton chemical ltd. . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved 2015 01 13 . afton chemical 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