Penrite Oil Company is a privately owned Australian lubricants company established in 1926. Head Office is located in Dandenong South, Melbourne, Australia, with other major offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Auckland, New Zealand. Products are locally distributed and exported internationally to over twenty countries throughout Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, and Oceania.
Penrite is committed to facilitating a workplace and external environment that meets local and international regulatory requirements. It strives to minimise any environmental impact by reducing emissions and developing safe and sustainable production, packaging, storage, and distribution methodologies.
Penrite is a signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC). As a signatory, Penrite must adopt the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines (SPGs). The SPGs assist Penrite and its packaging suppliers to review and optimise the consumer packaging of existing and new products, in order to make efficient use of resources and reduce environmental impacts.
Under the guidelines of the Australian Packaging Covenant, the end result is to develop sustainable packaging which is:
In conjunction with the APC, Penrite has developed a packaging sustainability strategy. You can view this here.
In 2018, Penrite Oil acquired Lightning Products Pty Ltd. Lightning Products was established in 1961 and manufactures a premium range of cleaning & chemical products. For more information on Lightning Products visit https://lightningcleans.com.au
To deliver innovative and tailored lubricant products and services to our customers globally
To partner with our customers to deliver sustainable and long term growth through our passion and commitment to excellent product quality, service, and delivery.
A premium, high quality and trusted brand that manufactures the right product for every application. Known as “A Better Class of Oil”, Penrite is voted Number 1 by independent mechanics and major customers as a supplier of choice.
Over nearly 100 years Penrite has established extensive supply chain in the Australian automotive aftermarket industry and abroad. With 2 blending plants in Australia, and an annual capability of 38.4 million litres, we have flexible manufacturing and packaging capability. Our automated in-line filling facilities cater to all types of packaging ranging from 1L to 1000L, with constant Quality Control processes in place. As an ISO 9001 Certified Company, we have the processes, systems and support structures in place to back up our quality claims. With continuous surveillance audits along the entire supply chain, all products meet the highest standards specified.
At Penrite, we pride ourselves on establishing and nurturing strong relationships with our key supply partners, both local and international. We work together to access the latest product technology, including packaging. We develop and test these new products in our R&D facility in Melbourne and use customer feedback to incorporate new features and improvements. We thrive on innovation and strive to be first to market with successful products.
Our 22 warehousing facilities across Australia and New Zealand ensure our customers receive their orders promptly, with a delivery promise is within 24-48 hours and our Delivered-In-Full-On-Time (DIFOT) target of 100% Highly trained team members work together to ensure stock is picked, packed, and transported efficiently.
Our mission is to deliver innovative and tailored lubricant products and services to our customers, globally. For nearly 100 years, Penrite has built a reliable and trusted brand with the purpose of offering the best service to our customers. We partner together to ensure success is sustainable and long term
We don’t treat customers as “one size fits all”. We tailor solutions to meet your needs and requirements. Our customer service, field sales representation, and technical support teams are dedicated to this mission.
As we approach our 100 year anniversary in 2026, our ultimate goal is to achieve 100% customer guarantee. We have a fully trained sales representative dedicated to each of our customers. As trusted advisers, they provide technical advice, training, and business support with the goal to make every business partnership successful.
Our friendly and knowledgeable Customer Service team is available during business hours (Melbourne time) to receive all orders and pricing enquires. Orders can be submitted via phone, fax, email or online 24/7, and we accept all forms of payments with attractive credit terms.
Technical training and advice is critical to supporting our customers in finding the right product for every application. Our Technical Service team has access to tools and systems from across the globe, ensuring customers are only given the right advice and recommendations. Our recommendation guides are available via our Product Selector (Web), App (Mobile), and Instore Touchscreen (Tablet). The Technical team can also offer Penrite product equivalents on competitor products. All our latest product, material safety data sheets (MSDSs), technical information, and marketing flyers are available on the website and can be printed or emailed. Our Technical team can be contacted directly 7 days a week by phone during business hours (Melbourne time), and via online chat, Facebook, or email: lubetech@penriteoil.com.au.
All products are 100% quality satisfaction guaranteed. PENRITE manufactures over 170 different products across 12 different market segments ensuring the right product is recommended for every application. Products include engine oils and coolants that are officially approved and registered by the major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and industry bodies (API).
Penrite embraces the latest technologies and uses only quality base oils and additives, ranging from hydrocracked Group 2 base oils, right up to the highest and most premium Group 4 and 5 (PAO & Ester) base oils. Penrite develops and manufactures products to meet and exceed the current industry specifications including API, ACEA, ILSAC and JASO.