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Base oil capacityHYDROCRACKED BASE OIL
GS CALTEX BUSINESS — CHAPTER 05
30,000 barrels a day, over 70% shipped worldwide —
the fifth chapter: from the heaviest oil to the clearest.
The heaviest oil from the bottom of the column, through the most precise process, becomes the clearest oil.
ORIGIN
Exactly as the name says: the oil everything is based on. A finished lubricant is more than 90% base oil, with a small dose of additives tuning the performance. As with cooking, the broth decides the dish — lubricant quality is decided by the base oil.
Base oils are graded internationally (API Groups). Cleaner and more stable than old-style Group I are Group II and premium Group III — the high-quality range GS Caltex produces by advanced hydrocracking and ships worldwide as Kixx LUBO.
01 — FEEDSTOCK
Oil the hydrocracker could not fully convert — unconverted oil. This heavy, tangled feed is where base oil begins: a low-use stream turned into the start of something premium.
01 — ISO-DEWAXING
Two-stage hydrocracking, isomerization-dewaxing and hydrofinishing: straightening tangled molecules and trimming the wax that stiffens in the cold — into an oil that flows the same at any temperature.
01 — PREMIUM GRADE
A design that flexibly produces both Group II and III from the same feed — Group III, with its high viscosity index, is the heart of premium automotive and industrial lubricants. The stricter emission rules become, the more the world wants this clear oil.
30K BBL / DAY · KIXX LUBO02 — CAPACITY
Base oil capacityHYDROCRACKED BASE OIL
Share of output exportedASIA-PACIFIC & BEYOND
The high-quality body of automotive, industrial and marine lubricants.
The premium grade that holds steady across temperatures — the base of high-end engine oils.
Where higher purity is needed — extending the portfolio into specialty high-value oils.
03 — SINCE 2007
Production began in November 2007 alongside the second upgrader. Starting at 16,000 barrels a day, repeated expansions brought it to 30,000 — and with over 70% exported, GS Caltex became a key supplier to the Asian market.
Add a drop of additive science to clearly refined base oil — and it becomes the lubricant that guards an engine. The final chapter: Kixx.