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Located at the crossroads of Europe, our production site of
15.000 m2 extends on a 6 hectare ground . Very soon, new modern
facilities will be available, making possible to increase our
output up to 200.000 tons.
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 Interior of the factory
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 Location of the factory
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An exceptional production volume !
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Professional in lubrication, Durand Production manufactures and markets each year :
- 30 000 000 liters of lubricants : made with base stocks from the petroleum industry and specific additives.
- 18 000 000 liters of coolants : conceived to fulfill requirements of modern engines, they are very high quality products.
- 17 000 000 liters of windscreen washers : made with alcohols, cleaning agents and perfumes.
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A performing production process
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The secret of our success resides in our capacity to optimize
each stage of production to gain in effectiveness and in profitability.
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Stage 1 : conditioning of the products
7 oil blending facilities
7 filling lines (from 500 ml to 20 liters)
3 blending facilities for antifreezes - coolants
 Conditioning
1 specific line for drums
6 blending lines dedicated to windscreen washers
Stage 2 : checking and taking over of consignments
Two multi-users quays can receive 7 trucks simultaneously.
Stage 3 : storage
- External storage of the raw materials :
45 tanks for a total capacity of 4,65 million liters.
- Inner storage of the finished products :
 Storage
107 tanks for a total capacity of 1,448 million liters.
- Storage of finished products in racks on more than 4000 m2,
that is to say a total capacity of 3500 pallets.
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A research laboratory dedicated to innovation
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As regards of research and development, it is important to generate
innovating ideas able to meet specific product requirements of our
customers.
Durand Production laboratory ensures quality control from raw
material to finished products and develops all product formulations.
Control equipment :
- Infrared spectrometre
- Gas chromatography
- Hot and cold viscosity
- Oil volatility
- TBN
- PH measurement
- Alkalinity reserve
- Refractive index
- Water content
- Specific gravity
- Colorimetre
 Laboratory
Before to be launched, each new product is tested and passed multiple tests
to assure it perfectly fulfils requirements of cars manufacturers and
end-users.
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Durable development : a challenge to achieve
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Citizen company , Durand Production answers questions of its customers as regards of
environment and durable development. The technicity of our products allows an optimal
running of the vehicle engines that reduces at the same time the consumption of energy
and pollutant emissions in atmosphere.
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