SHAH ALAM, 23 January 2015–UMW Grantt International Sdn. Bhd. (UMWG), a wholly-owned subsidiary in the UMW Group, today introduced a full range of newly-enhanced GRANTT lubricants at its head office here. GRANTT is an in-house brand and it is fully blended at UMW’s ISO 9001:2008-certified plant in Shah Alam.
Datuk Dr. Nik Norzrul Thani bin Nik Hassan Thani, Chairman of UMW Manufacturing & Engineering Sdn Bhd, unveiled the complete range of newly-enhanced GRANTT lubricants, witnessed by Datuk Syed Hisham bin Syed Wazir, President & Group CEO of UMW Holdings Berhad. The full range of lubricants include Passenger Car Motor Oil (PCMO), Motorcycle Oil (MCO), Diesel Engine Oil (DEO), Auto Transmission Fluid (ATF) and Industrial Oil.
GRANTT is formulated from premium-quality base oil with proprietary formulation to provide outstanding engine cleanliness for exceptional fuel efficiency, wear protection and performance.
Megat Shahrul Azmir bin Nordin, Executive Director of UMW Manufacturing & Engineering Sdn. Bhd. in his speech said that, “The GRANTT PCMO (Passenger Car Motor Oil) Stellar range has been tested to meet the American Petroleum Institute’s API-SN requirements, as well as the stringent European Automobile Manufacturers Association ACEA A3/B4 standard.”
“The GRANTT lubricants that we launch today are products that UMW is truly proud to endorse; and we are confident that GRANTT will be a product that customers will repeatedly turn to power their rides”, he added. While Stellar is GRANTT’s PCMO range, its MCO and DEO range are respectively called Quadra and Quasar.
Pioneer master distributors from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak were present at the launch ceremony to receive their certificates of appointment. UMWG aims to have a presence nationwide and is planning to give a strong focus on the export market covering the ASEAN region.
Guests were later taken on a tour of the blending plant and the full-fledged product development laboratory where GRANTT lubricants are produced.