Puralube

What Puralube does

Puralube, operating commercially under the brand PURAGLOBE, is a privately-held industrial re-refining company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, with operating facilities in Tampa, Florida. The company applies exclusive patent rights to Honeywell UOP's HyLube™ and HyLubeSAT™ process technologies to re-engineer used oils and lubricants into advanced sustainable Group III/III+ base oils, which it supplies to manufacturers of motor oils, plastics, and electric vehicle fluids. PURAGLOBE has developed more than 40 base oil variants and operates a fully vertically integrated stack — from used oil collection, through refining, base oil production, and high-volume blending into finished lubricants. Finishing capability underpins branded downstream products such as SYNTAINICS Engine Oils (launched in partnership with Syntainics in 2024) and a wider sub-brand family including ZERO UP, Sustainics, Purebase, PARASYN, Graphenics, Pure-cut, and Synacol. The Tampa blending facility at the Port of Tampa provides direct access to Atlantic shipping, rail, and interstate logistics, and is publicly framed as the blueprint for additional planned facilities elsewhere.

The company's business model is B2B industrial, generating revenue through (i) sale of sustainable base oils, (ii) refining-as-a-service for customers seeking to convert used oil using PURAGLOBE's proprietary processes, (iii) high-volume blending services for motor oil and lubricant customers, and (iv) used oil collection services that secure feedstock for the refining operation. Strategic positioning emphasizes sustainability — including a 90% CO2 emissions reduction claim tied to the CARE FOR CLIMATE® program and multi-cycle oil re-engineering — and "German Engineering & American Ingenuity" branding. Customer segments span motor oil and lubricant manufacturers (primary), the plastics industry, the emerging EV fluids market, and traditional virgin oil enterprises seeking to extend natural resource life cycles. The company is privately held with no public listing; the only recorded institutional capital event disclosed in the input is a 2018 funding round backed by Ara Partners and Junction Energy Capital.

The operating geography disclosed is Southeast USA, with no explicit current international footprint, although facility replication plans imply future geographic expansion. Notable structural gaps in the available data include the absence of disclosed revenue figures, named management team, accreditation/certifications, customer logos, and post-2018 funding events — limiting detailed quantitative analysis.

Name

Puralube

Legal name

PURAGLOBE

Website

https://puralube.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Puralube (PURAGLOBE) is a privately-held industrial re-refiner that uses exclusively licensed Honeywell UOP HyLube™ and HyLubeSAT™ process technologies to convert used oils into sustainable Group III/III+ base oils and finished lubricants for motor oil manufacturers, plastics producers, and EV fluid suppliers, operating a Tampa, Florida facility described as a replication blueprint.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Lubricants & Re-Refined Base Oils

NAICS

Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911), Miscellaneous Products Of Petroleum & Coal (2990)

akta.pro primary industry

Used Oil Collection, Re-refining & Circularity (Waste Oil, Recycled Base Oils) (EUALAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Used Oil, Lubricants & Industrial Fluids Recovery/Recycling (IMAIAFAM), Base Oil Production & Supply (Group I–V, Re-refined) (EUALAJAA)

Keywords

• Used oil re-refining
• Sustainable base oils
• Lubricant blending services
• Circular economy oil
• Waste oil recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Wayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sustainable Base Oils Sales: Production and sale of advanced sustainable Group III/III+ base oils derived from re-engineered used oil, used in motor oils, plastics, EV fluids, and other applications.
2. Refining Solutions Services: Re-engineering used oil for customers using proprietary patented technologies, providing refining as a service.
3. High-Volume Blending Services: State-of-the-art, high-efficiency blending services for motor oils and automotive lubricants for customers and strategic partners.
4. Oil Collection Services: Collection and recycling of used oils, lubricants, and other precursors as feedstock for the refining process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Puralube (operating as PURAGLOBE) provides sustainable re-refining of used lubricants and oils into advanced Group III/III+ base oils and finished lubricants. The company operates a vertically integrated circular economy stack spanning oil collection, refining using patented Honeywell UOP HyLube™ and HyLubeSAT™ technologies, production of sustainable base oils for motor oils, plastics, and EV fluids, and high-volume blending services for automotive lubricants.

Product overview

PURAGLOBE is a sustainable refining company that offers an integrated circular economy solution for used oil. The company provides a complete vertical stack of products and services: Oil Collection Services (collecting used oils and lubricants), Refining Solutions (using patented HyLube™ and HyLubeSAT™ technologies), Sustainable Base Oils (Group III/III+ base oils for motor oils, plastics, and EV fluids), and Lubricants & Blending Services (high-efficiency blending into finished motor oils). The company has developed over 40 base oil varieties and produces SYNTAINICS Engine Oils as a branded finished product. Their Tampa, Florida facility serves as the blueprint for additional planned facilities worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SYNTAINICS Engine Oils: Engine oils launched in partnership with Syntainics
• ZERO UP
• Pure-cut
• Sustainics
• PARASYN
• Purebase
• Graphenics
• Synacol

Products and services

• Oil Collection Services Collecting and recycling used oils, lubricants, and other precursors to feed into the re-refining process. Serves as the upstream feedstock supply for PURAGLOBE's refining operations.
• Refining Solutions Re-engineering used oil using exclusive patented technologies including Honeywell UOP HyLube™ and HyLubeSAT™ process technologies to transform used oil into sustainable Group III/III+ base oils. Offered to industrial customers as a refining-as-a-service capability.
• Sustainable Base Oils Advanced, sustainable Group III/III+ base oils produced from re-engineered used oil, available in more than 40 varieties. Used as raw material for motor oils, plastics manufacturing, and electric vehicle (EV) fluids.
• Lubricants & Blending Services High-efficiency, state-of-the-art blending services for motor oils and automotive lubricants, providing custom blending for manufacturers and strategic partners from PURAGLOBE's Tampa facility.
• SYNTAINICS Engine Oils Branded finished engine oil line developed in partnership with Syntainics, featuring PURAGLOBE's advanced sustainable base oil technology including the Zero UP formulation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% reduced CO2 emissions through sustainable re-engineering of used oil

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Honeywell UOPcoreTechnology or IntegrationPURAGLOBE holds exclusive patent rights to Honeywell UOP HyLube™ and HyLubeSAT™ process technologies. These proprietary processes enable the production of the world's most advanced sustainable base oils from re-engineered used oil, representing a critical technology partnership for the company's core refining capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Castrol (BP): Castrol supplies premium and synthetic motor oils and EV thermal fluids to similar B2B OEM and lubricant customers, overlapping with PURAGLOBE in finished lubricants and EV fluids use cases.
• Shell (Shell Lubricants / re-refining): Shell is a global base oil and finished lubricant major with sustainability initiatives including re-refined and circular base oil offerings, making it a broad incumbent peer overlapping on product category and customer base.
• ExxonMobil Product Solutions: ExxonMobil's Synthetics Group III/IV base oils and lubricant business overlaps with PURAGLOBE on Group III base oil supply to blenders and on finished lubricant branding competition.
• Chevron Lubricants (including Carrolton Group II): Chevron manufactures Group II base oils (e.g., Pascagoula/Carrolton) and finished lubricants, overlapping with PURAGLOBE in base oil supply, finished motor oils, and EV fluid adjacencies.

Direct peers

• Vertex Energy: Vertex operates used-oil re-refining and base oil production at the Marrero/Columbus facilities and competes for both feedstock and Group II/III base oil customers similar to PURAGLOBE.
• Valvoline: Valvoline operates a global lubricants and motor oil business with growing re-refining and used-oil programs, competing directly with PURAGLOBE's sustainable Group III/III+ base oils and finished motor oils across the same commercial customers.
• Safety-Kleen (Clean Harbors): Safety-Kleen's re-refining arm collects used oil and produces re-refined base oils and lubricants, overlapping directly with PURAGLOBE's collection-to-blending circular model in North America.
• Heritage-Crystal Clean: Heritage-Crystal Clean's used oil collection and rerefining business produces EcoClear base oils; it is one of the closest US-pure-play re-refiners to PURAGLOBE in customer profile and feedstock model.

Emerging players

• Calumet Specialty Products Partners: Calumet produces specialty base oils and white oils including renewable and re-refined grades, making it a close niche competitor for sustainable base oil sales into PURAGLOBE's plastics and personal care adjacencies.
• Clariter (chemical recycling): Clariter pursues chemical recycling of used oils into industrial solvents and waxes, an emerging alternative end-market for used lubricant streams that partially competes for the same circular feedstock PURAGLOBE processes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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