Q8Oils Italia S.r.l.

Name

Q8Oils Italia S.r.l.

Legal name

Q8Oils Italia S.r.l.

Website

https://q8oilsitalia.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Lubricants

NAICS

Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Heavy-Duty Lubricants (IMAEAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Automotive Lubricants & Fluids (IMAEAMAA), Lubricants, Fluids & Chemical Products Distribution (Oils, Coolants, AdBlue/DEF, Cleaners) (TLAKAOAL)

Keywords

• Industrial lubricants
• Metalworking fluids
• Automotive lubricants
• Marine lubricants
• Windshield washer fluids

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lubricant product sales: Q8Oils Italia formulates, produces, and commercializes lubricants under the Q8Oils and Roloil brands for industrial and automotive applications, serving customers from over 90 countries. Revenue is generated through the sale of finished lubricant products to distributors, agents, and direct clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Q8Oils Italia S.r.l. formulates, produces, and commercializes industrial lubricants, metalworking fluids, marine lubricants, automotive lubricants, and consumer windshield washer fluids under the Q8Oils, Roloil, Q8Oils Marine, and Germ-Allcard brands. Production is centered at its blending facility in Castellar Guidobono (AL), Italy, with technical support from R&D focused on additive selection and experimental formulation development. The company serves customers across more than 90 countries through a multi-channel distribution network of sales agents, distributors, and direct client accounts.

Product overview

Q8Oils Italia S.r.l. is a lubricant formulation, production, and commercialization company operating under two distinct sub-brands: Q8Oils (targeting business/industrial customers with official OEM approvals) and Roloil (serving automotive enthusiasts and mechanics in Italy). The product portfolio includes industrial lubricants for energy, metalworking, road transport, and general industry sectors, marine lubricants, and consumer windshield washer fluids. The company operates its primary blending facility in Castellar Guidobono, Italy, producing products under Q8Oils, Q8Oils Marine, Germ-Allcard, and Roloil brands, and leverages the European network of parent company Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) including a major facility in Antwerp, Belgium and research center in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Q8Oils: Primary brand for business customers offering lubricants for autotrazione (road transport), energia (energy), lavorazione metalli (metalworking), and industria generale (general industry). Emphasizes ease of doing business, official OEM approvals, and innovation.
• Q8Oils Marine
• Roloil
• Germ-Allcard

Products and services

• Q8Oils Marine Marine lubricant products produced at the Q8Oils Italia blending facility in Castellar Guidobono, serving maritime and shipping customers worldwide. The line is part of the KPI Group's marine offering.
• Germ-Allcard Brand of lubricant products manufactured at the Italian blending facility in Castellar Guidobono and distributed worldwide.
• Levamoscerini Estivo Summer windshield washer fluid containing water, ethanol, 2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol, methoxy methyl ethoxy propanol, fragrance, and surfactants, compliant with EC Detergents Regulation 648/2004.
• Lavavetri -22°C Winter windshield washer fluid rated for -22°C operation, formulated with ethanol, ethylene glycol, alcohols C10 ethoxylated, sulfonates, and fragrance allergens including linalool and limonene.
• Lavavetri Invernale -70°C Extreme winter windshield washer fluid rated for -70°C operation, containing anthraquinone and xanthene dye mixture for cold-weather automotive use.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPI is the holding company of Q8Oils Italia. It is part of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), the 7th largest oil company globally. KPI provides Q8Oils Italia with access to its European network including the large Antwerp blending facility and Q8Research in Rotterdam, enabling formulation capabilities, official OEM approvals, and global market reach. Q8Oils Italia represents the Italian operations of the KPI lubricant business.
• Q8Research (Rotterdam)coreTechnology or IntegrationBased in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Q8Research is a world leader in petrochemical and refining research. Its activities include development of new products, material and product specifications, regulatory compliance, quality control, and testing and certification services, also provided to third-party clients.
• Q8Oils North-West Europe (Antwerp, Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA second lubricant blending plant located in Antwerp, Belgium, part of the KPI network. An investment of over $100 million in recent years has made it the most advanced and largest blending facility in Europe, with a potential capacity of 250 million liters. Supports Q8Oils Italia's production flexibility and capacity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Motul: French specialty lubricant brand with strong automotive and industrial offerings, including metalworking fluids. Comparable as a privately held, mid-sized specialty lubricant player with multi-channel distribution and strong brand equity.
• Fuchs Petrolub SE: German-headquartered global specialty lubricant manufacturer with deep exposure to industrial, metalworking, and automotive segments. Closely comparable to Q8Oils Italia on product mix, customer profile, and OEM-approval-driven go-to-market.
• Klüber Lubrication: Specialty industrial lubricant manufacturer (Freudenberg Group) with strong metalworking, automotive, and engineered-application focus. Directly comparable on high-spec formulation expertise and OEM-approval-driven sales model.

Regional players

• Repsol Lubricantes: Spanish-headquartered lubricants player with industrial and automotive offerings concentrated in Iberia and Latin America. Comparable as a European regional incumbent with branded and OEM-approved product lines.
• Tamoil Italia: Italian and Swiss operator with refining, logistics, and lubricants activities. Direct national competitor to Roloil in the Italian consumer and SME automotive lubricants market.

Broad incumbents

• Petronas Lubricants International: Global lubricants subsidiary of Malaysia's state oil company Petronas, with industrial, automotive, and metalworking product lines. Comparable as a state-owned-major-backed lubricant business with multi-country distribution and OEM approvals.
• Shell Lubricants: Largest global lubricants player offering industrial, automotive, and metalworking products. Competes with Q8Oils Italia across all four of its primary segments, including via the Shell Rimula, Shell Helix, and Shell Gadus lines.
• Castrol (BP): Global lubricants major within BP, with comparable product breadth across automotive, industrial, marine, and metalworking categories. Overlaps with Q8Oils Italia's full-segment coverage but at much greater scale.
• TotalEnergies Lubrifiants: Lubricants arm of TotalEnergies, competing across automotive and industrial fluids with comparable geographic footprint. Relevant as a broad incumbent competing for OEM approvals and metalworking accounts in Europe.
• Eni (Eni Sustainable Mobility): Italian-headquartered integrated oil major whose eni lubricants division competes directly with Q8Oils Italia and Roloil in the domestic Italian market across automotive and industrial segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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