Tema lube oil campany Limited

What Tema lube oil campany Limited does

Tema Lube Oil Company Limited (TLOC) is a Ghana-based private industrial company that blends and packages lubricants under franchise arrangements for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), and is the first lubricant blending plant established in Ghana. Its core products comprise five lubricant categories — automotive oils, hydraulic oils, gear oils, industrial oils, and marine oils — produced by blending imported base oils with proprietary additives supplied by OMCs to customer-specific formulations. The plant also manufactures steel drums from cold-rolled steel sheets for in-house packaging and external sale, with off-cuts recycled to local steel mills.

TLOC's technology stack is built around locally developed industrial software rather than AI: Blendsopht controls batch blending, AutoMaint CMMS handles preventive, predictive, and reliability-centred maintenance, SAGE 300 ERP 2012 manages financials, and a customized Oracle platform integrates production and maintenance. Production capacity is anchored by a blending section rated at 80,000kg per 8-hour shift, three small-pack filling lines at 900–950 bottles per hour each, two drum-filling lines at 50–60 drums per hour each, and an in-house drum plant at approximately 80 drums per hour. The company is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 certified.

TLOC's business model is B2B contract manufacturing. It earns blending and packaging fees by producing lubricants to OMC formulations, then dispatching finished goods directly to OMC warehouses and depots — the company does not maintain finished-goods warehousing. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. TLOC serves roughly 30 named OMC customers: 21 local Ghanaian distributors (including Total Petroleum Ghana, Shell Vivo Lubricants Ghana, Ghana Oil Company, Engen Ghana, Allied Oil, Oando Ghana, and others) and 9 foreign customers across West Africa (Total and Vivo affiliates in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, and Finnexx Liberia). The shareholder base — SSNIT of Ghana, Total Outre Mer SA, Shell & Vivo Lubricants BV, Total (Africa) Limited, Ghana Oil Company, Total Petroleum Ghana, and ENI International BV — overlaps materially with the largest customers, creating an integrated shareholder-customer model.

Name

Tema lube oil campany Limited

Legal name

Tema Lube Oil Company Limited

Website

https://temalube.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tema Lube Oil Company Limited (TLOC) is a Ghana-based private contract manufacturer that blends and packages lubricants under franchise for Oil Marketing Companies across Ghana and West Africa, and also produces steel drums for packaging.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lubricant Manufacturing

NAICS

Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Metal Shipping Barrels, Drums, Kegs & Pails (3412)

akta.pro primary industry

Gear Oils & Transmission Fluids (IMAEAMAE)

Keywords

• Lubricant blending services
• Industrial oils manufacturing
• Steel drum production
• Automotive lubricants supply
• Marine oils packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Tema

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lubricant Blending & Packaging Services: TLOC blends base oils and proprietary additives and packages lubricants under franchise for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). The company produces automotive oils, hydraulic oils, gear oils, industrial oils, and marine oils. Products are packaged into steel drums, plastic bottles, plastic pails, integrated bulk containers (IBC), and bulk trucks.
2. Steel Drum Manufacturing: The company manufactures steel drums using cold rolled steel sheets. Drums are branded in the colours of customers. Steel sheet off-cuts are sold to local steel mills for recycling.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

TLOC blends and packages lubricants (automotive oils, hydraulic oils, gear oils, industrial oils, marine oils) under franchise for distribution to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in Ghana and West Africa. Products are packaged into steel drums, plastic bottles, plastic pails, integrated bulk containers (IBC), and bulk trucks. The company also manufactures steel drums from cold rolled steel sheets for packaging and external sale.

Product overview

Tema Lube Oil Company Limited (TLOC) operates as a lubricant blending and packaging plant serving Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs). The company produces a portfolio of lubricating oils including Automotive Oils, Hydraulic Oils, Gear Oils, Industrial Oils, and Marine Oils through its Blending Plant. The Filling Plant packages products into steel drums, plastic bottles, plastic pails, integrated bulk containers (IBC), and bulk trucks. The company also manufactures Steel Drums for packaging and external sale. These products and services are delivered under franchise arrangements with various OMCs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Oils Engine oils blended from imported base oils and proprietary additives supplied by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), formulated for automotive engine lubrication applications.
• Hydraulic Oils Lubricating oils blended for hydraulic systems, produced to OMC specifications for industrial and mobile hydraulic applications.
• Gear Oils Gear oils for automotive and industrial transmission applications, produced through precise blending of base oils and proprietary additives.
• Industrial Oils Lubricating oils blended for various industrial machinery and equipment applications, formulated to OMC specifications.
• Marine Oils Specialized lubricating oils blended for marine vessel engines and equipment applications.
• Steel Drums Steel drums manufactured from cold rolled steel sheets for packaging TLOC's lubricants and for external sale; branded in customer colours, with production capacity of approximately 80 drums per hour in the Drum Plant. Steel sheet off-cuts are sold to local steel mills for recycling.

Named customers30 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Agip Petroli of ItalyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1986The Government of Ghana contracted Agip Petroli of Italy to design and construct the Plant. Construction was completed in 1991. This was a government-initiated project to build Ghana's first Lubricant Blending Plant.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Misr Petroleum: Egyptian state-owned oil company with lubricant blending operations serving North and East African markets; comparable scale and contract-blending business model, though operating in a separate North African geography.
• Conoil Plc: Nigerian downstream oil company with lubricants blending operations serving West African markets; geographically adjacent competitor with similar OMC distribution model and local blending capacity.

Others

• Lubrizol: Global specialty chemicals company supplying lubricant additives to blenders including TLOC's OMC customers; a key input supplier and ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Vivo Energy: Pan-African downstream licensee distributing Shell fuels and lubricants across multiple African markets with blending and packaging operations that directly overlap with TLOC's contract manufacturing model and West African customer base.
• Oryx Energies: Independent downstream operator with lubricants blending and distribution across Africa, serving similar B2B fuel and lubricant customers in West and East African markets with comparable formulation and packaging services.
• Engen Petroleum: South African oil company with integrated lubricants blending and packaging that serves similar B2B OMC and industrial customers in sub-Saharan Africa; comparable contract-blending business model.

Broad incumbents

• Valvoline: US-based lubricant manufacturer and service provider with own-brand products and contract blending operations; comparable product mix and B2B lubricant focus, with global reach that includes emerging markets.
• Puma Energy: Global mid/downstream company with significant African footprint including lubricants blending, packaging, and distribution; operates at larger scale than TLOC and serves overlapping customer segments across emerging markets.
• Fuchs SE: Global independent lubricants manufacturer with operations in Africa; broader portfolio and own-brand products, but directly comparable in industrial and automotive lubricant categories TLOC blends for OMCs.
• TotalEnergies Marketing & Services: Global oil major with extensive lubricants business; TLOC is effectively a franchise blender for Total affiliates in West Africa, making TotalEnergies both customer/shareholder and the global benchmark for the franchise model TLOC operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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