NEOL COPPER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

What NEOL COPPER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED does

NEOL Copper Technologies Limited is a UK-incorporated (London) private company that develops and manufactures no-SAPS technical lubricants — engine oils, gear oils, greases, marine oils, and transmission fluids — built around its proprietary CuGlide copper filming technology. The technology, rooted in 1960s Soviet-era discoveries by Dmitry Garkunov on hydrogen wear and the wearlessness effect, uses organic copper salts in place of toxic phosphorus- and sulphur-based (ZDDP) additives to form a self-sustaining copper film on metal friction surfaces that the company claims both prevents and, in some cases, reverses wear. Over 30 years of tribology R&D and 15+ years of application testing underpin the formulation, which the firm highlights as recyclable and partially biodegradable.

The company sells exclusively via direct B2B enterprise sales to heavy-industry customers, targeting five vertical product lines (Commercial Vehicles, Industrial, Power Generation, Railway, Marine). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated on a per-customer or contract basis, with field trials serving as the primary conversion mechanism. The business is in a pre-commercial to early-commercial phase: disclosed funding is limited to over £2 million from founders Leyla Alieva and Dmitri Garkunov, headcount is in the 1-10 band, and most named engagements (CAT 777E, Cummins X12, Sandvik CG820i, Metso:Outotec grinding mills, ES10 locomotives, Yanmar/Yamaha outboards, Ford Transit, Honda CB 150R) appear to be field-trial or pilot validation programmes rather than disclosed paying accounts. The team includes CEO Leyla Alieva (CFA, ex-private equity), scientific advisor Dr. Sergei Mamykin (the Garkunov collaborator), Head of Product David Wilson (ex-Lubrizol), technical advisor Rafe Britton (ex-ExxonMobil), marine advisor David Simpson, and fractional CFO Marc Hartog. Strategic partners include IAAPS (testing validation) and Delta-Xero (oil recycling compatibility), and the firm is actively raising venture capital to scale production.

Name

NEOL COPPER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Legal name

NEOL Copper Technologies Limited

Website

https://neol.world

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NEOL Copper Technologies Limited develops and sells no-SAPS technical lubricants — engine oils, gear oils, greases, and marine oils — using its proprietary CuGlide copper filming technology, sold directly to enterprise customers across commercial vehicles, industrial, railway, marine, and power generation sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Lubricants

NAICS

Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUALAJAC

Lubricant Formulation & Blending (Finished Lubricants)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Lubricants & Base Oils (Blending, Additives, Distribution)

SECONDARYEUALAJAB

Lubricant Additives & Performance Chemicals

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Lubricants & Base Oils (Blending, Additives, Distribution)

SECONDARYEUALAJAG

Industrial Lubricants (Hydraulics, Gear, Compressor, Turbine, Metalworking)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Lubricants & Base Oils (Blending, Additives, Distribution)

SECONDARYEUALAJAH

Automotive Lubricants (PCMO, HDMO, ATF, Gear Oils, Coolants)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Lubricants & Base Oils (Blending, Additives, Distribution)

SECONDARYIMAEAMAB

Industrial & Heavy-Duty Lubricants

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Lubricants & Industrial Fluids

SECONDARYEUALAJAJ

Greases & Specialty Lubricants (Greases, Pastes, Chain Oils, Silicone/Fluoro)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Oil & Gas (Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and Refining)/Lubricants & Base Oils (Blending, Additives, Distribution)

Keywords

• Industrial lubricants
• Copper filming technology
• Anti-wear additives
• Synthetic engine oils
• No-SAPS lubricants

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Lubricant Sales: NEOL generates revenue by manufacturing and selling its CuGlide-powered technical lubricants — including engine oils, gear oils, greases, and industrial lubricants — directly to commercial fleet operators, industrial plants, railway companies, marine operators, and power generation facilities. Products are formulated using synthetic base oils additised with the proprietary CuGlide copper filming additive.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NEOL develops and manufactures proprietary no-SAPS (no sulphated ash, phosphorus, sulphur) technical lubricants based on its CuGlide™ copper filming technology. The product range includes synthetic engine oils, gear oils, industrial greases, and specialized lubricants sold under product lines for commercial vehicles, industrial plants, power generation, railway, and marine applications, formulated using organic copper salts that form a self-sustaining protective film on metal friction surfaces.

Product overview

NEOL Copper Technologies Limited offers a portfolio of technical lubricants centered on its proprietary CuGlide™ copper filming technology. This no-SAPS (free from sulphated ash, phosphorus, and sulphur) technology platform underlies their entire product range, which spans commercial vehicles (CVL), industrial applications (IND), power generation (PGL), railway (RL), and marine (ML) sectors. The company produces specific lubricant formulations including manual transmission fluids, diesel engine oils (SAE 0W-30, 10W-30, 10W-40), industrial greases (EP 0/00), gear oils (ISO VG 220, SAE 75W-90), and marine engine oils. Their products are designed to eliminate hydrogen wear, form protective copper films on metal surfaces, extend machine life, improve fuel efficiency, and replace conventional toxic ZDDP-based additives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CuGlide Technology: Proprietary copper filming technology used in NEOL's lubricants, representing a fundamentally new approach to anti-wear and detergency in technical lubricants.

Products and services

• Commercial Vehicle Lubricants (CVL)
• Industrial Lubricants (IND)
• Power Generation Lubricants (PGL)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5% average fuel economy improvement for commercial vehicles
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IAAPS (Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIAAPS, a leading centre for advanced propulsion research based at Bristol & Bath Science Park and a commercial subsidiary of the University of Bath, conducted collaborative testing of NEOL's CuGlide lubricants at its state-of-the-art R&I laboratory. The testing validated NEOL's fuel efficiency and engine health claims, with results exceeding initial expectations. IAAPS provides controlled-environment testing that eliminates variables to gather pure performance data, critical for demonstrating CuGlide's rejuvenation effect on engine health.
• Delta-XerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelta-Xero, a company specialising in patented nano filtration technology for oil recycling and re-additising, conducted compatibility tests with NEOL's copper-containing no-SAPS oil. Testing confirmed the oil was compatible with Delta-Xero's filtration technology, the filtration process was effective, and the copper additive remained within the additive package after filtration. Both companies share a unified vision for sustainability and plan further collaborative projects spanning multiple industries.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Shell Lubricants: Shell is the world's largest lubricants supplier, offering engine oils, gear oils, greases, and industrial lubricants across all of NEOL's target verticals (commercial vehicles, marine, rail, mining, power generation). It competes on breadth, distribution scale, and OEM approvals rather than on novel anti-wear chemistry.
• BP / Castrol: Castrol (a BP brand) is a leading global lubricants brand serving automotive, marine, industrial, and energy markets with a heavy emphasis on advanced synthetic formulations. Like Shell, it competes on scale, distribution, and brand rather than on a single proprietary anti-wear mechanism.
• ExxonMobil Mobil 1 / Industrial Lubricants: ExxonMobil supplies Mobil-branded engine oils, marine lubricants, and industrial gear oils with strong OEM relationships across heavy-duty, rail, and marine — the same verticals NEOL targets. Notable that NEOL's technical advisor Rafe Britton is a former ExxonMobil lubrication engineer, signaling direct category familiarity.
• TotalEnergies Lubricants: TotalEnmarkets a broad lubricant portfolio spanning automotive, industrial, marine, and energy with growing emphasis on sustainable and bio-based formulations. It is a comparable broad-line competitor rather than a chemistry-driven specialist like NEOL.
• Chevron Lubricants (Havoline, Delo, Tegress):

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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