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Also, in accordance with PATH360 strategy, Castrol announced in 2021, that it would start working on its innovation in lubricant packaging with Pulpex in order to design paper bottles (Fig. 3) for use with Castrol`s lubricants products [4].


Table 1: Main certification organisations for bioplastics


Innovation lube oil packaging concept Castrol has launched its sustainable strategy called PATH360 in 2021. This strategy sets out aims for 2030 to save waste, reduce carbon, improve lives and to help in reaching net-zero by 2050 or sooner [4]. The PATH360 framework is shown below in figure 1.


Figure 3: Castrol`s paper lubricant packaging prototype


During 2021, Valvoline has also introduced innovative packaging called FlexFill (Figure 4) [5]. This has been made for packaging of synthetic gear oil with the aim to make changing synthetic gear oil easier while also providing a more flexible, less wasteful automotive do it yourself experience [5].


Figure 1: Castrol`s PATH360 Framework


With the introduction of the PATH360 strategy Castrol has managed in 2021 to reduce its plastic footprint and help its customers to save energy, waste or water which is shown in Figure 2 [4].


Figure 4: FlexFill


Labelling of lubricants The majority of the products that are put on the market of EU have been defined by following labelling: • • •


EU labelling.


National rules labelling. Mandatory labelling.


• Voluntary labelling. •


Figure 2: Castrol in action in 2021


Environmental, energy, food and cosmetic labelling.


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