Originally Posted By: zulu
Not defending EM, but using this logic why would Ashland chose to cut their own throat and attack the very company they buy their products from? I still contend that we only know about %50 of the true story...
I am not sure what you are talking about. Valvoline has very little if any PAO on their products. According their annual report for 2008 (published Spring 2009) where they are required to disclose key suppliers:
"Additives (from key suppliers such as Lubrizol Corporation) and base oils (from key suppliers such as Motiva Enterprises LLC) constitute a large portion of the raw materials required to manufacture Valvoline’s products. In addition to raw materials, Valvoline sources a significant portion of its packaging from key suppliers such as Graham Packaging Inc."
No mention of ExxonMobil except as a competitor.
Not defending EM, but using this logic why would Ashland chose to cut their own throat and attack the very company they buy their products from? I still contend that we only know about %50 of the true story...
I am not sure what you are talking about. Valvoline has very little if any PAO on their products. According their annual report for 2008 (published Spring 2009) where they are required to disclose key suppliers:
"Additives (from key suppliers such as Lubrizol Corporation) and base oils (from key suppliers such as Motiva Enterprises LLC) constitute a large portion of the raw materials required to manufacture Valvoline’s products. In addition to raw materials, Valvoline sources a significant portion of its packaging from key suppliers such as Graham Packaging Inc."
No mention of ExxonMobil except as a competitor.