Lubricants for Equipment & Infrastructure

When aiming for optimal equipment performance, selecting the right lubricant is crucial. In industries where uptime, efficiency, and durability define success, Evonik delivers advanced lubricant solutions that keep equipment running smoother, longer, and simply better. Whether you're running hydraulic systems in construction machinery, compressors in manufacturing plants, or gearboxes in wind turbines and industrial applications — our chemistries are engineered to perform while keeping a hand on total cost of ownership.

Evonik develops and sells high-performance additives and synthetic base fluids that elevate lubricant formulations across industrial applications. With a strong focus on equipment performance in terms of reliability, productivity, efficiency, and reduced maintenance, we help you meet today’s challenges and prepare for tomorrow’s demands.

• Proven Performance: Trusted product brands like VISCOPLEX® and VISCOBASE® and Evonik’s NUFLUX® and DYNAVIS® technology brands offer measurable performance improvements and cost savings.
• Extended Service Intervals: High viscosity index and shear stability support extended oil drain intervals in industrial gearboxes and hydraulic systems.
• Tailored Solutions: Designed for gear oils, hydraulic fluids, and other industrial lubricants — our products adapt to your specific needs.
• Robust Supply Chain: With a global network of production facilities and application technology centers, supported by performance testing worldwide, we are your reliable supplier.

Gear Oils & Transmission Systems

• NUFLUX® Technology based on VISCOBASE® synthetic base stocks – an easy-to-apply, field-proven, and cost-effective solution for high-performance gear oils to enhance equipment durability, reduce maintenance requirements, and extend oil drain intervals of industrial gearboxes — even under harsh conditions and high thermal stress such as mining equipment. NUFLUX® Technology and VISCOBASE® help gearbox and machine manufacturers meet the most stringent requirements while providing superior operational efficiency. These benefits significantly contribute to lowering the total cost of ownership (TCO) for end users.

Gear Oils for Wind Power

• NUFLUX® technology, powered by VISCOBASE® synthetic base stocks – this formulation concept delivers a cost-efficient, ready-to-use solution for advanced lubricant formulations. Wind turbine gear oils developed with VISCOBASE® meet multiple original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specifications and have completed long-term field testing, including those for the most powerful gearboxes available today.

Hydraulic Fluids for Mobile Equipment

• DYNAVIS® Performance Standard – a high-performance standard for energy-efficient hydraulic fluids formulated with VISCOPLEX® viscosity improvers. It combines a high viscosity index with outstanding shear stability to maintain consistent performance under severe operating conditions. Designed for mobile and heavy-duty hydraulic systems, these fluids support reliable operation across wide temperature ranges. In carefully designed and monitored field tests, hydraulic equipment operating with DYNAVIS®-formulated fluids demonstrated up to 5–15 % more hydraulic power under full-load conditions and up to 5–15 % lower energy consumption to complete the same amount of work, compared with a conventional monograde fluid of the same ISO viscosity class.  

Hydraulic Fluids for Manufacturing Equipment

• DYNAVIS® Performance Standard – featuring energy-efficient hydraulic fluids formulated with VISCOPLEX® viscosity improvers. These fluids have a high viscosity index and exceptional shear stability. They are engineered for use in stationary industrial and chemical processing equipment such as hydraulic pump-motor systems, injection molding machines, and hydraulic filter presses, where long fluid life, thermal stability, and reliable system performance are required. These fluids enhance equipment reliability, lower maintenance requirements, and extend service intervals, resulting in a reduced total cost of ownership.

Compressor Oils

Around one-fifth of industrial power consumption is dedicated to compressing air and process gases for applications such as chemical processes, power generation, and industrial manufacturing. Refrigerant compressors and, increasingly, heat pumps are extensively used, being responsible for significant electricity consumption. Therefore, improving compressor efficiency is crucial for reducing operating costs and achieving sustainability goals.

Lubricants for Air Compressors

• DYNAVIS® technology – performance standard for high-quality compressor oils based on shear-stable VISCOPLEX® viscosity index improvers and selected pour point depressants. By enhancing the oil viscosity index, DYNAVIS® technology supports volumetric efficiency, particularly in twin-screw and scroll compressors, where significant volumetric efficiency losses can take place. Given the relatively small oil quantities used in air compressors, switching to a higher-performance oil with DYNAVIS® technology can improve the cost-benefit ratio of the lubricant.

Chain Oils and Biodegradable Lubricants

• VISCOPLEX® Viscosity Index Improvers & Pour Point Depressants  – additives specifically designed for use in bio-based and biodegradable fluids in total loss applications, including chain saw oils, hydraulic fluids, outboard motor oils, and sawmill oils. They provide excellent shear stability, supporting consistent viscosity across a wide temperature range.
  VISCOPLEX® pour point depressants improve the low-temperature flow properties of environmentally acceptable lubricants and stabilize fluidity under conditions of extended cold-temperature storage, addressing the particular cold-temperature challenges in these applications.

Transformer Oils

• VISCOPLEX® pour point depressants help biodegradable, ester-based transformer oils comply with low-temperature specifications and perform in low-temperature environments, preventing system failures and ensuring reliable operation over a very long time.

Turbine Oils

• VISCOPLEX® pour point depressants – additives for turbine oils that maintain oil flow and performance in low-temperature environments, preventing system failures and ensuring smooth startups.

• Performance You Can Measure: Our technologies help improve efficiency and performance and extend lubricant life, resulting in significant cost-saving effects for equipment owners.
• Life Cycle Assessment: Evonik Oil Additives conducts life cycle assessments for all products and sites and provides cradle-to-grave data for key products.
• Global Expertise and Production Facilities: With decades of experience in lubricant innovation, supported by global test labs and production facilities across regions, our specialists are there for you—delivering consistently high product quality, a reliable supply chain, and deep formulation as well as application expertise.

Discover how Evonik’s lubricant technologies can help you:

• Reduce maintenance costs
• Improve operational efficiency
• Gain supply chain security
• Extend oil drain intervals

Contact us today or explore our solutions to discuss additive selection for your application.