"Amsoil President Receives Award"
Company News... Amsoil President and CEO Albert Amatuzio was
awarded the highest recognition possible by the Independent
Lubricant Manufacturers Association. Amatuzio earned the 2005
Nachtman Award, an honor awarded to ILMA manufacturing member
company representatives who have made unique and significant
contributions to the independent lubricant manufacturing
industry.
Recipients of the award are chosen by ILMA based on their
vision, dedicated spirit and selflessness. The awards named
ofter the late Elliot Nachtman, who worked foe the benefit of
ILMA and the industry, according to "Compoundings" magazine.
Amatuzio has proven his mettle in the industry. After 25 years
in the U.S. military, as an award-winning jet fighter pilot and
squadron commander. Amatuzio realized the potential of synthetic
lubricants for the automotive applications. In the mid-1960's,
he assembled the industry's most knowledgeable chemists and
after intense period of research and development, directed the
formulation of the world's first synthetic that exceeded
American Petroleum Institute service requirements, Amsoil SAE
10W-40.
Amatuzio not only introduced the first API-rated synthetic motor
oil in 1972, he created the synthetic motor oil industry and
redefined the boundaries of lubrication performance.
In February 1994, Amatuzio was inducted into the Lubricant World
Hall Of Fame as recognition for his contribution to the
lubricants industry.
Since the beginning, Amatuzio and Amsoil have been leaders in
innovation, through the development of synthetic transmission
fluids, gear lubes, diesel oils, racing, four-cycle and two
cycle oils. Amatuzio also was the first to use the term
"extended drain interval" with the introduction of Amsoil
Synthetic Motor Oil in 1972.
-30- From Amsoil Service Line Feb. '06 issue. More information
may be obtained from www.lubedealer.com/hiebert