"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