• 08/01/2025
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Increasing efficiency – color change for oil canisters

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LIQUI MOLY is constantly looking for new ways to optimize processes and increase efficiency – this not only benefits us, but also our suppliers, business and trade partners and all customers. A current approach is to reduce the existing canister colors: The colors purple, light blue and red are discontinued and replaced by the color dark blue or black.

Benefits of the color change

  • Increased production efficiency
  • Optimization of space requirements and productivity
  • Reduced downtime due to reduced retooling in production
  • Great benefit in availability and procurement as well as warehouse logistics
Farbwechsel lila zu dunkelblau

Change of canister color from purple to dark blue

  • Elimination of 1,193,883 purple canisters
  • Label design remains the same
  • Products affected:
Diesel Synthoil 5W-40
Leichtlauf Energy 0W-40
Leichtlauf High Tech 5W-40
Synthoil Energy 0W-40
Synthoil High Tech 5W-30
Synthoil High Tech 5W-40
Synthoil High Tech 5W-50
Synthoil Longtime 0W-30
Synthoil Race Tech GT1 10W-60
Farbumstellung hellblau zu dunkelblau

Change of canister color from light blue to dark blue

  • Elimination of 1,914,000 light blue canisters
  • Label design remains the same
  • Products affected:
AERO 4T 15W-50
Leichtlauf HC7 5W-30
Leichtlauf HC7 5W-40
Leichtlauf High Tech LL 5W-30
Leichtlauf Longtime 0W-30
Longtime High Tech 5W-30
Super Diesel Leichtlauf 10W-40
Super Leichtlauf 10W-40
Farbumstellung rot zu schwarz

Change of canister color from red to black

  • Elimination of 352,000 red canisters
  • Label design is adapted: Ensuring recognition
  • Products affected:
Truck Low-friction Motor Oil 10W-40
Longlife III Special Edition 5W-30
Top-up Oil 5W-30
Top-up Oil 5W-40
Top Tec Truck 4450 15W-40
Touring High Tech Motor Oil SHPD 20W-50
Touring High Tech SHPD Motor Oil 15W-40
Truck Top-up Oil 10W-30
Truck Top-up Oil 10W-40
Truck Top-up Oil 5W-30

The changeover will take place gradually over the coming weeks, depending on the respective stock level. For easier identification of the converted products, a note about the new canister color will be affixed to the respective carton label. The existing photo, video, print and graphic material of the affected products will be adapted.