Bel-Ray Announces Partnership with MARCO Peruana in Peru and Panama

Online, August 29, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Bel-Ray Company, Inc. - the leading USA-based specialty lubricant company is pleased to announce a partnership with MARCO Peruana, a leading mining service company based in Chile, with entities in Peru and Panama, for distribution of their Mining and Marine product lines in those countries.

The agreement enables Bel-Ray and MARCO Peruana, who have strong alliances in the mining arena, to work together providing reliable lubrication solutions to marine and mining customers throughout the region. The largest mining companies will be able to rely on a one-stop shopping approach with Bel-Ray's extensive product line and MARCO Perunana's support to provide total lubrication and service solutions. Bel-Ray products have historically shown increased machine productivity leading to cost-savings and as a result, a more profitable mining operation.

Bel-Ray's line of Marine Lubricants will enable the large fishing fleets working with MARCO Peruana and Panama to operate with an increased level of efficiency and performance due to Bel-Ray's advanced lubrication technology. Bel-Ray has been a leading supplier to the marine industry, as well as the US Navy for more than three decades.

"Bel-Ray's premium high-performance products are widely used throughout South America in the mining industry. In partnering throughout multiple jurisdictions, Bel-Ray increases its footprint and presence in the mining market, offering the largest mining companies in the world a boutique level of service and high performance products," according to Bel-Ray's Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Liquori. "The legacy MARCO provides within the mining and marine industry is unparalleled and we welcome them with great enthusiasm and support," Liquori added.

"For MARCO to become a distributor for Bel-Ray in Peru and Panama is a tremendous milestone for our organization," Hans Schmidt, the President of the MARCO Group of companies stated. "To be able to offer to our mining clients a product line that is significantly of higher quality than the competition's and technically support the products with our in-the-field engineers and service teams fits our company objectives like a glove. We look forward to the opportunity of helping our clients save money and reach their maximum efficiency using lubricants that clearly make a difference."

MARCO Peruana is one of ten companies that fall under the MARCO Group umbrella, supplying goods and services to the fishing, mining, forestry, cellulose and transport industry. Founded in 1965 to serve the Peruvian fishing sector, MARCO Peruana has since expanded to include strong distribution in electrical and marine equipment, deck machinery, hydraulics, lubrication systems and mining technical service.

Founded in 1946, Bel-Ray, a privately held, woman owned business, is recognized as a leader in the specialty lubricants industry for setting high standards of quality and performance with products formulated for the motorcycle, automotive, aviation, energy, food, marine, military, mining, OEM, Industrial steel, and textile industries.

"Flex Your Production" with Bel-Ray's superior mining lubrication line that delivers top quality Made-in-the-USA products to mining customers around the world.

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