Regeneration is the only sustainable way to recover used oil, as a scarce natural resource is recovered and brought back into the market

Regeneration is a recycling process that removes contaminants and produces base oil ready to be used for fresh new lubricants, converting a residue into a fully operational raw material.

If the legislation does not prioritize the regeneration, making it compulsory to regenerate, used oil producers and other stakeholders will look for short-term economic profit selling it as industrial fuel instead of the long-term environmental benefit resulting from its regeneration.

Catalonia is the only Spanish region that, since 1993, has targeted the regeneration of 100% of the used oil produced in its territory rejecting any other means of recovery. The results are successfully contributing to reducing air emissions and littering.

Why regenerate?

• It reduces the greenhouse effect and CO₂
• Oil is not a renewable energy source. Regeneration increases the lifespan of a scarce natural resource.
• Used oil can be regenerated indefinitely. Burning it after a single use is not sustainable.
• Regeneration benefits those areas in the world which do not own or have oil sources.
• To obtain the same amount of fresh and new oil through a regeneration process, 2/3 less energy is consumed in comparison with oil originating from an oil refinery.
• Regenerated base oils have at least the same quality as first refine oils.
• Regenerated oils can be mixed in any proportion with oil from first refines preserving its quality specifications.