# Whitmore and Shell form joint venture for rail and mining lubricants

CSW Industrials' Whitmore Manufacturing and Shell's US lubricants business have formed a 50/50 joint venture, Shell & Whitmore Reliability Solutions, to market and sell lubricants to North America rail and US mining sectors.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2021-01-22
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: lubricants, greases, coolants, reliability products
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [CSW Industrials](https://endata.com/companies/38777.md)
- [Whitmore Manufacturing Company](https://endata.com/companies/16327.md) (partner)
- [Shell Oil Company](https://endata.com/companies/52747.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2021/01/22/csws-whitmore-manufacture-supply-shell-lubricants-us-mining-new-jv/), 2021-01-22: "Today's announcement represents a first step toward offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions to rail and mining customers."
- [whitmores.com](https://www.whitmores.com/blog/whitmore-and-shell-lubricants-announce-definitive-agreement-to-form-joint-venture-to-provide-industrial-products-and-services-to-north-america-rail-and-united-states-mining-customers), 2021-01-22: "Today's announcement represents a first step toward offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions to rail and mining customers."

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