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"My dream is to become a national rally champion," says Rafael Rêgo. FUCHS wants to support one of Portugal's most talented young drivers in his quest to realise this dream. That's why it's now his main sponsor. "We believe in our contribution to Rafael's success and we see the values of FUCHS in his dedication, passion, capacity for work and enormous desire to win," emphasises André Castro Pinheiro, FUCHS' automotive director.

The colours of the workshop brand remain on the bonnet and sides of the Hyundai i20 N Rally2 of Ricardo Teodósio and his navigator José Teixeira. You don't mess with a three-time champion, so FUCHS has renewed its support for the Algarve duo: on 20 February, the company's management welcomed the winners of the 2023 Portuguese Rally Championship (CPR) at its Maia facilities. This is the sixth consecutive year of the partnership that began in 2019 with Ricardo Teodósio's team winning its first championship.

Conscious of its responsibility to keep the world moving, FUCHS doesn't stand still either. The world's largest independent lubricants group has now introduced a renewal of its antifreeze range. The FRICOFIN range includes new fluids that comply with the latest European standards and guarantee more advanced performance profiles.

After 2021, DMG MORI honored the world's largest independent supplier of lubrication solutions, FUCHS SE, with the "DMG MORI Partner Award 2023" for the second time. FUCHS has repeatedly impressed with its long-standing technology partnership in the DMG MORI Qualified Products (DMQP) partner program, which stands for optimal manufacturing solutions for machine components, peripherals and accessories. FUCHS reliably supplies high-quality, high-performance lubricants that are exclusively tailored to the needs of DMG MORI and thus provides active service and sales support for DMG MORI customers around the globe. This ensures a secure and global supply chain as well as a sustainable and holistic approach to lubricants.

Innovative premium quality water-miscible cutting fluid for a wide range of materials.

TITAN GT1 PRO F SAE 0W-20 offers extreme fuel-saving properties and reduces CO2 emissions. This Premium Performance engine oil has been designed by FUCHS for the engines of the latest FIAT passenger cars with turbochargers and high-efficiency exhaust gas treatment, which require the 9.55535-DM1/DSX standard. It is also suitable for hybrid vehicles, thanks to BluEV technology, and since it fulfils ACEA C5 and API SP specifications, it can also be used in Asian and American cars. TITAN GT1 PRO F SAE 0W-20 contributes to better internal engine cleanliness, offers effective protection and guarantees an excellent cold start. Even at low temperatures, the oil circulates immediately throughout the engine.

Can high-performance lubricants reduce CO2 emissions, increase sustainability and protect the planet? FUCHS says yes. The world's largest independent lubricants group believes that the role of lubricants is crucial in this regard. "FUCHS solutions move the world, they are present in everything in everyday life: in machines, factories, cars, household appliances, escalators, etc.," says Paul Cezanne, Managing Director of FUCHS Lubricants.

This FUCHS fluid was specially developed in an exclusive partnership with Hofer Powertrain for the wet dual-clutch hybrid transmissions of McLaren hyper sports cars. The performance highlights of BluEV DHTF9 are its optimized friction properties, low viscosity for high efficiency, high clutch friction stability, high protection against wear and corrosion, as well as optimum gear protection. In addition, it provides smooth, jerk-free gear changes throughout the component's life cycle and an excellent degree of product cleanliness. In this way, reliable gearshift performance is achieved.

It's called RENOCLEAN FXM 4005 and is ideal for cleaning aqueous fluid circuits. This FUCHS cleaning agent is free of biocides and fungicides, has been developed for modular systems and is used in water-based industrial fluids and coolants in centralized systems or individual machines. RENOCLEAN FXM 4005 is applied directly to the aqueous fluid at a concentration of 1-2% and must be in operation for a minimum of 8 hours and a maximum of 24 hours, depending on how dirty it is. This cleaning agent does not alter the pH value and no additional foam forms in the fluid. RENOCLEAN FXM 4005 guarantees excellent cleaning performance and thus contributes to machine efficiency.

Have you ever heard of an LCCP study? It's a Lubrication Critical Control Point audit to assess lubrication risks and improvements. It examines whether lubricants can affect food safety, machine and process performance, as well as maintenance and energy costs. FUCHS carries out an expert audit of the plant and helps prepare a lubrication program in line with the strict requirements of the food industry. What are the benefits? Guaranteed use of correct and safe products, increased machine performance, proper waste management and storage, savings through optimized consumption, good practices in the factory and personalized training for lubrication and food safety managers.