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Kroon-Oil

Dutch lubricants brand offering engine oils, transmission fluids, greases and specialty lubricants for automotive, agricultural, marine, industrial and cycling applications.

Last updated September 26, 2026

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Overview

Kroon-Oil is a Dutch lubricants brand and company headquartered in the Netherlands. It develops, blends and markets a broad portfolio of oils, greases and maintenance fluids sold under the Kroon-Oil name. The brand is best known in the Benelux and wider European aftermarket for its automotive engine oils, but its catalogue extends well beyond passenger cars into heavy-duty transport, agricultural machinery, marine engines, motorcycles, bicycles, classic vehicles and industrial equipment. The product range shown on the official website is organised into clear application families. Under Automotive, Kroon-Oil lists synthetic and mineral multigrade passenger-car motor oils, heavy-duty multigrades, mineral single grades, and a wide spread of viscosity grades including 0W-8, 0W-16, 0W-20, 0W-30, 0W-40, 5W-20, 5W-30, 5W-40, 5W-50, 10W-30, 10W-40, 10W-60, 15W-40 and 20W-50. Transmission products cover manual, automatic and total drive-line fluids in grades such as 75W-80, 75W-90, 75W-140, 80W-90 and 80W-140. Hydraulic oils, power-steering and level-control fluids, and bio hydraulic oils are also offered. Beyond cars, Kroon-Oil serves agriculture with engine oils, STOU and UTTO oils and chainsaw oils, and supplies alkylate petrol for 2-stroke and 4-stroke garden machinery. Marine products include two-stroke and four-stroke engine oils, transmission oils and greases. For cyclists the brand offers chain lubricants, maintenance products, care products and bearing/mounting grease. A Classic line covers classic motor oils and transmission oils, while the Industrial range spans emulsifiable metalworking oils, gear oils, compressor oils, way oils, non-drip machine oils, circulation oils, air-system oils, white technical oils, vacuum-pump oils, turbine oils, heat-transfer oils, specialties and greases. A dedicated Food Grade family includes H1 hydraulic oils, gear oils, compressor oils, chain oils, greases, a universal lubricant and cleaning products. Kroon-Oil also markets fuel and maintenance additives, such as Petrol Treatment, which the company describes as cleaning and lubricating the entire petrol fuel system, supporting better combustion and lower fuel consumption. The brand maintains a product-advice tool on its website to help customers select the right lubricant for a specific vehicle, and it is active in motorsport sponsorship and a network of sales points. Its positioning is that of a specialist, application-driven lubricants house rather than a mass consumer commodity brand, with technical depth across many vehicle and machine categories.

History

Kroon-Oil is a Dutch lubricants company and brand. It was established in the Netherlands in the 1920s and has grown into a specialist blender and marketer of oils, greases and maintenance fluids. Over the decades the company broadened its range from automotive engine oils into a multi-sector lubricants portfolio covering agriculture, marine, cycling, classic vehicles and industry. The modern Kroon-Oil catalogue reflects this diversification. Its automotive line includes synthetic and mineral multigrade passenger-car motor oils, heavy-duty multigrades, mineral single grades and a wide range of viscosity grades from 0W-8 through 20W-50. Transmission products cover manual, automatic and total drive-line fluids, alongside hydraulic oils and power-steering/level-control fluids. Agricultural products include engine oils, STOU and UTTO oils and chainsaw oils, and the company also supplies alkylate petrol for 2-stroke and 4-stroke garden machinery. Marine offerings include two-stroke and four-stroke engine oils, transmission oils and greases. For cyclists, Kroon-Oil provides chain lubricants, maintenance and care products, and bearing/mounting grease. A Classic range serves classic motor oils and transmission oils, while the Industrial range covers emulsifiable metalworking oils, gear oils, compressor oils, way oils, non-drip machine oils, circulation oils, air-system oils, white technical oils, vacuum-pump oils, turbine oils, heat-transfer oils, specialties and greases. A Food Grade family includes H1 hydraulic oils, gear oils, compressor oils, chain oils, greases, a universal lubricant and cleaning products. Kroon-Oil also develops fuel and maintenance additives. Its Petrol Treatment is described by the company as cleaning and lubricating the entire petrol fuel system, supporting better combustion and lower fuel consumption. The brand operates a product-advice tool on its website to help customers select the correct lubricant for their vehicle, and it maintains a network of sales points and a motorsport presence. Its headquarters are in the Netherlands, and it sells primarily in the Benelux and wider European markets.

  • 1925

    Kroon-Oil is established in the Netherlands.

  • Kroon-Oil develops a broad automotive motor oil range covering synthetic and mineral multigrades and many viscosity grades.

  • The brand expands into agricultural lubricants including STOU and UTTO oils and chainsaw oils.

  • Kroon-Oil adds marine, cycling, classic-vehicle and industrial lubricant families to its catalogue.

  • The company introduces Food Grade H1 lubricants for food-processing applications.

  • Kroon-Oil markets Petrol Treatment, a fuel-system cleaner and lubricant additive.

Products and positioning

Specialist, application-driven lubricants brand serving automotive, agricultural, marine, industrial, cycling and classic-vehicle segments, with a strong Benelux and European aftermarket presence.

  • Automotive motor oils

    Synthetic and mineral multigrade passenger-car motor oils, heavy-duty multigrades and mineral single grades in viscosity grades from 0W-8 to 20W-50.

  • Transmission oils

    Manual, automatic and total drive-line transmission fluids in grades such as 75W-80, 75W-90, 75W-140, 80W-90 and 80W-140.

  • Hydraulic oils

    Hydraulic oils including power-steering and level-control fluids and bio hydraulic oils.

  • Agri products

    Agricultural engine oils, STOU oils, UTTO oils and chainsaw oils.

  • Alkylate petrol

    Alkylate petrol for 2-stroke and 4-stroke garden machinery.

  • Marine products

    Two-stroke and four-stroke marine engine oils, transmission oils and greases.

  • Bicycle products

    Chain lubricants, maintenance products, care products and bearing/mounting grease for bicycles.

  • Classic products

    Classic motor oils and classic transmission oils.

  • Industrial products

    Emulsifiable metalworking oils, gear oils, compressor oils, way oils, non-drip machine oils, circulation oils, air-system oils, white technical oils, vacuum-pump oils, turbine oils, heat-transfer oils, specialties and greases.

  • Food Grade products

    H1 hydraulic oils, gear oils, compressor oils, chain oils, greases, a universal lubricant and cleaning products.

  • Petrol Treatment

    A fuel-system additive that cleans and lubricates the entire petrol fuel system, supporting better combustion and lower fuel consumption.

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