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Castrol BioTac MP2

BioTac MP2 offers superior marine-grade protection, water resistance, and durability for environmentally sensitive applications.

What it’s for

  • Specially developed for a wide range of exposed marine deck applications
  • Highly suited to medium to low-speed bearings (plain and roller) and wire ropes
  • Less risk of misapplications, easier use by crew

Why you need it

  • Supports compliance with the US Vessel General Permit (VGP) / Vessel Incidental Discharges Act (VIDA) legislation
  • Helps save time with necessary operations onboard whenever you can
 

Environmentally acceptable lubricant (EAL)**

  • Meets the definition of an EAL** under the 2018 US VIDA based on the requirements in the 2013 VGP
  • EU Ecolabel for lubricants registered
  • Meets the requirements of EU Ecolabel

o  >80% of certified sustainably sourced renewable content**** of the grease

o  >60% post-consumer plastic content of the packaging

  • Reduced environmental impact when compared with conventional mineral oil-based greases
**A lubricant, including any oil or grease, that is ‘‘biodegradable,’’ ‘‘minimally toxic,’’ and ‘‘not bio accumulative’’ as defined by US VGP 2013.
****Tested in accordance with method ASTM D 6866.
 

Reliability

The grease is based on an optimized performance additive system and can be used in a wide range of applications
 

  • High resistance to water spray-off
  • Excellent physical properties that enable resistance to mechanical shear and water spray-off
  • Broad operating temperature from -35°C to 140°C. Suited to all conditions from arctic to tropical climates