The Shell Tellus range of hydraulic oils have been developed to enable equipment operators to select the fluid that will help to deliver optimum value to their operations through: wear protection, long fluid life, and system efficiency. For customers, this amounts to more reliable and efficient equipment operation, which can help reduce unplanned downtime, lower maintenance costs, and contribute to savings in total cost of ownership (TCO).

Hans Gerdes, Shell Tellus Brand Manager, said, ?For decades, Shell Tellus S2 hydraulic oils have set the industry benchmark for dependable lubricants that are trusted to deliver reliable equipment operations. Changes to equipment technology and operating conditions in recent years have placed increasing demands on the hydraulic oil....... In light of this, we have developed two upgraded formulations of Shell Tellus S2 hydraulic oils that deliver dramatically improved performance over the previous generation.?

Akhil Jha, Vice President Technical, Shell Lubricants India, added, ?The new generation of Shell Tellus S2 hydraulic oils ? Shell Tellus S2 MX and Shell Tellus S2 VX ? are a result of our continuous efforts and we are proud to introduce these to the market. In particular, our team is pleased to have India as the first leg of this global launch.? The new hydraulic oils are fully compatible with previous generation Shell Tellus S2 hydraulic oil and most other mineral oil-based fluids in the market, making it easy for customers to introduce the new formulation to their equipment.

The new hydraulic oil formulations have been approved by all the major pump manufacturer OEMs, including Bosch Rexroth (for Shell Tellus S2 MX only), Parker Denison, and Eaton Vickers.

The new products will be available in India starting September 2016 and will be available in pack sizes of 209 litres and 20 litres.