Prime Lube, Inc. has begun production of BlueSky brand Diesel Exhaust Fluid at a new 15,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Avenel, N.J.
The plant will produce around 4 million gallons of DEF per year to start.

"We're very excited to be up and running, producing our own BlueSky DEF for shipment directly to our growing distributor network," said Prime Lube COO Robert Arbasetti. "With this local facility, Prime Lube is able to offer a strategic advantage in terms of pricing and distribution capacity with our own fleet of trucks. And, through our strategic partnership with Piusi, we can also offer the best Diesel Exhaust Fluid dispensing equipment in the business, along with the tanks and other handling equipment our distributors require."

In April, Prime Lube announced its partnership with Germany's Kruse Group -- the leading global DEF manufacturer and raw materials supplier -- to manufacture and distribute BlueSky DEF throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Arbasetti credit's Kruse's turnkey system of supplying the equipment, technology and raw materials for enabling Prime Lube to get up and running so quickly, without a lot of independent research and engineering.

The facility currently operates a semi-automatic bottling line that packages BlueSky DEF into 2-1/2 gallon bottles, 55-gallon drums and 275-gallon totes. Packages are labeled in English, Spanish and French to enable multi-national marketing and distribution. Prime Lube has already established distribution partners in Canada.

More info: www.primelubeinc.com.