Valvoline, a brand of Ashland Inc., and Cummins Filtration have teamed up to package, market and distribute diesel exhaust fluid in North America.
DEF is required for selective catalytic reduction systems used to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's diesel engine emissions regulations for 2010.

Fleetguard-Valvoline Air Shield DEF will be offered through the Cummins and Valvoline distribution channels in the U.S. and Canada beginning in April 2010. It will be available in one-gallon and 2.5-gallon bottles, drums and totes.

Compatible with all SCR systems, Air Shield DEF is API and AdBlue-certified and enables on-highway diesel engines to meet the EPA's near zero oxides of NOx emission levels required for 2010 and later on-highway diesel engines.

The new alliance is an extension of the Valvoline and Cummins relationship, initiated in 1995, to deliver products and services that optimize total cost of ownership.

"Cummins has been supplying DEF product to the market for several years, and as an engine producer, they are also in a unique position to understand what is best for the engine and our mutual customers," said John Noal, vice president, international and commercial, for Valvoline.

More info: www.ashland.com or www.cummins.com