Our history

Division of the world n°1 independent lubricants manufacturer, COFRAN is synonymous with innovation and quality since its creation in 1936. COFRAN is specialized in automotive lubricants and greases.

 
 

1936

Fondation of the company "COFRANC Comptoirs Français d'importation et de transformation réunis"

1966

COFRANC is renamed COFRAN

 
 

1979

COFRAN exports to Middle East and is the first to introduce synthetic lubricants on this market

1981

COFRAN supplies the BOUYGUES Group for the building of the Ryadh University in Saudi Arabia

 
 

1991

Take over by the world n°1 independent lubricants manufacturer

1994

Closure of the historic factory of La Rochelle, Transfer to the factory of Nanterre

 
 

2011

The VINCI group uses the COFRAN lubricants for the building of a pipeline in Papoo New Guinea and for a Motorway in Equatorial Guinea

2015-2016

COFRAN participates to the Automechanika Francfort / Dubai / Istanbul shows

 
 

2017

COFRAN speeds up internationally and starts exporting in new countries such as South Korea, Irak, Mauritius, Albania and Benin.