Since then, the story has escalated significantly.
The UK distributor, Lubriage, appears to have disappeared from the UK market, with reports that staff have been left unpaid and the premises vacated. Accounts overdue on companies house.
At the same time, one of the wider group's companies, SCT Chemicals FZE, has been sanctioned by the EU for allegedly supporting Russia's military-industrial complex, while an independent Lithuanian investigation has examined the wider Sudheimer network and alleged continued supplies into Russia.
Our message isn't "we told you so". It's that this story hasn't ended. The UK distributor may have disappeared, but the products haven't. While regulators and journalists continue to uncover new developments, these products remain on sale across the UK. We want to encourage consumers to ask where their engine oil comes from and why supporting transparent, UK manufacturing matters.
