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Total Lubricants’ revolutionary new metalworking fluid, FOLIA, has won the Health and Safety award at the inaugural Maintenance and Engineering Awards.

Jet fuel is relied on by airlines and passengers across the globe, but have you ever wanted to know more about this incredibly important form of energy? In this ultimate guide to jet and aviation fuel, we explore what jet and aviation fuel are, their differences, properties, the various types of jet fuel available, plus much more.

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Extreme temperatures can severely affect your car, so as the weather begins to drop it’s a great idea to get refreshed on how to care for your engine properly. To maintain a functioning cooling system, you will need to use coolant or antifreeze. However, it’s can be confusing what the terms coolant and antifreeze mean and how they differ from each other – especially as many people use the terms interchangeably. 

You shouldn’t drive with a low level of engine coolant; it keeps your engine from overheating in hot weather and freezing up in sub-zero temperatures. But for it to keep safeguarding components and performance, there needs to be enough of it in the cooling system. 

The choice of antifreeze and its ready-to-use, water-mixed form, engine coolant, differs between vehicles. If you’re looking to top-up or flush and re-fill your cooling system, this guide will help you find the correct coolants for your car. 

Antifreeze and coolant are key to the safe and effective operation of your vehicle, but have you ever wondered what these important fluids are, their types, how important they are to your engine and how to solve problems with them? Get all the answers in our ultimate guide to coolant and antifreeze.

When modified with additives such as polymers, the complexity and behaviour of bitumen can be completely changed, opening the door to a whole host of other uses for this interesting material. In this article we break down some other more some other interesting uses for Bitumen.

The Royal Automobile Club is at the very heart of the UK’s classic automotive culture, and luckily for fans of vintage vehicles, it is hosting its first ever Historic Awards next month. Here’s everything you need to know about the event.

For more than 50 years, Total and Citroën have worked together to develop boundary-breaking lubricants and achieve success after success in motorsport, and this year it is a pleasure for us to celebrate Citroën’s 100-year anniversary. Since 1919, the international automotive brand has been breaking boundaries – looking back, we explore some of our favourite highlights from the company’s storied history.