NYCO

NYCO

NYCO is a four-man alternative rock group based in Chicago, Illinois. NYCO is led by Ted Atkatz, a former principal percussionist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra...

 is also the name of an alternative rock group from Chicago, Illinois, as well as the acronym of the New York City Opera

New York City Opera

The New York City Opera is an American opera company located in New York City.The company, called "the people's opera" by New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, was founded in 1943 with the aim of making opera financially accessible to a wide audience, producing an innovative choice of repertory, and...

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NYCO Synthetic Lubricants (usually shortened to NYCO) is an independent company which specialises in the development, manufacturing and sales of civil and military synthetic lubricants for aviation

Aviation

Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...

 as well as esters and lubricants for automotive and industrial applications.

NYCO's range of aviation and military synthetic lubricants include lubricating oils for aero-derivative gas turbines (TURBONYCOIL), hydraulic fluids (HYDRAUNYCOIL), greases (NYCOGREASE), and other specialities.

These lubricants are manufactured in compliance with U.S., British, Russian and French military specifications. NYCO manufactures its own synthetic esters for captive use as well as for further sale to petroleum companies and independent blenders for automotive and industrial applications. NYCO Head Office is located in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, 66 avenue des Champs-Élysées

Champs-Élysées

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is...

, France

France

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 and since March 1997, the ester manufacturing and finished products blending have been sub-contracted to Société Tournaisienne de Produits Chimiques (S.T.P.C.), located in Tournai

Tournai

Tournai is a Walloon city and municipality of Belgium located 85 kilometres southwest of Brussels, on the river Scheldt, in the province of Hainaut....

, Belgium. S.T.P.C. is controlled by the NYCO holding.

Military Aviation Lubricants

At NYCO, the lubricants for military applications include mineral oil-based products, as well as synthetic products mainly based on synthetic esters.
High thermal stability, low volatility and low pour point make the synthetic basestocks (PAO or ester-based) a product of choice for lubricants of machinery operating at extremely high temperatures, extremely low temperatures, or both. The unique range of military products encompasses more than 160 different brands, used in various applications in all three armed forces: Army, Air Force and Navy.
NYCO is also the sole manufacturer of military lubricants able to offer a complete portfolio for US/Europe-made (Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation is a French aircraft manufacturer of military, regional and business jets, a subsidiary of Dassault Group.It was founded in 1930 by Marcel Bloch as Société des Avions Marcel Bloch or "MB". After World War II, Marcel Bloch changed his name to Marcel Dassault, and the name of the...

, Snecma

Snecma

Snecma is a major French manufacturer of engines for commercial and military aircraft, and for space vehicles. The name is an acronym for Société Nationale d'Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation .In 2005, the Snecma group, which included Snecma ,...

...) and Russia/Ukraine-made (Sukhoi

Sukhoi

Sukhoi Company is a major Russian aircraft manufacturer, headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, famous for its fighters...

...) equipments.

Civil Aviation Lubricants

At NYCO, the lubricants for civil aviation include a complete range of synthetic, semi-synthetic and mineral oil-based turbine oils, aviation greases, hydraulic fluids and protective compounds for civil aviation purposes. These products are formulated and approved against the relevant military specifications and validated by major aerospace Original Equipment Manufacturers (Airbus

Airbus

Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, surburb of Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners....

, Boeing

Boeing

The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...

, Eurocopter, CFM International

CFM International

CFM International is a joint venture between GE Aviation, a division of General Electric of the United States and Snecma, a division of Safran of France...

, International Aero Engines V2500

International Aero Engines V2500

The IAE V2500 is a two-shaft high-bypass turbofan engine which powers the Airbus A320 family , and the McDonnell Douglas MD-90. International Aero Engines is a consortium backed by four aero-engine manufacturers, formed in 1983 to produce the engine...

, Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce plc

Rolls-Royce Group plc is a global power systems company headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second-largest maker of aircraft engines , and also has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors. Through its defence-related activities...

, Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney

Pratt & Whitney is a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation . Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation and military aviation. Its headquarters are in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA...

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Automotive and Industrial Products

Over 40 years, NYCO has developed and marketed synthetic esters (NYCOBASE), formulated lubricants (NYCOLUBE) and hydraulic fluids (HYDRAUNYCOIL) for the automotive and industrial sectors as well as speciality ester plasticizers for the polymer industry (NYCOFLEX). The customers of Nyco are the Major Oil companies (Royal Dutch Shell

Royal Dutch Shell

Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...

...). NYCO develop and market high performance synthetic fluids used in extreme operating conditions in which mineral-based fluids show weaknesses. NYCO is active in developing environmentally

Natural environment

The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....

-friendly lubricants. NYCO offers non-toxic, biodegradable esters as well as fully formulated organic lubricants.

NYCO offers a wide range of synthetic esters, including Monoesters, Diesters, Neopolyol esters, complex esters, and special esters.

Their fully formulated lubricant line includes the following: Air-cooled and water-cooled 2-stroke engine oils, Biodegradable and racing 4-stroke engine oils, Shock absorber oils, Biodegradable hydraulics fluids, Less flammable hydraulics fluids (HFDU type), Air compressor and refrigeration compressor oils, High temperature chain oils, and Synthetic gear and bearing oils.