
ELF Aquitaine was founded in 1939, and the ELF trademark appeared in April 1967. ELF has united a large number of national brands, and thanks to government support, it quickly took first places in the French and then in the world petrochemical market. In 1970. ELF strengthens its position with the acquisition of Antar, another of the largest French companies, with its three refineries and a wide retail network, and in 1999 merges with TOTALFINA, which leads to the formation of the new international group TOTALFINAELF, which later changed its name to TOTAL. Currently ELF is one of the largest and most well-known European companies for the production and sale of lubricants. ELF is one of the three leading divisions of the largest oil and gas concern TOTALFINAELF, which ranks fifth in the world. ELF is engaged in a wide range of activities from oil production and refining to marketing of finished products. The company owns a network of its own factories, gas stations and service centers, and also cooperates with many well-known manufacturers of automotive equipment. All cars of one of the largest automobile concerns in Europe - RENAULT, leave the assembly line filled with ELF oil. ELF also works all over the world with companies such as NISSAN, HONDA, SKODA, VW, makes special products for BMW, VOLVO, FORD, OPEL, RENAULT. In the field of trucks, ELF collaborates with MERCEDES-BENZ, IVECO, CATERPILLAR, MAN and RENAULT V.I .. ELF oil is used to fill all FORD vehicles coming off the assembly line in Spain at the Valencia plant. Since its inception, ELF has been actively involved in the "queen" of motorsport - Formula 1 and other technical sports, which opens up wide opportunities for the company to test the quality and improve the products it produces