Presentation

The Groupement Français de Coordination is a non-profit making association created in 1963 at the instigation of the Institut Français du Pétrole for the purpose of developing and fine tuning test methods that are essential to the oil industry, motorists and users.
The GFC’s main objectives are to ensure a forum of technical exchanges for its experts in the domain of transportation fuels, lubricants and other fluids, and develop performance test methods in response to the national and European needs expressed by its members.

Membership
GFC members are found among companies and organisations belonging to one of the three following groups:

• Oil and chemical industries, and additive manufacturers
• Engine and fuel industries and their suppliers
• Users, laboratories, universities and technical colleges.

All these amount presently to some fifty large groups and public organisations.

Structure
The GFC Executive Committee comprises representatives of the three groups. It supervises five technical committees: engine lubricants, transmission lubricants, engine fuels, other transportation fluids, and statistics. Working groups operate in each of these committees.
The GFC deals with publications, establishes lists of current test methods and updates, and ensures their distribution. It provides a regular update of the website, organises workshops, imparts information to the various industries through the research activities of its working groups and offers an access to any other useful information.

Test Methods
GFC test methods are valuable international references and become an essential tool for the development of our industries. These methods are the basis of most specifications and classifications defining product performance levels. They can, as is often the case, be used by standard bodies such as AFNOR or CEN.