Editing Castrol

{{Short description|British lubricants manufacturer}}

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{{Infobox company
| name = Castrol Limited
| former_name = {{plainlist|
* CC Wakefield & Co. <br>(1899–1960)
* Castrol Limited<br> (1960–1966, 2000–present)
* Burmah-Castrol <br>(1966–2000)
}}
| logo = Castrol logo 2023.svg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2023
| type = {{plainlist|
* [[privately held company|Private]] (1899–1966)
* [[Subsidiary]] (1966–present)
}}
| fate = Acquired by [[Burmah Oil]] in 1966, Burmah-Castrol merged to BP in 2000, Castrol remained as a brand
| traded_as = 
| slogan = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1899|03|09}}
| location = [[Castrol Technology Centre]], Pangbourne, Berkshire, UK<br>BP Lubricants, Wayne, New Jersey<br>Castrol Industrial North America, Naperville, IL
| key_people = Michelle Jou <br /> (CEO)
| founder = [[Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield|Charles Wakefield]]<ref name=hist/>
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| net_income = 
| assets = 
| equity = 
| owner = 
| parent = {{plainlist|
* [[Burmah Oil]] (1966–2000)
* [[BP]] (2000–present)
}}
| industry = [[petroleum industry|Petroleum]]
| products = [[Motor oil|Lubricants]]
| homepage = {{url|https://www.castrol.com/|castrol.com}}
}}

'''Castrol Limited''' is a British [[oil company]] that markets industrial and [[automotive]] [[lubricant]]s, offering a wide range of oil, [[grease (lubricant)|grease]]s and similar products for most [[lubrication]] applications. The company was originally named '''CC Wakefield'''; the name ''Castrol'' was originally just the brand name for CC Wakefield's motor oils, but the company eventually changed its name to ''Castrol'' when the product name became better-known than the original company name.<ref name=hist/>

Since 2000, Castrol Limited has been a [[subsidiary]] of [[BP]], which acquired the company for $4.73 billion.<ref>{{cite news|title=BP Amoco Agrees to Acquire Burmah Castrol for $4.73 Billion|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB952984196502387269|last=Bahree|first=Bhushan|publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=14 March 2000|accessdate=26 November 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Charles_cheers_wakefield.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Charles Wakefield, founder]]

The "Wakefield Oil Company" was founded by [[Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield|Charles Wakefield]] in [[Cheapside]], [[London]] in 1899. Wakefield had previously 
left a job at [[Vacuum Oil Company|Vacuum Oil]] to start a new business selling lubricants for trains and heavy machinery. 
Eight Vacuum Oil employees joined Wakefield, and the company launched its first [[motor oil|lubricant]] in 1906.

In early 20th century, Wakefield Co. developed lubricants especially suited for automobiles and aeroplanes.<ref name="histuk">{{Cite web |title=Castrol Classic Oils {{!}} History of Castrol and Castrol Classic Oils |url=https://www.classicoils.co.uk/history |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Castrol Classic Oils |language=en-US}}</ref> The brand "Castrol" originated after researchers added measured amounts of [[castor oil]] (a vegetable oil derived from castor beans) to their lubricant formulations.<ref name=hist>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/about-bp/our-history/history-of-castrol.html
 |title       = History of Castrol
 |website     = BP
 |access-date  = 15 June 2014
 |quote       = Early in the new century, Wakefield took a personal interest in two sporty new motorised contraptions – the automobile and the aeroplane. The company started developing lubricants especially for these new engines, which needed oils that were runny enough to work from cold at start-up and thick enough to keep working at very high temperatures. [...] Wakefield researchers found that adding a measure of castor oil, a vegetable oil made from castor beans, did the trick nicely. They called the new product 'Castrol.'
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140605040954/http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/about-bp/our-history/history-of-castrol.html
 |archive-date = 5 June 2014
}}
</ref>
By 1960, the name of the motor oil had eclipsed the company's name itself so "CC Wakefield & Company" became "Castrol Limited".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-26 |title=HISTORY {{!}} ABOUT US {{!}} CASTROL NEW ZEALAND |url=https://www.castrol.com/en_nz/new-zealand/home/about-us/history.html |access-date=2025-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126070016/https://www.castrol.com/en_nz/new-zealand/home/about-us/history.html |archive-date=26 November 2020 }}</ref> In 1966, Castrol was acquired by company [[Burmah Oil]], which was renamed "Burmah-Castrol". Burmah-Castrol was purchased by London-based multinational [[BP]] (then, "BP Amoco plc") in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=BP to buy U.K.'s Castrol for $4.7 billion |date= 14 March 2000|url=https://money.cnn.com/2000/03/14/europe/bp_burmah/|website=money.cnn.com|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref>

At the time of purchase, Burmah-Castrol had a turnover of nearly £3 billion with operating profits of £284 million. The company also had 18,000 employees worldwide, with operations in 55 countries. Respectively, BP Amoco had 80,400 employees worldwide and revenues of more than £63 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC News {{!}} BUSINESS {{!}} BP buys Burmah Castrol |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/676927.stm |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

[[File:Castrol logo (2001-2023).svg|thumb|200px|Previous Castrol logo, used from 2001 until 2023. The logo shown here is the 2006 revised version.]]

While Burmah's operations folded into the group, Castrol has remained as a subsidiary of BP.

==Products==
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=== Lubricants ===
Castrol is a leading manufacturer of lubricants and offers a broad range of products for various applications. The exact names of the product groups and types are :

'''Passenger car engine oils:'''

* Edge
* Magnatec
* GTX

'''Commercial vehicle engine oils:'''

* Vecton
* RX
* CRB

'''Automatic transmission fluids, differential and axle fluids, manual transmission fluids:'''

* Transmax
* Transynd
* Syntrax

<ref>{{Cite web |last=CarArco |date=2024-09-27 |title=Castrols Produktpalette: Ein Überblick über Unterschiede, Anwendungen und für wen sie ideal sind |url=https://wodoil.ch/castrols-produktpalette-ein-ueberblick-ueber-unterschiede-anwendungen-und-fuer-wen-sie-ideal-sind/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=Wodoil |language=de-DE}}</ref>

=== Others ===
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Some [[steam locomotive]]s were fitted with one or more Wakefield mechanical [[lubricator]]s. These were normally mounted on the locomotive footplate alongside the boiler, in a position where a mechanical linkage could be made with some point on the locomotive's valve gear or another moving part. The reciprocation of this caused a lever on the lubricator to oscillate, and this was converted to a small rotary movement by a [[Ratchet (device)|ratchet]]. The gradual rotation caused a small amount of lubricating oil to be fed into pipes leading to the cylinders, valves and other parts. The amount of oil fed was in proportion to the distance travelled by the locomotive in either direction.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Semmens |first1=P.W.B. |last2=Goldfinch |first2=A.J. |title=How Steam Locomotives Really Work |year=2003 |orig-year=2000 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-860782-2 |pages=201–4 }}</ref>

==Sponsorship==
===Motorsport===
[[File:Brad Keselowski 6 Auto Club 2023.jpg|thumb|Castrol sponsored [[NASCAR Cup Series]] [[Ford Mustang]] for [[Brad Keselowski]]]]
[[File:The frontview of No.6 Castrol Celica.JPG|thumb|[[Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe|Toyota Motorsport]] [[Toyota Celica]]]]
[[File:1995 Holden VR Commodore Bathurst winner (28249502800).jpg|thumb|[[Perkins Engineering]] [[Holden Commodore VR]]]]
The brand has been involved in [[Formula One]] for many years, supplying to a number of teams, including [[McLaren]] (1979–1980 and 2017), [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]] (1997–2005), [[Team Lotus]] (1992–1993), [[Brabham]] (1983–1984), [[Sauber F1|Sauber]] (1994-early 1995), [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]] (2002–2004), [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]/[[Alpine F1 Team|Alpine]] (2017–2025), [[Audi in Formula One|Audi]] (2026 onwards) and [[Walter Wolf Racing]].<ref name=castrol>{{cite web |url=http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=8262004&contentId=6003486 |title=The history of Castrol in F1 |publisher=Castrol.com |date=27 January 2005 |access-date=22 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908063441/http://www.castrol.com/castrol/genericarticle.do?categoryId=8262004&contentId=6003486 |archive-date=8 September 2010  }}</ref>

Castrol has sponsored the [[Ford World Rally Team]] and [[M-Sport]] in the [[World Rally Championship]] since 2003, and the [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] [[Ford GT]] factory team from 2016, to 2019. It has also sponsored [[Volkswagen Motorsport]] activities in the [[Dakar Rally]] and later the World Rally Championship since 2005. [[Audi Sport]]'s activities in rallying and touring car racing have been sponsored by Castrol, as well as its [[Le Mans Prototypes]] program since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 June 2017 |title=CASTROL EDGE HELPS AUDI GO THE DISTANCE AT LE MANS 2012 |url=https://www.sportzpower.com/node/478}}</ref> [[BMW Motorsport]] was sponsored by Castrol from 1999 to 2014.

[[Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe|Toyota Motorsport]] had Castrol sponsorship in the [[World Rally Championship]] from 1993 to 1999, and [[Hyundai Motorsport]] did so from 2000 to 2002. Also, the Honda factory team at the [[World Touring Car Championship]] had Castrol sponsorship from 2012 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Racing cars – HONDA CIVIC WTCC |url=https://jasmotorsport.com/racing-cars/honda-civic-wtcc |access-date=26 March 2023 |website=JAS Motorsport}}</ref>

In the [[All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|All-Japan Grand Touring Championship]], the [[1997 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship|1997 championship-winning]] [[TOM'S]] [[Toyota Supra]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The Legend Of The Castrol TOM's Supra {{!}} dailysportscar.com |url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/10/27/the-legend-of-the-castrol-toms-supra.html |access-date=26 March 2023 |website=dailysportscar.com|date=27 October 2017 }}</ref> (famous from the [[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo]] series by [[Polyphony Digital]]) and later the [[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen]] [[Honda NSX]] had Castrol sponsorships.

In North America, Castrol has been an active sponsor of [[NHRA]] drag racing. Castrol sponsored [[John Force Racing]] under the GTX brand from 1987 until the end of the 2014 season. Also, the [[All American Racers]] had Castrol sponsorship in the [[CART World Series]] from 1996 to 1999. In 2014, Castrol sponsored former Indy 500-winning IndyCar team [[Bryan Herta Autosport]], with English rookie [[Jack Hawksworth]] behind the wheel.

Castrol is the name sponsor of [[Castrol Raceway]], a multi-track oval, drag, and motocross racing facility in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada.<ref name=castrolraceway>{{cite web |url=http://www.castrolraceway.com/ |title=Castrol Raceway official website |publisher=CastrolRaceway.com |date=27 January 2011 |access-date=2 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201220933/http://www.castrolraceway.com/ |archive-date=1 February 2011  }}</ref> Castrol is the sponsor of [[D. J. Kennington]] in the [[NASCAR Canada Series]] and [[NASCAR Cup Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/2017/01/18/midweek-racing-roundup-canadian-kennington-gets-a-crack-at-the-daytona-500-hamilton-will-be-the-judge-if-bottas-stays-or-not-at-mercedes-liberty-media-officially-owns-f1-so-the-americanization-will-begin.html|title=Midweek Racing Roundup: Canadian Kennington gets a crack at the Daytona 500; Hamilton will be the judge if Bottas stays (or not) at Mercedes; Liberty Media officially owns F1 so the Americanization will begin - The Star|website=thestar.com|date=18 January 2017 |access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929043942/https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/2017/01/18/midweek-racing-roundup-canadian-kennington-gets-a-crack-at-the-daytona-500-hamilton-will-be-the-judge-if-bottas-stays-or-not-at-mercedes-liberty-media-officially-owns-f1-so-the-americanization-will-begin.html|archive-date=29 September 2017}}</ref>

In Australia, Castrol has a long history with the [[Supercars Championship|Supercars]] category, and between [[1993 Australian Touring Car season|1993]] and [[2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series|2005]], Castrol was the title sponsor of [[Perkins Engineering]]. It also sponsored [[Longhurst Racing]] between [[1995 Australian Touring Car season|1995]] and [[1999 V8 Supercar Championship Series|1999]], [[Tickford Racing|Ford Performance Racing]] between [[2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series|2007]] and [[2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series|2009]], and [[Paul Morris Motorsport]] in [[2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series|2010]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2009/12/21/murph%E2%80%99s-abu-dhabi-date-clash-quandary/|title=Murphy's Abu Dhabi Date Clash Quandary|work=[[Speedcafe]]|date=21 December 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911145652/http://www.speedcafe.com/2009/12/21/murph%E2%80%99s-abu-dhabi-date-clash-quandary/|archive-date=11 September 2014}}</ref> In conjunction with a multi-year series sponsorship, between 2014 - 2016 several race events acquired Castrol naming rights including the [[Townsville 400|Castrol Edge Townsville 500]] and the [[Gold Coast 600|Castrol Gold Coast 600]].<ref>{{cite web|title = V8 Supercars {{!}} Sports {{!}} Home|url = http://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/sports/v8-supercars.html|publisher = bp.com|access-date = 22 September 2015|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220523/http://www.castrol.com/en_au/australia/sports/v8-supercars.html|archive-date = 23 September 2015}}</ref> Castrol was the title sponsor of Team Bray, owned by Australian drag car legend, [[Victor Bray]] for 17 years.

Castrol was the main sponsor of the [[Castrol International Rally]] in [[Canberra]] for 11 years between 1976 and 1986. The same was true for an International Rally held in South Africa, ending annually in neighbouring [[Swaziland]]. It was the most prestigious event on the South African rally calendar at the time, until Castrol ended its sponsorship of this event. Later only some competitors' cars were carrying the bright green and red colours of Castrol sponsorship in national rally events, notably the S.A. [[Toyota]] dealer team.

In 2019, Castrol extended their sponsorship activities by re-forming a partnership with [[Jaguar Racing|Jaguar]], this time supporting them in [[Formula E]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.jaguarracing.com/news/2019/10/panasonic-jaguar-racing-unveils-all-new-jaguar-i-type-4-castrol-lego-scalextric-join|title=PANASONIC JAGUAR RACING UNVEILS THE ALL-NEW JAGUAR I-TYPE 4 ** CASTROL, LEGO & SCALEXTRIC JOIN FORCES WITH PANASONIC JAGUAR RACING|publisher=Jaguar Racing|date=2 October 2019|access-date=26 October 2019}}</ref> and also [[NASCAR Cup Series]] giants [[RFK Racing]]-[[Ford Performance|Ford]] since 2020 season due to Ford's commercial relationship with [[BP]] plc.

Castrol also briefly made an appearance in [[1993 British Touring Car Championship|1993]] with Nissan in the [[British Touring Car Championship]],<ref>{{cite web |title=1993 Cars |url=http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1993%20Cars.html |access-date=26 March 2023 |website=touringcarracing.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1993 British Touring Car Championship |url=http://www.supertouringregister.com/series/275/ |access-date=26 March 2023 |website=Super Touring Register }}</ref> where [[Kieth O'dor|Keith O'Dor]] managed to win the 9th round of the season at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] with his teammate [[Win Percy]] taking 2nd.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 BTCC – round 9 |url=http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1993%20Silverstone%20GP.html |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=touringcarracing.net}}</ref>

===American football===
Castrol advertising has been a part of telecasts of the [[National Football League]] for years. In 2011, Castrol's Edge brand became the official motor oil sponsor for the league, renewed until the 2017 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/04/14/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/NFL-Castrol.aspx|title=Castrol renews deals with NFL, Vikings' Peterson|last=Lefton|first=Terry|date=14 April 2014|work=Sports Business Journal|access-date=14 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416095655/https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/04/14/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/NFL-Castrol.aspx|archive-date=16 April 2014}}</ref>

=== Cricket ===
The Castrol Cricket Index is a dynamic indicator of the overall performance of a [[cricket]] team. It is calculated by taking into consideration the batting momentum, the bowling efficiency, the performance of the teams in the quick start overs and the extreme performance overs and many other factors. Castrol Cricket also ranks cricketers based on their overall performance.<ref name="autogenerated5">{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/may/290509-Anil-Kumble-fatigue-issue-packed-cricket-schedule-World-T20.htm |title=Don't bring up fatigue issue: Anil Kumble |date=29 May 2009 |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714091809/http://www.mid-day.com/news/2009/may/290509-Anil-Kumble-fatigue-issue-packed-cricket-schedule-World-T20.htm |archive-date=14 July 2011  }}</ref> India centric initiatives being undertaken like Castrol World Cup ka Hero was created during the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]].<ref name="autogenerated6">{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article1413630.ece |title=Castrol plans to pump up sales with cricket connect |date=2 November 2011 |work=[[Business Line]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001212/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/marketing/article1413630.ece |archive-date=29 June 2011  }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated7">{{cite web |url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/brett-lee-announces-ashok-kumar-first-castrol-world-cup-ka-hero/28563 |title=Brett Lee announces Ashok Kumar as the first Castrol World cup ka Hero |date=14 February 2011 |publisher=Punjab Newsline |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715131939/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/brett-lee-announces-ashok-kumar-first-castrol-world-cup-ka-hero/28563 |archive-date=15 July 2011  }}</ref>

Castrol also sponsored an Most successful Cricket team in IPL  [[Mumbai Indians]] since 2024.

=== Rugby Union ===
In 2011, Castrol signed a four-year sponsorship deal for the [[Australian national rugby union team]] and as the naming rights sponsor of [[The Rugby Championship]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/183844/castrol-to-fuel-australia-home-tests | title = Castrol to fuel Australia home tests | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120816172209/http://www.sportbusiness.com/news/183844/castrol-to-fuel-australia-home-tests | archive-date = 16 August 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://castroledge.com.au/rugby/castrol-edge-sponsor-rugby-union | title = Proud sponsors of the Castrol EDGE Rugby Championship | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120822073754/http://castroledge.com.au/rugby/castrol-edge-sponsor-rugby-union | archive-date = 22 August 2012 }}</ref>

=== Football ===
From 1995 until 1997, Castrol were also the shirt sponsors of English Football League side [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]].

==Advertising==
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Castrol products are still marketed under the red, white and green colour scheme that dates from the launch of Castrol motor oil in 1909. Advertisements for Castrol oil historically featured the slogan "Castrol – liquid engineering". This was more recently refreshed and reintroduced as "It's more than just oil.  It's liquid engineering."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vallube.com/services.htm |title=Val Lube Car Care Center - Services |access-date=4 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100308105125/http://www.vallube.com/services.htm |archive-date=8 March 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.freewebs.com/vallube/Castrol_Logo_2Line_V_2D_2C_300.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=4 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022200524/http://www.freewebs.com/vallube/Castrol_Logo_2Line_V_2D_2C_300.jpg |archive-date=22 October 2012  }}</ref>

For many years, the opening notes of the second ''Nachtmusik'' movement of [[Gustav Mahler|Mahler]]'s [[Symphony No. 7 (Mahler)|Seventh Symphony]] were used as the signature theme of Castrol TV commercials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/766203/Castrol-launches-competition-update-ad-soundtrack/|title=Castrol launches competition to update ad soundtrack|website=brandrepublic.com|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110075123/http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/766203/Castrol-launches-competition-update-ad-soundtrack|archive-date=10 January 2013}}</ref>

Wakefield vehicles advertised the company and Castrol on their sides; models of them were made by [[Dinky Toys]], and in later times became sought-after collectors' items.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36302547|title=Rare Dinky toy collection fetches £150k at Devon auction|work=BBC News|date=15 June 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615133736/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-36302547|archive-date=15 June 2016}}</ref> One example from 1934 to 1935, in very good to excellent condition, was estimated to fetch £1,000-£1,500 at auction in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/special-auction-services/catalogue-id-srspe10146/lot-72b41082-95f1-4692-bd58-a5b100d9ef76 |title=A Pre-War Dinky Toys 28m 'Wakefield's Castrol' Delivery Van, type 1, "Meccano Dinky Toys" cast to |publisher=The-saleroom.com |date=9 March 2016 |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526040709/http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/special-auction-services/catalogue-id-srspe10146/lot-72b41082-95f1-4692-bd58-a5b100d9ef76 |archive-date=26 May 2016  }}</ref>

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