Founded
in 1930, the Golden Bear Oil Company, now Tricor Refining, LLC, has been a marketer of naphthenic oils for
more than half a century. For more than 40 years, Tricor Refining, LLC has marketed
specialized asphalt rejuvenating and recycling oils and emulsions, along
with restorative seals, crack fillers and dust retardants.
Tricor Refining,
LLC is owned by a partnership of Ergon, Inc. Jackson, Mississippi www.ergon.com
and San Joaquin Refining, Inc., Bakersfield, California www.sjr.com
Ergon, Inc.
is a privately held corporation headquartered in Jackson, MS that operates
diverse businesses under two primary groups. The engineered products
and services group includes operations as a refiner, transporter, producer,
distributor and marketer of petroleum products. The manufactured products
group manufactures and markets various products ranging from computer
boards and systems to road maintenance products and equipment. Craftco,
Inc. is a well known Ergon company which manufactures innovative pavement
maintenance products and equipment including hot pour asphalt crack
sealants. www.crafco.com
San Joaquin
Refining is an independent oil refiner with manufacturing, sales
and support operations located in Bakersfield, California specializing
in the supply of products to industries from construction to automotive
to printing and manufacturing.
Tricor's refinery
is located in Oildale, California. The three companies manufacturer
and market refined products from napthenic crude.