L.B. Foster Company announced that its North American strategic partnership with FUCHS Lubricants Co., the world's largest independent lubricant manufacturer, will be extended to additional rail markets in South America, Australia, and China. The partnership combines L.B. Foster?s renowned expertise in the deployment of total friction management solutions for the global rail industry with FUCHS?s manufacturing capabilities and world-class lubrication solutions for railway traffic. L.B. Foster offers its rail customers trackside and on-board friction management solutions and pioneered Total Friction Management® (TFM) solutions for the rail freight, passenger, and urban transit sectors.

TFM is how L.B. Foster works with railroads around the world to deliver holistic, optimized friction management programs. FUCHS is a global company that develops, produces, and distributes more than 10,000 lubricants and related services with industry-specific solutions for demanding applications. Together, L.B. Foster and FUCHS continue to push innovation in friction management lubricant products to drive considerable savings to its customers through rail and wheel wear reduction, increased operational efficiencies, and improved safety. This strategic partnership facilitates driving global production of the L.B. Foster and FUCHS co-branded greases in international growth regions as well as continuing to support the increasing demands in North America.