Lubes’n’Greases – November 2019
Oleic Acid Lifts Soybean Oils
From chainsaw blades to the elevator in the Statue of Liberty, soybean oil is on its way up as a viable alternative to mineral oil. New technology is giving it a boost...read more
Lubes’n’Greases EMEA – November 2019
Building Blockchain’s Place in Lubricants
New disruptive technologies have a direct impact on the lubricant industry, but one in particular is grabbing headlines. Industry insiders question whether blockchain technology will catch on or be a white elephant...read more
Lubes’n’Greases – November 2019
Hot and Charged
The move toward wet electric vehicle motors has sparked a need for specialized transmission fluids that can keep equipment cooler and electric current in its place...read more
Lubes’n’Greases EMEA – November 2019
Lube Makers Pin Hopes on Middle East Aviation
The Middle East has become a hub for a handful of world-class airlines, which need high-performance, competitively priced lubricants. Overcapacity and local low-cost airline competition may dampen further opportunities for aviation lube specialists...read more
U.S. Base Oil Price Report
Sentiment in the United States base oil market was tempered with ample supply and tepid demand, although conditions seemed to be slightly different in the paraffinic versus the naphthenic side of the business.–by Gabriela Wheeler
EMEA Base Oil Price Report
Prices for API Group I base oils continue to come under pressure from a wave of availability that is building slowly but surely towards the year’s end.–by Ray Masson
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
The markets are still very disjointed. Some routes have been rather slow this week, even in the Americas and Asia, but equally there have been routes in all three main regions in which activity has improved.–by Adrian Brown
Asia Base Oil Price Report
Sluggish demand and ample supply continued to afflict base oil prices in Asia, despite producers’ efforts to stave off decreases given firm feedstock values.–by Gabriela Wheeler
Osvaldo Desvard, president of Soltex, passed away on October 1.
After 49 years with Calumet Specialty Products Partners, John Banach, vice president, base oil sales, retired on September 1.
Aziz Gdihi joined Flexcon North America as vice president of supply chain.
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ExxonMobil rolled out a new line of lubricants especially for electric vehicles.
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Pennzoil added four new motor oils to its full synthetic lineup, all of which are made from gas-to-liquid base oil.
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