Lubes’n’Greases – February 2020
Mining Trends Greener
The mining industry is infamously dirty, but biobased lubricants are lending a bit of spit and polish to its image...read more
Lubes’n’Greases EMEA – February 2020
Gost in the Machine
When lubrication is concerned, standards need to evolve to match advances in technology. In Russia, some grease manufacturers are still making lubricants to obsolete Soviet specifications known as Gost...read more
Lubes’n’Greases – February 2020
Better Prescreening for Vane Pump Fluids
Testing hydraulic fluids is pricy. Fortunately, a new bench test can help cut costs by weeding out inadequate fluids from the get-go...read more
Lubes’n’Greases EMEA – February 2020
Getting the Green House in Order
There is little doubt that mineral hydrocarbons extraction and processing have a large environmental impact. Downstream, the base oil and lubricant industry is faring better than its upstream counterparts in reducing its carbon footprint...read more
U.S. Base Oil Price Report
The Presidents Day holiday on Feb. 17 and the start of the ICIS World Base Oils Conference in London drew participants away from the work place and resulted in largely unchanged market conditions, although some discussions certainly focused on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.–by Gabriela Wheeler
EMEA Base Oil Price Report
As the industry prepares for the ICIS annual base oil conference in London, markets are still reeling from the coronavirus epidemic in China. There has been a far-reaching effect in other countries, and the extent and damage caused by the outbreak is incalculable. It may be some time before the industry recovers.–by Ray Masson
Asia Base Oil Price Report
Not all countries in Asia have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak to the same degree as China, but there was still concern about the situation as most economies in the region are closely tied to Chinese growth rates, and the base oils market was no exception.–by Gabriela Wheeler
Motiva Enterprises selected Amy Marlyse Plato to be its executive vice president, general counsel.
WD-40 Co.’s board of directors appointed CEO Garry Ridge as chairman of the board.
Rob Harpum is the metalworking and lubricants sales manager at Pilot Chemical.
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Chevron Oronite’s Oloa 48027 and Oloa 48028 trunk piston engine oil additive packages are the newest addition to the company’s marine and power generation system products.
Neste and Finnish aerosol company AT-Tuote have developed an industrial lubricant made almost entirely from renewable materials.
Petroleum Packaging Council (PPC) Spring Meeting & Tradeshow 
| March 8 – 10 | San Antonio, Texas, USA
ICIS World Base Oils & Lubricants Conference | February 17 – 21 | London, UK
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