Lubes’n’Greases – August 2018
Marketing Makeovers
Oil marketers can make the ripening lemons of upcoming GF-6 labeling updates into branded lemonade...read more
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Lubes’n’Greases EMEA – August 2018
South Africa Drives Food-Grade Lube Market
The country is one of the biggest economies on the continent, with a highly developed and growing food processing industry. As activity increases, so will demand for lubricants...read more
Lubes’n’Greases – August 2018
Smooth Jazz
Like a note in a symphony, oils and greases are a small but integral part of musical instrument maintenance...read more
Lubes’n’Greases EMEA – August 2018
Alkylated Naphthalenes: The Mystery Base Fluid
The result of wartime initiatives to find alternative engine oils, alkylated naphthalenes could be the material that formulators need to overcome high-end lubricant performance challenges...read more
U.S. Base Oil Price Report
Additional posted price decreases emerged on the heels of Motiva’s and Chevron’s adjustments, with sources reporting this week that Excel Paralubes and ExxonMobil would be reducing postings as well.–by Gabriela Wheeler
EMEA Base Oil Price Report
Base oil trade throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa is at a yearly low, mainly due to the summer holiday period. A few export sales are still being conducted, but contract sales account for most of the activity that continues. –by Ray Masson
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
None of the main markets can claim to have been busy over the past week. At best, the vessel supply to demand picture in each region has not worsened, and it could even be said to have tightened slightly in a few areas, but overall, freights remain weak.–by Adrian Brown
Asia Base Oil Price Report
While Asian base oil producers were hoping to keep price indications from eroding, numbers succumbed to downward pressure because of lackluster demand and softer feedstock prices this week.–by Gabriela Wheeler
Consultant Roy Fewkes died May 11 at age 69.
Vicki Case was appointed global marketing director at Ametek Brookfield.
Raj Shah of Koehler Instrument Co. became the youngest recipient of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers’ P.M. Ku Award.
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