Caitlin Jacobs

CAITLIN@LUBESNGREASES.COM

Managing Editor, Lubes'n'Greases magazine - Caitlin Jacobs joined Lubes’n’Greases in 2015 as assistant editor under co-founder Lisa Tocci, becoming managing editor for Lubes’n’Greases magazine the following year. Caitlin holds a Master’s degree in applied linguistics from the National University of Ireland, Cork, and a Bachelor’s in communications from Elon University. Her writing and editing experience includes work for nonprofits and trade associations. While living in South Korea, she led development of an online platform for the sole English-language news magazine in the city of Gwangju.

Recent Articles

A Cooler Clean

A Cooler Clean

Metal parts producers are demanding greater efficiency, and cleaning solutions have not escaped scrutiny. Formulators ai …

New Turbos Spur TEOST Overhaul

New Turbos Spur TEOST Overhaul

Decades of dramatic changes in turbochargers and engine oils have overwhelmed the TEOST 33C bench test. Savants update w …

Engine Oils Drive Latin American Lubes

Engine Oils Drive Latin American Lubes

Automotive lubes are breaking away from the regional economic downturn to run neck-and-neck with global trends.

New Vehicles Reshape Latin Americas Market

New Vehicles Reshape Latin Americas Market

Many of the automotive engine oil trends that are swaying markets globally – the drive for greater fuel economy, extende …

Prepare Now for Marpol Sulfur Cuts

Prepare Now for Marpol Sulfur Cuts

Starting Jan. 1, 2020 – just two years away – new pollution regulations will cap marine fuel sulfur at just 0.5 percent …

Prepare Now for Marpol Sulfur Cuts

Prepare Now for Marpol Sulfur Cuts

The International Maritime Organizations marine pollution regulations will cut the global fuel sulfur cap for oceangoing …

Making Grease Better

Making Grease Better

Research promises improvements for greases with reduced bleed, higher dropping points, new base stocks and lower product …

Milling Over Rolling Oils

Milling Over Rolling Oils

Getting the most out of aluminum rolling coolant means optimizing application in addition to selecting the right lube.

Last Word

Last Word

REACH is compelling cooperation among companies that may be fierce competitors in the marketplace.

Riding the Base Oil Rollercoaster

Riding the Base Oil Rollercoaster

Crude prices swings and loops have base oil producers clutching the safety bar, as more volatility likely lays on the tr …

ELGI Groups Push Ahead with Tests

ELGI Groups Push Ahead with Tests

HELSINKI, FINLAND – Several working groups reported progress in developing test methods for specific purposes during the …

Opportunities Cited for Rerefining

Opportunities Cited for Rerefining

LONDON – Lube oil rerefiners have plenty of reason for optimism, both in the short and long term, Fabio Dalla Giovanna t …

Iran Still Holds Potential for Early Investors

Iran Still Holds Potential for Early Investors

LONDON – Despite Irans disappointing economic performance since international economic sanctions were lifted last year, …

Energy Reform Aids Mexican Market

Energy Reform Aids Mexican Market

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — While energy reform in Mexico hasnt had a direct effect on the lubricants market, its indirect impa …

Asias Chemical Regulation Policies in Flux

Asias Chemical Regulation Policies in Flux

Several countries in Asia are changing their approach to evaluating and restricting chemical substances, according to a …

Shifting Dynamics for Finished Lubes

Shifting Dynamics for Finished Lubes

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Organic growth may not be in the cards for the lubes industry, but the market is far from stagnant, An …

Breaking the Mold

Breaking the Mold

In the glass production industry, robots are wresting the lubricant swabs from their human overlords–and thats a good t …

The Nuclear Option

The Nuclear Option

Jilted by its favorite Group I turbine oil, Ontario Power went in search of the right Group II product for long-term hap …