Non-conventional Base Stocks

Researchers Make Base Oils from Non-food Plants

Researchers Make Base Oils from Non-food Plants

February 6, 2019

Researchers at a University of Delaware-partnered lab say they have discovered a way to create lubricant base oils from ...

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PIB Plant Planned in Saudi Arabia

February 5, 2019

South Korea's Daelim Industrial will build an 80,000 tons per year polyisobutene plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, that is ...

Alkylated Naphthalenes: The Mystery Base Fluid

Alkylated Naphthalenes: The Mystery Base Fluid

July 15, 2018

The result of wartime initiatives to find alternative engine oils, alkylated naphthalenes could be the material that for ...

Searching for Solid Performance in Space

Searching for Solid Performance in Space

May 17, 2018

Lubricants arent only essential for smooth running here on Earth. Machinery that leaves terra firma must also be lubrica ...

Europes Esters Production Hotspot

Europes Esters Production Hotspot

February 20, 2018

The global lubricant industrys consumption of esters is faster than the overall industry. One market that can slake this ...

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Bright Stock Supply Shrinks

January 31, 2018

Global bright stock demand was 2.7 million tons in 2017, but is expected to decline by approximately 250,000 tons by 202 ...

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Keeping Acronyms Straight

September 21, 2017

In an industry dominated by acronyms and strings of letters, the major focus is naturally on those that influence the cu ...

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SPOTLIGHT ON ESTERS

August 31, 2017

Esters manufacturers highlight benefits and new developments in this high-value class of synthetic base stocks.

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China Pursues Biodegradables

August 17, 2016

Chinese engine oil buyers have been developing a taste for green lubes. Now consumers are expanding their palates to inc ...

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Demand Sprouts for Ester Lubes

April 14, 2015

Although global lubricants demand is consistently flat, ester-based lubricants will grow at an average rate of 6 percent ...

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A Multitool for Formulators

May 21, 2014

Alkylated naphthalenes were once the high-priced alternative to esters; today its a different story. Heres a look at the ...

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Not Easy Being Green

May 17, 2014

G-Oil Green Motor Oil brags that its the first biodegradable engine oil to meet the API SM category. Its next hurdle: tu ...

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Biobased Grows, as do Hurdles

May 17, 2014

Researchers continue to bolster the durability and performance of seed oil based lubricants. Now if they can just get cu ...

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Whale Oil: Biobased and Bygone

May 17, 2014

For three centuries, the best lubricants for precision machinery came from the bodies of sea mammals - sperm whales, por ...

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PAGs for the Crankcase?

April 28, 2014

Polyalkylene glycols have been popular base stocks in certain types of lubricants, but inadequate oxidation stability ha ...

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Synthetic Specialists

April 28, 2014

Demand is growing for synthetic greases. Wilfried Bartz says these products have impressive strengths - and some weaknes ...

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Esters Seize the Day

January 31, 2014

Chris Donaghy of Croda shows why these versatile synthetic fluids are gaining favor, and pinpoints the hottest growth op ...

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Croda Grows U.S. Esters Capacity

September 7, 2011

Croda Inc. opened a facility to make esters for lubricants at its Atlas Point manufacturing site in Delaware. The projec ...