Packaging

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Packaging Wraps Up the Circular Economy

Lubes'n'Greases - March 17, 2017

When it comes to the latest thinking on sustainability, steel drums and other industrial containers are ahead of the cur ...

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Pack a Punch with Pouches

Lubes'n'Greases - February 20, 2017

Plastic motor oil containers reign on the shelves, but flexible pouches are boxing clever with a fresh look and reduced ...

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Lubricant Packaging – Getting the Details Right

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - February 16, 2017

One of the most important, but perhaps undervalued, considerations for lubricant suppliers is container design. A well d ...

GHS Deadline Looms in Australia

GHS Deadline Looms in Australia

Lube Report Asia - December 20, 2016

Australias Jan. 1 deadline to comply with a global system of chemical labeling requirements has some of the market's lub ...

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Pennzoil, Quaker State Outline Packaging Changes

Lube Report - October 26, 2016

Pennzoil and Quaker State will roll out new packaging for their one-quart and multi-quart motor oil bottles starting Nov ...

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The Sticking Point

Lubes'n'Greases - September 27, 2016

As higher fines loom for GHS label violations, a streamlined labeling tool could rescue distributors still trying to cat ...

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OCME Seeking a Piece of the African Pie

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - July 20, 2016

Italian packaging equipment manufacturer OCME is looking to consolidate its position in the African market. At a seminar ...

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Challenges in South Africas Bulk Storage Market

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - March 21, 2016

Storage facilities in Durban are not adequate to handle growing traffic in both petroleum and chemical products in the r ...

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Packaging Helps African Suppliers Stand Out

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - February 17, 2016

Lubricant manufacturers and distributors in East Africa have shown greater interest in sustainable, eye-catching and con ...

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Nigerian Blenders Fight Counterfeiting via Packaging

Lube Report - February 17, 2016

Lubricant blenders in Nigeria are attempting to foil counterfeiters by using tamper-proof packaging features. Most blend ...

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Hi-Tech Lubricants Conducts IPO

Lube Report Asia - January 12, 2016

Pakistani lubricant supplier Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. raised 2.84 billion rupees (U.S. $27.1 million) last week in the fi ...

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Amalie Oil Acquires Delfin USA Plant

Lube Report - December 30, 2015

Amalie Oil on Monday announced it has acquired a 42-acre lubricant blending and packaging facility in South Carolina fro ...

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New Weapons Fight Counterfeits

Lube Report Asia - December 1, 2015

Anti-counterfeiting packaging technologies come with costs, but proponents say lubricant marketers should balance them a ...

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Trades Secret

Lubes'n'Greases - November 18, 2015

Flexitanks are quietly making their mark on the base oil industry, and some estimate that carriage in these intermodal b ...

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Reinventing the Oil Change

Lube Report - October 14, 2015

Castrol launched the Nexcel oil cell – a combination lube container and filter – which aims to offer faster ...

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Houston Blender Adds Capacity

Lube Report - September 16, 2015

Vexapak LLC began operating a new 57,000 square foot blending facility in Houston this week. The new facility enables Ve ...

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Barricade Your Bottle

Lubes'n'Greases - July 28, 2015

Carbon-fluorine, one of nature's strongest bonds, can boost the barrier properties of plastic bottles, jugs, tanks and o ...

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GHS Brings Costs, Consequences for Packagers

Lube Report Asia - July 14, 2015

The United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is sure to bring vital b ...