Miscellaneous Equipment

Japan Explores Base Oil Rerefining
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Japan Explores Base Oil Rerefining

Lube Report Asia - August 12, 2022

In an effort to reduce reliance on virgin base oils and to cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, the Japanese government ...

Coalition Aims to Boost Container Recycling

Coalition Aims to Boost Container Recycling

Lube Report Americas - March 3, 2021

Three lubricant brands and two manufacturers of plastic containers announced yesterday the formation of the National Lub ...

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SK Promises Green Strategy

Lube Report Asia - January 8, 2021

The parent company of SK Lubricants is looking for partners for base oil and chemical joint ventures, according to a New ...

Used Oil Collection Recovers in Italy

Used Oil Collection Recovers in Italy

Lube Report EMEA - November 24, 2020

Used oil collection in Italy nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels during the three months ended in August, according ...

Making a Clean Transition

Making a Clean Transition

Lubes'n'Greases - October 1, 2020

Today’s lube manufacturers blend hundreds of different products on the same equipment, necessitating periodic flushing ...

Recovering Fishing Vessel Waste Oil

Recovering Fishing Vessel Waste Oil

Lube Report Asia - August 7, 2020

A city on South Korea’s Jeju Island says a project that recovers waste lubricants generated by fishing vessels is help ...

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Need to Know

Lubes'n'Greases - May 27, 2014

Arguments about who is responsible for lube-plant line wash finding its way into applications where it causes harm often ...

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On the Line in Congo

Lubes'n'Greases - May 22, 2014

A one-time Quaker State plant in Newell, W.Va., now part of Shell, depends on both robots and its savvy human workforce ...

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Need to Know

Lubes'n'Greases - May 21, 2014

As noted in last months column, line wash is the material used to flush the lines and pipes when lubricant blenders swit ...