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Trading Pressures

Trading Pressures

LNG Magazine EMEA - May 27, 2020

In today’s lube marketplace, product differentiation is key to capturing share especially during this depressed demand ...

Formulating in a Legislative Straitjacket

Formulating in a Legislative Straitjacket

May 27, 2020

Once the traumas of lost production and lost customers due to Covid-19 are over, metalworking fluid formulators will hav ...

Get Set, Flow

Get Set, Flow

May 27, 2020

Hydraulic systems need the correct viscosity fluid to balance opposing efficiency loss mechanisms. A team of German rese ...

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Clearing the Air

April 27, 2020

Air is an enemy of lubricants. One of a formulator’s major challenges is keeping out the entrained air caused by slidi ...

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Lube Industry Mobilizes Against Pandemic

April 27, 2020

With the coronavirus outbreak forcing the global economy into a standstill, times are tough for lubricants businesses. B ...

Africa’s Hybrid Lubricant Market

Africa’s Hybrid Lubricant Market

April 27, 2020

Africa’s lube market is split between aging autos using old school base oils and a younger fleet with a thirst for hig ...

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Functional Profile of Lubricants in Service

March 30, 2020

Monitoring a lubricant’s condition is essential to keep machinery healthy and prevent costly failures. Using tribology ...

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High-performance Base Stocks Set to Gain Traction in India

March 30, 2020

India is a big country with a big thirst for base oils. This traditionally Group I market is continuing its shift toward ...

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Middle East Slow on EV Uptake

March 30, 2020

With lakes of oil under their feet and enticing subsidies for automotive fuel, it is easy to see why drivers in the Gulf ...

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White Line Fever

March 30, 2020

White etch cracking is a major issue for those investigating wind turbine bearing failures. This has led to intense rese ...

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Making Gains or Growing Pains?

February 17, 2020

The lubricant industry boardroom has over the years been a setting for countless mergers, acquisitions and realignments. ...

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A New Way Forward

February 17, 2020

Sustainability is a hot topic these days in many sectors. The environmentally challenging nature of the base oil industr ...

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The Future is Modified

February 17, 2020

Selecting additives for engine oils requires careful consideration, as the search for better fuel economy goes on. Visco ...

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Gost in the Machine

January 17, 2020

When lubrication is concerned, standards need to evolve to match advances in technology. In Russia, some grease manufact ...

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Getting the Green House in Order

January 17, 2020

There is little doubt that mineral hydrocarbons extraction and processing have a large environmental impact. Downstream, ...

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Lube Industry Facing Talent Shortage

January 17, 2020

As the greying workforce hangs up its spurs, hiring managers have an urgent need to find the next generation of lubrican ...

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Enhancing Esters Hydrolytic Stability and Biodegradability

January 17, 2020

Esters are a useful addition to the base oil menu, but an Achilles heel can be a thirst for water. One company is trying ...