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Grease and Additive Mysteries Unfold

LNG Magazine EMEA - November 17, 2019

From carousels to wheel bearings to electric vehicle motors, grease keeps the world rotating on its axis. This makes pre ...

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The Grease That Came in From the Cold

August 17, 2019

Testing lubricating greases is challenging at the best of times. Testing them under sub-zero temperatures, more so.

Grease Makers Search for Alternative Thickeners

Grease Makers Search for Alternative Thickeners

November 19, 2018

For grease makers, electric vehicles are a double-edged sword. While they offer a stable demand source, their batteries ...

Reaction Kinetics of Grease Stability

Reaction Kinetics of Grease Stability

November 19, 2018

Continuous developments in technical applications lead to higher requirements for grease formulations. Some tribological ...

Rolling Grease Test Adapter Offers New Test Opportunities

Rolling Grease Test Adapter Offers New Test Opportunities

March 16, 2018

Testing the tribological characteristics of greases is a tricky business. A new oscillating device shows promising resul ...

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Russias Grease Production Gets New Lease on Life

November 17, 2017

The effectiveness of Russias import substitution policy is up for debate, but it could ease reliance on foreign grease, ...

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Marketing Matters

August 16, 2017

Production of lubricating greases reached 2.57 billion pounds in 2016.

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Formulating Water-Resistant Grease

June 15, 2017

Water in lubricating greases has been a concern for more than a century. Recent research shows that calcium sulfonate gr ...

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Development Boosts Africas Grease Market

April 16, 2017

Africas grease demand is expanding due to agricultural, industrial, infrastructure and mining projects. However, grease ...

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Time to Retire the Grease Penetration Test?

March 14, 2017

Grease consistency has long been measured in the penetration test to determine its hardness number. However, greases wit ...

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Specialty Grease Cuts Premature Bearing Failures

December 14, 2016

Lubricants make up less than 1 percent of a plants operating cost, but they can directly influence more than one-half of ...

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Grease Production Stays Flat

November 17, 2016

Global grease production was relatively stable from 2010 to 2015, hovering around 1.1 million tons annually. Sales were ...

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Letter to the Editor

August 15, 2016

Clarification to Lithium Article Clarification to Lithium Article Boris Kamchevs article on global lithium supply and lu ...

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Lithium Prices Squeeze Grease Suppliers

July 20, 2016

The electric car revolution is shifting the automotive industry to the use of high-capacity lithium-ion batteries as pow ...

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Last Word

July 20, 2016

Caitlin Jacobs reviews the latest global grease production numbers.

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Last Word

May 23, 2016

Lisa Tocci examines the effect of tight lithium supplies on grease suppliers.

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Boosting Grease Efficiency & Life

March 21, 2016

While the spotlight has been on increasing engine and drivetrain life and efficiency, there was little or no focus on gr ...