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Same Difference?

LNG Magazine - June 24, 2019

Food comes from plants, but that doesnt mean biobased lubes are always fit for food processing.

Betting on Biobased Additives

Betting on Biobased Additives

January 22, 2019

Bio-derived base stocks arent the only way to go green. Researchers are upping the environmental ante with additives, to ...

Aiming for Greener Lubes

Aiming for Greener Lubes

January 22, 2019

A small, Colorado-based blender has high-performance biobased lubes in its sights. The ammo? Colloidal dispersion.

Synthetics Generate a Buzz

Synthetics Generate a Buzz

June 22, 2018

All lubricants need a strong backbone, but do yours require something beyond mineral base oils? Luckily, the next wave o ...

Biobased Lubes Outgrow the Rest

Biobased Lubes Outgrow the Rest

February 16, 2018

Green lubricants, though slow to take root, are sprouting faster than old-growth mineral oils in an otherwise flat globa ...

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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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Into the Wild Green Yonder

July 20, 2016

The U.S. Air Force is giving biobased automotive oils a chance to prove their mettle. Will green lubes win over this luc ...

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Keen For Green

January 22, 2016

With polyalphaolefin demand growing faster than supply, Illinois renewables company Elevance believes its plant-based ve ...

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New Shoots from Renewable Roots

August 4, 2015

Long-term investments in biobased products are starting to bear fruit. Are they finally poised to break out of the "gree ...

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Need To Know

July 28, 2015

Tom Glenn ponders the space between how semi-synthetics are marketed and what they actually deliver.

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Not Your Typical Biolube

October 6, 2014

Joe Beeton drops in on Novvi as its renewable API Group III base oil drops into the market. Its number one target: the a ...

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Automotive

October 6, 2014

Steve Swedberg looks back at the bumpy history of synthetic engine oils.

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Need To Know

October 6, 2014

Tom Glenn scans the horizon of synthetic engine oils for what happens next, when theyre not-so-special anymore.

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Synthetics Market Has Spin to Spare

September 8, 2014

North America's demand for synthetic lubes is growing at a bouncy rate, says Kline. In fact, it's so resilient that it m ...

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Need To Know

September 8, 2014

The fuzzy state of synthetic oils has Tom Glenn wondering if theyll be toppled from their perch at the top of the market ...

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ExMo Bets Big on Synthetics

August 2, 2014

Having sweetened the pot with a world-scale PAO plant in Baytown, Texas, ExxonMobil Chemical has even more cards to lay ...

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Need To Know

August 2, 2014

Tom Glenn suggests consumers deserve more than empty hype when paying top dollar for synthetic motor oil.