Volume 1 Issue 13
Wear Test Gets Vote Despite Debate
March 28, 2018The Sequence IVB engine test, the final test for the much-delayed ILSAC GF-6 engine oil category, cleared a major hurdle this month when the Passenger Car Engine Oil Panel recommended it be adopted as an ASTM procedure.
Axel Acquires Royal Manufacturing
March 28, 2018Axel Christiernsson announced Monday its acquisition of Royal Manufacturing, a deal that will triple Axels grease production capacity in the United States.
Strong Finish for U.S. Base Oils
March 28, 2018Base oil producers in the United States pumped out 64.9 million barrels of base oils in 2017, making it the second-best production year in a decade. This represents 4.3 million more barrels than the 2016 total of 60.6 million barrels, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released at the end of February.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
March 28, 2018SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
March 28, 2018Adrian Brown is away. His column will reappear in the April 11 edition of Lube Report Americas.
Adrian Brown is a senior market analyst for chemicals and base oils with SSY Shipbrokers, London, can be reached atfix@ssychems.comor +44 12 0750 7507. Information about SSY can be found atwww.ssyonline.com. In the Houston office,Steve Rosenthalof SSY’s Chemical Tanker Department can be reached directly at +1 (713) 652-2700 and Jordi Maymi in Singapore can be reached at +65 6854-7127.
ExxonMobil to Raise Finished Lube Prices
March 28, 2018ExxonMobil notified customers of a general price increase up to 10 percent effective April 23 on its branded and unbranded passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, industrial, marine and aviation lubricants and greases. Different price treatment may apply to selected products.