Volume 2 Issue 37
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
September 11, 2019The United States market feels quieter this week. Nothing much has changed in Europe, but in Asia prompt space has tightened, probably as a result of consecutive typhoons and all the associated delays.-by Adrian Brown
Quick Uptake Forecast for GF-6
September 11, 2019ILSAC GF-6 will be four years late by the time it comes to market next May, but it will take little time for the industry to embrace the passenger car motor oil specification, according to a leading lubricant additive company.
Feds Probe California Emissions Deal
September 11, 2019The United States federal government notified California last week that it had begun an antitrust probe of the states recent agreement with four automakers on vehicular emission standards.
FA-4 Oils Make Gradual Inroads
September 11, 2019Although managers of heavy-duty truck fleets understand the fuel economy benefits of API FA-4 engine oils, many remain hesitant to use a lower-viscosity heavy-duty engine oil, an industry insider said at a conference here.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
September 11, 2019Briefly Noted
September 11, 2019Delphine Persouyre, formerly managing director of Total Luxembourg, joined Total Canada as president and managing director. She succeeded Franck Bagouet, who was promoted to senior VP lubricants at Total Specialties USA. Parkland Fuel Corp. acquired Miami, Florida-based Tropic Oil Co., which distributes lubricants and fuels across the central and south Florida region.