In case anyone interpreted June comments by Fuchs Petrolub SE as indication that it was drawing down its operations in Russia, the German company said last week that it is ramping up sales in the market, which it considers too important to leave.

Nynas AB announced last week that it has started to rerefine used electrical transformer oils at its base oil plant in Nynashamn, Sweden, using the recycled fluids to make new transformer oils marketed as having a small greenhouse gas footprint.

Biofuels are one key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping supply chain, and initial trials highlight the importance of testing to understand how the fuels impact wear and cylinder combustion condition that may require adjustments in cylinder lubricant oil usage, a speaker said at an online webinar last week.