United Kingdom-based specialist lubricants company Metalube is trialing a new range of copper wire drawing products called Lubricool that it will launch at Wire, the international wire and cable trade fair, this April in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The products are semi-synthetic and synthetic grades that, the company says, provide longer sump life through lower interaction with copper, higher lubrication using oxidatively stable synthetic esters and polymers, and increased detergency using specially selected non-ionic emulsifiers which offer more stability in high-conductivity conditions. The Lubricool range is available in 205 liter drums or 1,000 liter intermediate bulk containers.

Metalube is also offering a new range of food-safe chain oils with high thermal stability, reduced carbon and varnish deposits and optimized performance enhancing additives, the company said in a statement.

All the oils in the Metachain range have an operating temperature range of minus 30C to 300C and have been registered with NSF, a public health and safety organization.
www.metalube.co.uk

Modified Range for Oronite

Chevron Oronites has enhanced its range of olefin co-polymer (OCP) viscosity modifiers with Paratone 8935E, a 35 shear stability index-rated, high-ethylene OCP designed for passenger car motor oils. Paratone has improved cold-temperature benefits over Paratone 8910 and other OCPs, the company claims in a press statement.

Paratone 8935E has high thickening efficiency, excellent shear stability and improved blending and handling and is ready for use in API SN+ and ILSAC GF-5 oils, the company said. It is available worldwide in bulk and in drums.
www.oronite.com

On the Slate

ExxonMobil will start production of EHC 120, a heavy neutral API Group II base stock, at its refinery in Rotterdam following its hydrocracker expansion.

The companys Group II slate includes EHC 110, a heavy neutral base sold in Asia-Pacific, EHC 45 and EHC 65, two light-to-medium neutrals available in the Americas, and EHC 50, a light-to-medium neutral for Asia-Pacific and the Europe, Middle East and Africa region in the near future.

Our EHC Group II base stocks provide a robust set of benefits, and, our newly expanded offering will help formulators further streamline their base stock operations, said Ted Walko, global basestocks and specialties marketing manager, in a statement. www.exxonmobil.com