Volume 32, Issue 3

U.S. base oil producers handled this year’s arctic blast much better than in 2021. • The German producer of Mannol lubricants remains committed to the United  Kingdom market after being hit with punitive tariffs and accusations of improper practices. • Ganesan Ganapathi offers best practices for commissioning and starting up  finished lubricant factories. • An NSF official talks about removing the forever chemicals from food-grade lubricants — and perhaps from other categories, too. • Researchers measured carbon footprints of different greases to find what factors matter most. Their conclusions: Choice of base stock and thickeners can lower CO₂ emissions, as can cooking times. • Thomas Glenn observes that synthetic blends are falling from the middle tiers of the passenger car motor oil market. • Taking oxygen out of lubricating systems could largely halt oxidation, researchers say, greatly extending the useful life of lubricants.