Volume 32, Issue 5

As the European Union moves ahead on sustainability, focus for the lubricants industry is on data, digitalization and comparable product information. • Changes in various types of manufacturing operations are causing a gradual shift toward synlubes. • Higher cost and lackluster demand saw profits fall last year for a number of companies. • Fallout from the fighting is causing a global scramble for base oils, and industry players warn it will outlast the conflict. • Base oil supply has tightened and prices skyrocketed since the start of the latest war in the Middle East. • Is it valid to call engine oils made with API Group II+ base oils synthetic? Thomas Glenn says the industry should protect its reputation. • In recognition of International Safety Day, Ganesan Ganapathi gives advice for avoiding injuries and accidents in lubricant blending plants.