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APRIL 2019<br />
VOL. 13 ISSUE 4<br />
Rerefining Emerges<br />
in Central Asia<br />
New Group II Unit<br />
Turns Heads<br />
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The Gold Standard <br />
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EDITOR’S LETTER<br />
Exxon In, U.K. Out<br />
The big story in this month’s maga-<br />
zine is the opening of the new Exx-<br />
onMobil API Group II base oil refinery<br />
unit in Rotterdam. I had the chance to<br />
visit the site, my first opportunity to<br />
see a refiner<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=1"> APRIL 2019 VOL. 13 ISSUE 4 Rerefining </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=2"> The Gold Standard Ergon ha</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=3"> EDITOR’S LETTER Exxon In, U.K. Out </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=4"> APRIL 2019 VOL. 13 ISSUE 4 12 20 </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=5"> </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=6"> BASE OIL REPORT </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=7"> group II base oils regular, reliable supply and </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=8"> Continued from page 6 The two-tiered structu</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=9"> IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=10"> EVERYONE’S BUSINESS Sat at the Top Table </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=11"> The most widely used metal for grease thicke</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=12"> n efi ng Rer Tak es a i 12 </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=13"> Recycling and sustain buzzwords often hear West, </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=14"> Kazakhstan and neighboring Uzbekistan have increa</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=15"> REACH THE TOP OF YOUR PRODUCTIVITY! New heights </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=16"> Rotterdam is ready… Our completion of our Rotter</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=17"> exxonmobil.com/basestocks</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=18"> Continued from page 14 equipment for the processi</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=19"> While collecting and processing waste oil for bas</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=20"> GROUP DYNAMICS ExxonMobil’s New Base Oil Unit Mak</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=21"> LUBES‘N’GREASES EUROPE-MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA • APRIL</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=22"> F rom atop the refinery’s </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=23"> date – and which enabled – rising automotive engi</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=24"> “We already had these Group II products in Asia a</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=25"> </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=26"> ALUMINUM 26 </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=27"> COMPLEX GREASE HAS GROWTH POTENTIAL IN INDIA The</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=28"> tionally a monoculture comprising lithium- and li</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=29"> ample opportunity for local manu- facturers, assu</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=30"> India and Subcontinental Grease Production (pound</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=31"> MIDDLE EAST REFINERS FACE BASE OIL OVERSUPPLY </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=32"> T en years ago, there we</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=33"> Middle East Installed Base Oil Capacity (tons per</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=34"> Asia and Southeast Asia have been checked by the </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=35"> Refiners are keen to secure long- term contrac</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=36"> Newsmakers Saudi Goes to China </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 37" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=37"> What impact will EVs have on the lubricants mark</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=38"> Continued from page 36 The lack of European </a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=39"> Grease Institute and the National Lu- bricating G</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=40"> Product News No Inhib</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=41"> and damage, the company claims. www.molyslip.co.u</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=42"> LAST WORD Paper Bag Righter Starting</a>
<a title="2019_04 - April 2019 - EMEA page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/06d6d12d?page=43"> For multiple OEM claims and LSPI protection in </a>
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