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JUNE 2019 VOL. 25 ISSUE 6<br />
A Concrete<br />
Solution<br />
Base Oils<br />
Surge in China<br />
The Gold Standard<br />
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER<br />
Group II Takes the Lead<br />
For the first time, API Group II base<br />
oil capacity has surpassed Group I<br />
capacity. This should surprise no one<br />
who's been keeping up with global base<br />
oil developments, and especially not<br />
Lubes'n'Greases readers!<br />
According to the 2019 edition of<br />
Lubes'n'Grea<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=1"> JUNE 2019 VOL. 25 ISSUE 6 A Concr</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 2" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=2"> The Gold Standard ,YNVUOHZILLUYLÄUPUN[OLKLÄUP[</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 3" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=3"> PUBLISHER'S LETTER Group II Takes the Lead F</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 4" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=4"> JUNE 2019 VOL. 25 ISSUE 6 TABLE OF CON</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 5" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=5"> Premier Base Oils Sustainable to support your gro</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 6" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=6"> AUTOMOTIVE Engine Oils: Even Automotive Engine</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 7" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=7"> </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 8" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=8"> The API base oil groups were created </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 9" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=9"> When time is not on your side, we are. Tighter de</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 10" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=10"> PAO or various esters. Not surprisingly, there</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 11" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=11"> For Innovative Additive Solutions </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 12" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=12"> BEST PRACTICES Lessons from Apple (Revisited) </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 13" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=13"> </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 14" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=14"> Continued from page 12 it is likely that some of </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 15" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=15"> and more broadly into healthcare. This strategy h</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 16" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=16"> NEED TO KNOW Grappling with the Groups BY T</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 17" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=17"> </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 18" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=18"> EST. 1985 Continued from page 16 perplexing, it </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 19" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=19"> group II base oils regular, reliable supply and </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 20" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=20"> </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 21" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=21"> Pre-stress tendons are visible in freshly poured </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 22" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=22"> Basic Requirements Post-tensioning tendons are ma</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 23" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=23"> thenic base oil—Grease D. Results from ASTM D4</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 24" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=24"> 24 JUNE 2019</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 25" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=25"> BY GARETH FISH A New Twist on Grease Testing </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 26" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=26"> </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 27" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=27"> Figure 1. Comparison of Three Typical Grease Test</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 28" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=28"> As far as Lubrizol teams are aware, utilizing </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 29" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=29"> Keep your grease clean and your toolbox even clea</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 30" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=30"> The 4th North American Industrial Lubricants Cong</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 31" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=31"> Continued from page 28 testing, with one key poin</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 32" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=32"> The Invisible Part of the Game 32 JUN</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 33" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=33"> BY WILL BEVERINA Most amateur bowler</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 34" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=34"> contain as little as 75 percent base oil. Toda</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 35" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=35"> Two lane conditioner patterns used by the Profess</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 36" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=36"> 60 feet from foul line to head pin. Oil patter</a>
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<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 38" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=38"> 38 JUNE 2019</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 39" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=39"> The Digital Channel, Done Right For a recen</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 40" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=40"> Equity by Default Equity by Design </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 41" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=41"> IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 42" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=42"> Continued from page 40 As a result of solid b</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 43" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=43"> According to Dan Oehler, vice presi- dent of s</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 44" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=44"> Base Oils Surge in China BY TIM SULLIVAN </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 45" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=45"> China is in the midst of what may be the biggest,</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 46" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=46"> China Moving Up Capacities of World's Largest Bas</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 47" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=47"> have little exposure to merchant market sales. </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 48" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=48"> T he engine oil industry </a>
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<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 50" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=50"> matrix to develop VGRA guidelines for the Sequenc</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 51" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=51"> lator does not have to run an engine test in ever</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 52" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=52"> Quarterly Report 3 JUST PUBLISHED! What impact</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 53" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=53"> Continued from page 51 Not Everyone </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 54" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=54"> around a single or just a few base stocks. The</a>
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<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 56" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=56"> Sp tlight on Grease Grease has been </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 57" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=57"> Photo: Dmitry V. Petrenko-AdobeStock decades—a </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 58" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=58"> New Grease Thickener Technology from LANXESS is a</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 59" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=59"> SPOTLIGHT being less mechanically stable,</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 60" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=60"> ABB: A Game Changer for Grease Production Gain</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 61" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=61"> PRODUCT NEWS PRODUCT NEWS New Fluid Management L</a>
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<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 63" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=63"> QUALITY BOOSTS. LANXESS supplies a broad v</a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 64" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=64"> PLACES'N'FACES Continued from page 62 </a>
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<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 66" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=66"> PLACES'N'FACES Continued from page 64 </a>
<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 67" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=67"> Once again, Insight has evolved. Infin</a>
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<a title="2019_06 - June 2019 - LNG page 70" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/fc3cb9bc?page=70"> PLACES'N'FACES Continued from page 68 </a>
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