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JUNE 2019 VOL. 25 ISSUE 6
A Concrete
Solution
Base Oils
Surge in China
The Gold Standard
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Group II Takes the Lead
For the first time, API Group II base
oil capacity has surpassed Group I
capacity. This should surprise no one
who's been keeping up with global base
oil developments, and especially not
Lubes'n'Greases readers!
According to the 2019 edition of
Lubes'n'Grea
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JUNE 2019 VOL. 25 ISSUE 6 TABLE OF CON
Premier Base Oils Sustainable to support your gro
AUTOMOTIVE Engine Oils: Even Automotive Engine
The API base oil groups were created
When time is not on your side, we are. Tighter de
PAO or various esters. Not surprisingly, there
For Innovative Additive Solutions
BEST PRACTICES Lessons from Apple (Revisited)
Continued from page 12 it is likely that some of
and more broadly into healthcare. This strategy h
NEED TO KNOW Grappling with the Groups BY T
EST. 1985 Continued from page 16 perplexing, it
group II base oils regular, reliable supply and
Pre-stress tendons are visible in freshly poured
Basic Requirements Post-tensioning tendons are ma
thenic base oil—Grease D. Results from ASTM D4
24 JUNE 2019
BY GARETH FISH A New Twist on Grease Testing
Figure 1. Comparison of Three Typical Grease Test
As far as Lubrizol teams are aware, utilizing
Keep your grease clean and your toolbox even clea
The 4th North American Industrial Lubricants Cong
Continued from page 28 testing, with one key poin
The Invisible Part of the Game 32 JUN
BY WILL BEVERINA Most amateur bowler
contain as little as 75 percent base oil. Toda
Two lane conditioner patterns used by the Profess
60 feet from foul line to head pin. Oil patter
38 JUNE 2019
The Digital Channel, Done Right For a recen
Equity by Default Equity by Design
IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac
Continued from page 40 As a result of solid b
According to Dan Oehler, vice presi- dent of s
Base Oils Surge in China BY TIM SULLIVAN
China is in the midst of what may be the biggest,
China Moving Up Capacities of World's Largest Bas
have little exposure to merchant market sales.
T he engine oil industry
LUBES'N'GREASES 49
matrix to develop VGRA guidelines for the Sequenc
lator does not have to run an engine test in ever
Quarterly Report 3 JUST PUBLISHED! What impact
Continued from page 51 Not Everyone
around a single or just a few base stocks. The
Sp tlight on Grease Grease has been
Photo: Dmitry V. Petrenko-AdobeStock decades—a
New Grease Thickener Technology from LANXESS is a
SPOTLIGHT being less mechanically stable,
ABB: A Game Changer for Grease Production Gain
PRODUCT NEWS PRODUCT NEWS New Fluid Management L
PLACES'N'FACES PLACES'N'FACES ExxonMobil to Add
QUALITY BOOSTS. LANXESS supplies a broad v
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Once again, Insight has evolved. Infin
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BASE OIL REPORT Better Late than Never
ARE YOU BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY YOUR VI S
YOUR BUSINESS Not All Business Advice Is Usefu
A new day is coming Better availability of impro
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