Lubricants World articles from April 2003

Lubricants World archives from April 2003

Good news or bad, let's talk. (Commentary).(Editorial)
April 1, 2003... The press release began this way: "Gary Weinberg, product specialist for Haycock Petroleum, recently passed the Certified Lubrication Specialist (CLS) exam offered through the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE), making him...

ILMA volume survey will yield insights into independents' impact. (Association Perspective).(Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association )
April 1, 2003... Recently the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) asked its manufacturing members and nonmember compounder/blenders to complete the 2002 ILMA Bi-Annual Volume Survey. An industry-wide compilation of 2002 manufacturing data for...

Estimated paraffinic base oil prices *. (Markets & Economics).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... Estimated Paraffinic Base Oil Prices * March 2003 Viscosity Average Low-High Light (70-150) 153 141-165 Medium (195-350) 156 143-169 Heavy (500-600) 166 158-175...

Producer price index. (Markets & Economics).(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... Producer Price Index 2002 2003 Product (Index Date) Dec Jan Finished lubricants (1982) 163.5 163.4 Lubricating and...

Lithcon base oil report--March 2003. (Markets & Economics).
April 1, 2003... Lithcon Base Oil Report--March 2003 [GRAPHIC OMITTED]

Paraffinic base oil prices *. (Markets & Economics).(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... Paraffinic Base Oil Prices * Viscosity Mar Feb Jan Grade 2003 2003 2003 Conoco Phillips Gulf Coast 70 ...

Major lube suppliers expanding globally, acting locally. (Company/Industry News).
April 1, 2003... The global lubricants market has been virtually flat over the last 10 years, with an average annual growth rate of 0.5% from 2001 to 2002, according to "Competitive Intelligence for the Global Lubricants Industry, 2002-2012," a study soon to be...

Pitt Penn Oil emerges from bankruptcy. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... On March 25, Pitt Penn Oil Co. announced that the company has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection through an acquisition of assets by the SpinWell Holding Co. LLC of Cleveland, OH. Pitt Penn has been renamed Pitt Penn Oil Co. LLC and...

Albemarle completes integration of phenolic antioxidants business. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... In early April, Albemarle Corp. announced that it had completed integration of the HiTEC phenolic fuel and lubricant antioxidants products acquired from Ethyl Corp. The HiTEC phenolic antioxidants business includes antioxidants and blends...

Dow chooses ChemPoint.com for UCON distribution. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Effective Jan. 1, the Dow Chemical Co. has selected ChemPoint.com as its authorized distributor of UCON fluids and lubricants for North America. ChemPoint.com is a distribution company geared toward serving specialty niche markets and will...

Specialty chemical producer chooses Cendian for outsourced logistics. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Houghton International Inc. has selected Cendian Corp. to outsource its North American transportation logistics operations. Terms of the multiyear agreement were not disclosed. Houghton provides metalworking fluids and lubricants, among other...

Automaker testing new technology for reducing phosphorous in motor oils. (Automotive).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... One of the Big Three automakers has begun testing a catalyzed motor oil formulation developed by The Platinum Research Organization LLC (PRO) to confirm that the formulation can be used to reduce the amount of ZDDP (zinc dialkyl...

Sage Oil Vac awarded navy Seabee contract. (Automotive).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Sage Oil Vac Inc. of Amarillo has recently been awarded a conttract to build eight heavy equipment maintenance Oil Vacs for the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, MS. Sage Oil Vac manufactures equipment for on-site fluid and...

Houghton International wins award for renewable resource MWF. (Industrial).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Houghton International, a global supplier of metal processing chemicals and support services, has received a 2002 Excellence award from Ford Motor Co. This award recognized Houghton's drive for engineering excellence in selecting and...

Quaker Chemical nabs DaimlerChrysler contract. (Industrial).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Quaker Chemical Corp. has been awarded a 3-year contract to manage all metalworking fluids at DaimlerChrysler's Trenton, MI, engine plant. Quaker's Chemical Management Services group will assume sole responsibility for managing coolants,...

ExxonMobil resumes prior restrained jet oil sales. (Specialty).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... ExxonMobil said it has resumed marketing Mobil Jet Oils to airlines served by Exxon Corp. prior to its merger with Mobil Corp. in 1999, but not previously served by Mobil. As a condition of the merger to form Exxon Mobil Corp., the U.S....

Shell shock: Part II: sulfonates void has manufacturers of alternatives reaching for the brass ring.(Cover Story)
April 1, 2003... When Shell announced the closure of its napthenic base oil refining operations at Deer ark, TX, and Martinez, CA, the basestock and transformer and process oil markets took a clear hit, but the ramifications of the shutdowns are complex and...

The `I' in `team'. (Feature Story).(Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association )(Cover Story)
April 1, 2003... There surely is no I in team--except when the I is for independent and the team is the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA). The members and staff of this premier organization prove that by working smartly together toward a...

Grease offers versatility & long life. (Products).
April 1, 2003... Southwestern Petroleum Corp. has announced the introduction of a new grease designed to satisfy two major concerns of the grease market--longer life and wider application versatility without giving up performance. Called SWEPCO 121 Tri-Plex...

Valve offers 10x more cycle life. (Products).
April 1, 2003... For more than 40 years, Springer Co-Ax Inc. has provided compact and low-profile straight-through solenoid valves to industrial and commercial customers throughout the world. The coaxial design, which incorporates a straight-through flow path...

Kendall Motor Oil unveils its first portable oil dispenser. (Products).
April 1, 2003... Kendall Motor Oil, one of the country's leading quality automotive and premium heavy-duty lubricants brands, has introduced a new portable synthetic oil dispenser, building on the brand's reputation for developing unique and innovative...

DuPont Performance Lubricants introduces new line. (Products).
April 1, 2003... DuPont Performance Lubricants introduces DuPont Krytox L, a new line of "linear" perfluorinated oils and greases with enhanced viscosity profile for performance over a broader temperature range. The new Krytox k line increases the performance...

Sorter incorporates field-tested technology, modular design. (Products).
April 1, 2003... In today's challenging economic climate, many enterprises are seeking to minimize expenses while maximizing return on investment (ROI); in response, FKI Logistex Crisplant has developed the S-3000M Tilt-Tray Sorter. The S-3000M offers a...

Morgan Advanced Ceramics introduces line of air-dry lubricants. (Products).
April 1, 2003... Morgan Advanced Ceramics, a world-leading supplier of innovative ceramic solutions for the medical, telecommunications, semiconductor, and aerospace markets, has launched a new line of EAM Air-Dry Solid Film Lubricants, ideal for a variety of...

Oil Mate can help eliminate downtime, costs of diesel engine maintenance. (Products).
April 1, 2003... Engineered Machined Products Inc. (EMP) has introduced a newest aftermarket product, Oil Mate, previously sold exclusively to Cummins (Centinel). The Oil Mate significantly extends oil change intervals and filter life (up to 525,000 miles/4,000...

New air-operated injector pump features ultra-micro output. (Products).
April 1, 2003... Oil-Rite Corp. has designed a new air-operated injector pump that features ultra-micro output. Engineered and precision manufactured to meet the demands of industry, the patented 1/8-in. version will help preserve oil supplies, dispense...

SME Launches new Web site. (Tech watch).(Society of Manufacturing Engineers )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Log onto www.sme.org and explore "Where Manufacturing Comes Together," the redesigned and enhanced manufacturing and technology-based Web site of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The enhanced site sports an all-new navigation...

International Tribology news is online. (Tech watch).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The International Tribology Council (ITC) has posted its first 2003 ITC Information Sheet on the organization's Web site, www.itctribology, org. This edition of the information sheet contains articles related to the 2002 Tribology Laureate;...

Energy options addressed by API. (Tech watch).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The American Petroleum Institute (API) has launched a new special section on its Web site to help users quickly find information about how the oil and natural gas industry will continue meeting the nation's energy needs, no matter what may be...

Knowing consumer, delivering value are keys to market success. (20 Minutes with ... Garry Ridge, President & CEO, WD-40 Co.).
April 1, 2003... The WD-40 Co., which is by its own reckoning a "squeak, smell, and dirt company rather than a lube marketer, nonetheless still holds a near-monopoly on the general-purpose household lube business in the United States. At the end of February,...