Lubricants World articles from April 2004

Lubricants World archives from April 2004

The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!(Commentary)
April 1, 2004... In 1966, a movie was released in the United States that used the above phrase as its title. It told the story of a beached Soviet submarine whose crew went ashore to seek help. The plot line played up the Cold War paranoia that was more-or-less...

ILMA presents at EPA GF-4 stakeholders meetings.(Association Perspective)
April 1, 2004... The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) was established in 1948 in order to meet the needs of its members by providing advocacy, networking, and a collaborative effort to succeed in today's business world. The trade...

Estimated paraffinic base oil prices *.(Markets & Economics)(Illustration)
April 1, 2004... Estimated Paraffinic Base Oil Prices * March 2004 Viscosity Average Low-High Light (70-150) 162 158-168 Medium (195-350) 159 154-165 Heavy (500-600) 175 ...

Producer price index.(Markets & Economics)(Illustration)
April 1, 2004... Producer Price Index 2003 2003 Product (Index Date) Nov Dec Finished lubricants (1982) 170.4 170.6 Lubricating and...

Paraffinic base oil prices *.(Markets & Economics)(Illustration)
April 1, 2004... Paraffinic Base Oil Prices * Viscosity March February January Grade 2004 2004 2004 ConocoPhillips Gulf Coast 70 174 174 174 110 165 162 ...

EIA reports 2003 base oil output.(Company/Industry News)(United States Energy Information Agency)
April 1, 2004... The United States Energy Information Agency (EIA) issued its report on 2003 base oil production at the end of February. The agency noted that paraffinic base oil output for the year was 509 MM bbl. This is more or less the same volume as was...

Polish refinery adds capacity.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Polish refiner Rafineria Nafty Glimar S.A. is building a new base oil plant that will be able to produce Group II or Group III base oils. The plant will be equipped with isocracking, isodewaxing, and hydrofinishing units licensed from Chevron...

Havoline 100 years old.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants is launching a year-long program to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Havoline brand. To celebrate the occasion, ChevronTexaco is investing in numerous marketing programs and consumer promotions that will...

Shell plans GTL production.(Company/Industry News)(gas-to-liquids)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd. has announced that its new 140,000 bpd gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Qatar will be able to produce API Group II and Group II base oils. The first of two identical production trains is scheduled to start...

ChevronTexaco sponsors seminar.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants (CTGL) will co-sponsor the Hours-of-Service seminar at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, with J.J. Keller & Associates and the Kentucky Motor Transport Association. The co-sponsorship is part...

Valvoline plans India auto service.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... A report in an Indian Internet newspaper has U.S.-based Valvoline considering a franchised auto service chain for India. The system, the Business Standard says, would be run in partnership with Cummins diesel, who already has a chain of...

New grease technology launched.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ExxonMobil has introduced a new technology for making grease that uses soap as the carrier medium. Unlike the mixing of other lubricants, the manufacture of grease involves a chemical reaction that creates a thickener into which the base oil is...

Asian metalworking markets grow.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... A study by Kline and Company forecasts that the expanding industrial base in Asia Pacific countries has bolstered the consumption of metalworking fluids in the region, even as the slow recovery of the Japanese economy has dragged down regional...

Oronite moves headquarters.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Chevron Oronite Company has moved its corporate headquarters to San Ramon, California, site of the headquarters of parent company ChevronTexaco. A Chevron Oronite spokesman said the move was being made so that the company's management...

Lube companies make list.(Company/Industry News)(Jiffy Lube)(Valvoline Instant Oil Change)(Express Oil Change)(Grease Monkey International)
April 1, 2004... Entrepreneur Magazine has named four lube oil companies to its Annual Top Franchises List. The four companies named to the list were Jiffy Lube, Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Express Oil Change, and Grease Monkey International. The...

CTGL launches solution offering.(Company/Industry News)(ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants (CTGL) has launched a new service-based offering, designed to enhance fluid system reliability in industrial operations. The new offering, Reliability Solutions, is a comprehensive set of lubricant-related...

Corman opens Mid-East office.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Corrosion monitoring company Corman Limited has opened a regional office in Abu Dhabi. The office will act as a service and support hub for the region. Corman supplies a range of products, field services, and solutions for managing corrosion...

Freudenberg buys Chem-Trend.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Freudenberg and Company, based in Weinheim, Germany, and parent of Kluber Lubricants, has acquired release agent maker Chem-Trend. Chem-Trend, based in Howell, Michigan, will be merged into Freudenberg's Chemical Specialties Business Group....

Consultant opens China office.(Company/Industry News)(Etonwood Pte. Ltd. )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Kline and Company has purchased the Shanghai office of Etonwood Pte. Ltd. New Jersey-based Kline is a consulting firm that handles petroleum, petrochemicals/plastics, life sciences, and consumer products. Etonwood, of Singapore, offers...

Refrigerant joint venture in China.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... DuPont and Zhonghao New Materials Company, Ltd. have formed a joint venture company to manufacture hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blend refrigerants to support the fast-growing air conditioning and refrigeration industry in China. The new company,...

Contention over GF-4 continues.(Automotive)
April 1, 2004... Independent lubricant blenders and quick-lube operators are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require an inter industry promotional campaign to ensure maximum use of GF-4 passenger car motor oils after commercial...

Lubrizol CEO to retire.(People)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Lubrizol Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William G. Bares has announced that he will retire from the latter post April 26, 2004. Bares intends to stay on as board chairman until the end of 2004. President James L. Hambrick will...

CTGL executive to join panel.(People)(ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants (CTGL) has announced that Jim McGeehan, Global Manager of Diesel Engine Oil Technology, was expected to be part of the Lubricants and Coolants Panel at the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit II in Ft. Lauderdale,...

Crompton appoints sales manager.(People)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Rob Wampler has been promoted to North American sales manager for Crompton Corporation's Petroleum Additives business. He will serve as a key leader of the commercial sales team for Petroleum Additives, including overseeing most of the global...

Battenfeld units gain ISO 9001:2000.(Industry Certifications)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Three units of Battenfeld Management, Inc., have been awarded ISO 9001:2000 Certification by the International Standards Organization. Battenfeld Grease Canada, Ltd., was awarded its certification in February of this year. Two U.S....

Distributor receives ISO 9001:2000.(Industry Certifications)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... American Lubricants Inc. of Buffalo, New York, has updated its ISO 9001:2000. Certification. The company is a lubricant and equipment distributor operating in western New York, northwestern Pennsylvania, and southern Ontario, Canada.

Castrol ISO 9001:2000 compliant.(Industry Certifications)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Castrol Heavy Duty Lubricants--a unit of BP--has been awarded ISO 9001:2000 Certification. The company received the award after a comprehensive four-day inspection of its quality management system by the International Standards Organization.

Phosphate ester price increase.(Prices)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Citing rising costs for energy and raw materials, Great Lakes Chemical Corp. announced a price increase for line of phosphate esters. Prices were advanced by 7%, effective March 1, 2004. Great Lakes, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of...

Companies raise base oil prices.(Prices)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Effective March 8, the price for Valero's 500 and 700 neutrals was boosted by U.S.$0.06/gallon, while prices for its bright stock base oils were advanced by U.S.$0.07/gallon. The company then raised light neutral prices by U.S. $0.03/gallon on...

Synthetic base stocks--what's it all about?(Feature Story)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2004... Synthetic base stocks for lubricants have been commercially available for the last 30 years. While initially seen as a specialty--and by implication, higher-priced--product, the markets for synthetic lubricants have grown slowly but steadily....

Water-based lubricant.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC) has introduced an environmentally friendly, water-based material produced by MAC's EVERLUBE Products Division. These low volatile organic compounds (VOC), polytetraflouroethylene, water-based products are ideal...

CITGO rock drill oils.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... CITGO Petroleum Corporation's family o[ rock drill oils is formulated to deliver the highest level of protection for rock drills, pneumatic jackhammers, and other percussion equipment. These oils have a formula to improve metal wetting and...

Coalescing filter.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... United Air Specialists, Inc. (UAS) has introduced a new line of coalescing filter air cleaners. The SHN Series Mist Stop Filter is a combination of 1-in. heavy-duty aluminum mesh and a two-inch, high-efficiency coalescing pad. It is able to...

Bag-in-box oil packaging.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Shell Lubricants has developed new packaging for its Pennzoil and Quaker State motor oil brands. The patent-pending bag-in-box design consists of a corrugated carton containing a six-gallon nylon bag with a plastic spout for dispensing. The...

Multipurpose pressure greases.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants has introduced its new Startak[TM] Red EP greases. The product line consists of versatile, multipurpose, extreme pressure greases recommended for use in the lubrication of trucks, tractors, heavy and industrial...

Full body shrink sleeve labels.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Pennzoil-Quaker State's Compact Performance line of oil treatment and fuel injector cleaner are now in clear plastic bottles with full body shrink sleeve labels. The new package replaces green and blue lithographed aluminum bottles, which gave...

Anti-fogging oil.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... STA-BIL[R] Fogging Oil and Cylinder Protector from Gold Eagle[R] Co. stops corrosion in stored engines and lubricates cylinders for easier starts and faster retail sales. The additive provides off-season protection of any 2-and 4-cycle engine....

Waste oil analyzer.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... SPECTRO Analytical Instrumentation has released a new application report that documents a simple and cost-effective method to analyze waste oils for sulfur and chlorine using the company's PHOENIX XRF benchtop analyzer. The analyzer uses X-ray...

Biostable semi-synthetic coolant.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Houghton International, Inc., a leading supplier of metalworking fluids, technology, and services, now offers Hocut 795-MP, a semi-synthetic version of its renowned Hocut 795 biostable cutting and grinding fluid. Because Hocut 795-MP features a...

New turnkey plant product.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... IKA Work's Master Plant T, the newest and most advanced product in its turnkey Plant Series, is a complete processing system including vessel, piping, valves, controls and two revolutionary mixers. It is designed to emulsify, homogenize or...

Food-grade packaging.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Nevastane line of food-grade lubricants by Keystone Lubricants--a division of TOTAL Lubricants USA--now features new packaging designs carrying the new Nevastane brand identity, along with a new website and enhanced compliance standards....

New filtration design.(Products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Manufacturers who use liquid filters can now" save as much as 30 minutes of labor per change-out with a new, easy-access, low-maintenance filter design from RPA Process Technologies. The MCF RPA's next-generation mechanically cleaned filter,...

Plug-in web content.(Tech watch)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Kline & Company, Inc. has announced a new service to provide lubricant manufacturers, marketers, and all others in the lubricant value chain with high-quality content tot their business-to-business (B2B) exchanges, corporate home pages, virtual...

OSHA safety and health.(Tech watch)( Occupational Safety and Health Administration )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States Department of Labor is committed to providing readily accessible and current technical information to assist workers, employers, and safety and health professionals...

Testing services website.(Tech watch)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Analysts, Inc. (www.analystsinc.com) furnish diagnostic evaluations and maintenance solutions for industrial production machinery and for equipment used in power generation, HVAC, and mobile fleets. Through the company's services, equipment...

Packaging: more than meets the eye.(20 Minutes with Rick Hawley)(Interview)
April 1, 2004... As with any business, a trade organization can do a lot to help its members find their way through the process. Rick Hawley, President of the Petroleum Packaging Council, spent time with Lubricants World to talk about the activities q] his...