Lubricants World articles from July 2002

Lubricants World archives from July 2002

Making it add up for GF-4. (Commentary).(Brief Article)(Column)
July 1, 2002... I just finished reading A Beautiful Mind, the biography of Nobel laureate John Forbes Nash Jr. Although I never saw the movie, I can't imagine that it does justice to Sylvia Nasar's careful and scholarly, yet emotionally compelling story of...

LW eco-unfriendly? (Letters).
July 1, 2002... Dear Editor: Terresolve Technologies is a leader in environmentally preferable fluid technology. For the past several years, we have battled misrepresentations promoted by some petroleum oil companies in their efforts to present their...

GTL vs PAO. (Letters).
July 1, 2002... Dear Editor: In reference to the June 2002 cover story, "High Stakes in the Base Oil Market" (page 40), I read with regret that my comments to Ms. Saunders had been omitted from the final text. In essence, I believe that the jury is...

Toolbox 2002 updates.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2002... Moroil Technologies' address has changed from that reported in the Toolbox; the company is now at 6867 Belt Road, Concord, NC 28022; phone: (704) 795-9595; fax: (704) 782-4171; Internet: www.moroil.com. In addition, information for...

Focus: GF-4 postponed to 2005 model year: automakers say delay would have been necessary anyway. (Newsletter).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... By the middle of June, it had become clear to automakers, lube marketers, and additives manufacturers that questions related to backwards compatibility and problems in test development were not going to be settled in time to meet the aggressive...

Association releases lube sales data. (Newsletter).(Quarterly Index of Lubricant Sales)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... The Quarterly Lubricant Sales Survey for the first quarter of 2002 has been released by the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA, Washington, DC). The Quarterly Index of Lubricant Sales (QUILS), which compares data from a limited...

Pennzoil-quaker state shareholders OK merger. (Company News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... On Aug. 1, Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. (PQS) shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favor of the motor oil maker's pending $1.8 billion purchase by Shell Oil Co., Pennzoil said. More than 99% of the shares represented at Houston-based PQS's annual...

BP Lubricants North America announces expansion. (Company News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... BP Lubricants North America (Baltimore, MD) has implemented a strategic campaign to increase its market share of lubricant sales in the United States by focusing on products in the general industrial sector and through increased emphasis on...

Industry datebook.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... INDUSTRY DATEBOOK Sept. 28-0ct. 1 ILMA 2002 Annual Meeting Colorado Springs, CO Information: (703) 684-5574 Oct. 16-18 NPRA Technology Q&A ...

Companies form alliance to sell bio-based transformer oil. (Company News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... An alternative to petroleum-based transformer oil will soon be more widely available to electric utilities, thanks to a three-way collaboration linking Cargill Industrial Oils and Lubricants, Electric Research and Manufacturing Cooperative...

UNI Ag-Based Industrial Lubricants gets fleet business. (Company News). (Crete Carrier Corp.).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... UNI Ag-Based Industrial Lubricants (ABIL) announced in July that a major trucking company will expand its use of an all-purpose soy grease developed by the ABIL research program. Crete Carrier Corp. of Lincoln, NE, had been testing the grease...

Bentley completes Rebis acquisition. (Company News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Bentley Systems Inc. has completed its acquisition of Rebis. Bentley's initial minority interest in Rebis was purchased in January this year. With this acquisition, Bentley's plant design applications now support both Bentley's MicroStation and...

Evans Systems to do business as MC Star. (Company News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... In late June, Evans Systems Inc., a distributor of motor fuels and lubricants in Texas, announced that it has executed a restructuring and refinancing of the company and will be doing business as MC Star. The restructuring effort was led by...

Venture cap firm, senior managers acquire company. (Company News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Sentinel Capital Partners of New York and senior management have acquired Alemite Corp. (Charlotte, NC), the 84-year-old firm that invented the first modern grease fitting and pioneered many of today's lubrication products and systems. It...

Windward Petroleum Inc. continues aggressive growth. (Company News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Windward Petroleum Inc., a fast-growing wholesale lubricants distribution company (Charlotte, NC) has acquired Commercial Distributing Inc. of Oklahoma City and the lubricant business of Edwards Oil Co. in Lawrenceburg, TN. Since its founding...

ChemConnect signs Clariant, Crompton, Lonza. (Additives).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... On Jul 31, chemical e-marketplace ChemConnect (Houston) announced that three chemical companies--Clariant, Crompton, and Lonza--have subscribed to its trading and auction services. The companies can now use the services enterprise-wide,...

Bosch unveils new oil sensor. (Automotive).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Robert Bosch GmbH says its new oil sensor will offer a more accurate measure of engine oil condition than current devices that infer oil quality on the basis of driving cycles, frequency of cold starts, fuel quality, and ambient temperatures....

Permatex Inc. re-enters industrial maintenance and repair market. (Industrial).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Permatex Inc., a supplier of specialty chemicals used in the repair and maintenance of automobiles, has announced its intention to reenter the industrial maintenance and repair market by this fall. Until the Late 1990s Permatex had been...

Nampac expanding one plant, opening another. (Packaging).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... North American Packaging Corp. (Nampac) has announced the expansion of its Lithonia, GA, plant, located near Atlanta. The plant produces plastic open-head pails and covers in sizes ranging from 2 to 7 gallons. The expansion will double the size...

CPChem expands Qatar activity. (Africa/Middle East). (ChevronPhillips Chemical Company L.L.C.).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... ChevronPhillips Chemical Co. L.L.C. (CPChem) has announced two new joint venture agreements for the development of its second petrochemical project in Qatar. Q-Chem II, building on the success of the existing Q-Chem joint venture between an...

Green Star Products adds to management team for Asian marketing initiative. (Asia).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Green Star Products Inc. (GSPI, formerly BAT International Inc.) has hired several management staff to head up its Green Star Products Asian Division. Jackson Chen, who has an extensive background in the lubricants industry, will be the vice...

Graham packaging Europe transfers French blow-molding operation. (Europe).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Graham Packaging Europe, a subsidiary of Graham Packaging Holdings Co., has signed an agreement transferring ownership of a blow-molding operation in Blyes, France, to ARCC Holdings BV, a subsidiary of Business Creation Holdings BV, a...

Phosphorus-based fluid, lube additive receives German approval. (Europe). (Great Lakes Chemical Corp.'s Durad 310M lubricant additive).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Great Lakes Chemical Corp. announces that its Durad 310M phosphorus-based specialty additive has been approved by the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt-UBA) for use in rapidly biodegradable hydraulic fluids and lubricants. ...

Silverson redesigns Web site for international users. (Europe).(www.silverson.com)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Silverson Machines Inc., maker of a wide range of liquid mixers, has launched a revised Web site (www.silverson.com) that allows users to select from a variety of language options, including French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese, in...

International industry events.
July 1, 2002... INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY EVENTS Sept. 22-24 Chemical Week's 8th Annual China Chemical Industry Conference Beijing, China Information: (212) 621-4630...

Bridging the GF-4 timing gap--an additive industry perspective. (ACC Update).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Passenger car engine oil specifications have historically evolved in step with engine design changes, while also accommodating the needs of older vehicles. This technically prudent, tried-and-true method of updating engine oil specifications...

ILMA welcomes new ED & New York welcomes ILMA. (ILMA Update).(Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association appoints executive director, plans conference in New York, New York)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) proudly announces the selection of its new executive director, Celeste Powers, who comes from an accomplished association background. She has been in the trade association industry for...

STLE creates alliances in Latin America, China. (STLE Update).(Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers' (STLE) role as initiator of a global community for technical professionals continues to expand in 2002. New cooperative programs with tribology-related groups in Mexico and China are the...

Phosphurus in GF-4: a ray of hope for ZDDP: no issue has proved more vexing to GF-4 than that surrounding phosphorus content and backward compatibility, but a new way of looking at the matter has brought a glimmer of hope to the proceedings. (Cover Story).
July 1, 2002... In ancient times, when the planet Venus shone as the morning star, it was sometimes called "Phosphorus," named for its glowing light. Modern humans are still fascinated by the animals and rocks that glow in the dark, giving off their light long...

Aerosol lubricants do overtime. (Additives & Specialties).
July 1, 2002... In most environments, if it squeaks, pinches, slides, or rolls, lubricants are the answer. For tribologists, certain of these environments provide a "perfect storm" set of challenges for lubrication requirements. Deep space, extreme ocean...

Oil-changing system adds value for those with an eye for a good thing. (Lubrication Solutions).(Sage Oil Vac Inc.)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... Some matches are made in heaven, and others are born on the dusty, irrigated farmlands of the Texas Panhandle. This is a story about the latter type. When Dyke Rogers, owner of the Frontier Fuel oil distributorship in Dalhart, TX, bought...

Valvoline Co. (People).(John Q. Wesley named senior vice president)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... John Q. Wesley, president of Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC), has been named senior vice president of the Valvoline Co. Wesley is based at Valvoline's world headquarters in Lexington, KY.

Syntroleum Corp. (People).(personnel appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Syntroleum Corp. has announced that Kenneth Agee, chairman and CEO, has also assumed the role of company president. The previous office holder and chief operating officer, Mark Agee, stepped down in June, citing personal reasons.

Lyondell Chemical Co. (People).(Bart de Jong appointed vice president, corporate development)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The Board of Directors of Lyondell Chemical Co. has elected Bart de Jong to the position of vice president, corporate development. In this position, de Jong will have responsibility for strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to...

Lyondell Chemical. (People).(appoints Kevin DeNicola senior vice president and chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Lyondell Chemical has also announced that Kevin DeNicola was chosen to take on the positions of senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective June 30. DeNicola replaces Robert T. Blakely, who has retired.

Crompton Corp. (People).(appoints Michael T. Costello technology group scientist of Petroleum Additives business)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Michael T. Costello has joined Crompton Corp.'s Petroleum Additives business as a technology group scientist, primarily responsible for product development and technical service supporting metalworking and industrial lubricant applications.

Valero's Lube Group. (People).(personnel appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... George Meier has joined Valero's Lube Group as senior area sales manager. Meier will be responsible for Midwest Region base oil sales from his St. Louis, MO, office. Meier joins Terry Hoffman, who heads up the Eastern Region sales as senior...

Foster Wheeler Inc. (People).(personnel appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Foster Wheeler Inc. has appointed C. James Crumm vice president, project risk management. In this position, Crumm will head a reorganized project risk management group, which will assist in the management of commercial risks throughout all...

Ultra Additives. (People).(appoints May Taylor domestic regional sales manager for Industrial Fluids)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... May Taylor has been named a domestic regional sales manager at Ultra Additives for the company's Industrial Fluids business. Her territory will include the East Coast, including Canada.

Dover Chemical Corp. (People).(names vice presidents)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Dover Chemical Corp. has announced that Don G. Chapman Jr. and Charles W. Fletcher have been named vice presidents.

Jagger joins petroleum advisory firm. (People).(Suzan M. Jagger at Petroleum Finance Co.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Lubricants World editorial adviser and frequent contributor Suzan M. Jagger has joined the Petroleum Finance Co. (PFC) as a director in the Global Downstream Services unit. Jagger is a world-recognized industry consultant in the development of...

Twice the food-grade lubes means more choice. (Products).
July 1, 2002... Keystone Lubricants has almost doubled the number of food-grade lubricants it offers with the recent addition of 19 products to the company's lineup. These new lubricant, hydraulic, and compressor oils are offered in synthetic, semi-synthetic,...

Metals have met their match. (Products).
July 1, 2002... The Harry Miller Corp. has released two newly formulated synthetic coolants. Hamikleer 1975 for machining and grinding applications is designed for light to heavy-duty operations on ferrous and nonferrous metals. It provides excellent...

Continuous filtration keeps fluids clean. (Products).
July 1, 2002... The Allen Filters Inc. Continuous Oil Filtra-tion (COF) System is an economical way to remove solids from small to medium reservoirs, such as hydraulic oil tanks. The COF system allows un-interrupted operation and saves manpower because it is...

Ultra-high-purity components mean ultra-long fluid life. (Products).
July 1, 2002... Dow Corning has introduced a line of compressor and vacuum pump fluids based on ultra-high-purity synthetic and mineral oil formulations that last up to 10 times longer than competitive alternatives. Marketed under the Molykote brand name,...

Industry price watch.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2002... INDUSTRY PRICE WATCH Estimated Paraffinic Base Oil Price * July 2002 Viscosity Average Low-High Light (70-150) 130 120-141 Medium (195-350) ...