Lubricants World articles from March 2001

Lubricants World archives from March 2001

Lubricants: Up & Down, North & South.(Brief Article)(Column)
March 1, 2001... For years, the U.S. lubricants market has aptly been described as flat. Not that we particularly want or need the meteoric rise in prices characterizing the electric power industry and natural gas markets, but an upward trend would be nice. ...

Regulators Clear Dow, Union Carbide Deal.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Dow Chemical Co. completed its acquisition of Union Carbide Corp. a day after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) conditionally backed the deal. The FTC ordered the chemical giant on Feb. 5 to divest intellectual property critical to the...

INDUSTRY BRIEFS.(includes mesh brief articles)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Envera, which provides Internet-based transaction services, selected Nistevo Corp., a provider of Web-based logistics, to provide collaboration on sourcing and execution of logistics services... Ashland Distribution Co.'s Industrial Chemicals...

NEWSLETTER.(includes brief articles)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... ADDITIVES Ultra Recovers from Fire Ultra Additives made a quick recovery by beginning production on "Paterson-based formulations" 5 days after a fire destroyed the company's manufacturing plant in Paterson, NJ. No injuries were...

WORLD REPORT.(includes brief articles)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... ASIA India Deregulates Oil The Indian government is set to finalize the deregulation of its oil and gas industry--designed to open foreign investments to India's oil and gas sector--by 2002. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ram...

A Small Windfall.(higher prices)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Engine oil prices have risen--just a touch--on store shelves Lubricant manufacturers may find a temporary reprieve from the tight squeeze they experienced last year. The market, from raw materials to retail, has experienced some slight...

Phillips & Tosco Buck the Trend.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Independents' move has the potential to affect base oils, finished-lube segments The planned merger of Phillips Petroleum Co. and Tosco Corp. would shoot these regional players to the No. 5 spot among U.S. marketers of branded lubricants,...

Meeting the Engine Makers' Needs for a Global Oil.(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... The diesel engine oil market is affected by regulatory changes in emissions standards worldwide, requiring original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and oil suppliers to respectively alter diesel engine design and upgrade existing lubricant...

Viscosity Modifiers: New Pressures.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... With the implementation of the International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee's GF-3 engine oil specification imminent, formulators are finding that viscometrics are increasingly important. In addition, as marketers come...

Refineries Take a Break.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Several U.S. base oil refineries have entered the spring-cleaning season, getting ready to perform turnarounds or maintenance work that can be done only when they are not running. "Besides crude and natural gas price increases, major...

Supply Management: The Solution to One Manufacturer's Plight.(Zinga Industries)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Meeting the growing demand for on-time delivery and inventory management, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have been seeking help from outside enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suppliers. In addition, OEMs are demanding...

Condition Monitoring Adds Value to Businesses.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Recognizing that as many as 80% of machine failures are due to insufficient or excess lubrication, or the wrong type or grade of lubricant, the need to get a grip on lubrication is undeniable. But maintenance resources are expensive and must be...

Benchmarking the Packaging Industry, E-Style.(PackPrice.com)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... E-commerce pops into the packaging industry with a series of interactive services and support systems. The latest resource for buying land selling packages is PackPrice.com, an independent hotline for base benchmark prices of packaging...

Plant Acquisitions Depend on Management for Success.
March 1, 2001... No matter what March goes out like, it will be the end of a first quarter that came in like a mergers and acquisitions lawyer. On Jan. 10, Sunoco signed a letter of intent to sell its Kendall motor oil brand and the customer lists and other...

New Loading System Extends Proven Technology.(Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Inc.)
March 1, 2001... Long before its Cedar Bayou alphaolefins plant opened in 2000, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. (CPC; Houston) knew it had a loading challenge. Transport vehicles coming in and out of its chemical facility located in Baytown, TX, already faced...

PEOPLE.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Chevron Corp. and Texaco Inc. announced on Feb. 12 the appointments of several senior executives to lead the new ChevronTexaco Corp. Chevron Chairman and CEO Dave O'Reilly will maintain the same role in the new venture. Chevron Vice Chairman...

NEW PRODUCTS.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Di-Electric Grease at Your Fingertips CRC Industries' Technician Grade Di-Electric Grease is a high-performance grease dispensed through CRC's unique piston-powered can. CRC's long-reach extension tube allows for easy access to...

INDUSTRY PRICE WATCH.(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
March 1, 2001... Estimated Paraffinic Base Oil Prices(*) Feb 2001 Viscosity Average Low-High Light (90-150) 139 123-147 Medium (195-350) 142 125-151 Heavy (500-600) 151 135-161...