Lubricants World articles from March 2003

Lubricants World archives from March 2003

Small changes have big effects. (Commentary).(lube market to be affected by Shell shutdown)(Column)
March 1, 2003... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost: For want of the shoe, the horse was lost; For want of the horse, the rider was lost; For want of the rider, the battle was lost; For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost, And...

What exactly can your organization do for me? (Association Perspective).(groups like Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers)
March 1, 2003... The Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers' (STLE) quarterly research journal, Tribology Transactions, features a contents page listing research papers with titles sure to baffle all but the most advanced scientist or engineer....

Markets & economics.(base oil prices)(Illustration)
March 1, 2003... Estimated Paraffinic Base Oil Prices * February 2003 Viscosity Average Low-High Light (70-150) 147 136-160 Medium (195-350) 150 138-162...

NPRA quarterly lube survey shows mixed results. (Company/Industry News).(National Petrochemical & Refiners Association states industry sales)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... According to the most recent edition of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association's (NPRA) Quarterly Index of Lubricant Sales (QUILS), total lubricant sales during the third quarter of 2002 increased 0.9% relative to the third quarter...

Demand for synthetic lubes, functional fluids to rise. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
March 1, 2003... According the a new study from industrial market research firm Freedonia Group Inc., the demand for synthetic lubricants and functional fluids in the U.S. is forecast to advance 5% per year to $2.8 billion in the year 2006. Growth will be...

Cognis strengthens synlubes business by strategic acquisition. (Company/Industry News).(acquries Laporte Performance Chemicals)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Cognis, a leading international specialty chemicals company, has signed a contract to acquire Laporte Performance Chemicals, a subsidiary of the former Laporte plc, which belongs to Degussa AG. This includes two production and development sites...

Stratco sells alkylation division to focus on `emerging technologies'. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Stratco Inc.--a world leader in the licensing of refining alkylation technology and a provider of technologies to the lubricating grease, pharmaceutical, asphalt, and other industries--has sold its alkylation division to DuPont Chemical...

Benz Oil acquires Nocco Oil Products Inc. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Benz Oil , an independent, family-owned lubricant company, announced that it has acquired the business and assets of Nocco Oil Products Inc. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. Benz manufactures, markets, and distributes a wide range...

Ciba specialty Chemicals ups AO capacity. (Additives).(antioxidants capacity increased)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Ciba Specialty Chemicals has just completed a debottle-necking project in its Puebla, Mexico facility, increasing production capacity to meet the growing demand for its Ciba Irganox antioxidants. These liquid additives are used to control...

Mobil 1 selected for Porsche SUV factory fill. (Automotive).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... ExxonMobil has announced that Mobil 1 0W-40 synthetic motor oil has been selected as original equipment (factory fill) for the new line of Porsche sports utility vehicles (SUVs), the Cayenne S and Cayenne Turbo. The deal extends an existing...

Bipartisan proposal seeks end of SUV CAFE loophole. (Automotive).(sport utility vehicles corporate average fuel economy standards)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) re-introduced legislation that would mandate the same corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for cars be applied to light trucks and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) over 8...

Waxing optimistic in N.A. (Base Oils/Waxes).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... According to preliminary findings from Petroleum Trends International's (PetroTrends) new multiclient report titled "Business Opportunities in the North American Petroleum Wax Market, 2002 to 2007," the future for wax in North America looks...

Quaker Chemical gets international attention. (Industrial).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Recent research in Europe, backed by the European Union, has identified significant benefits in the use of new lubrication techniques and equipment developed by Quaker Chemical Corp. Trials at Cockerill-Sambre in Chertal, Belgium, revealed that...

Shell shock: Part I: effects on naphthenics markets set the stage. (Cover Story).(Shell Oil Products to close lube operations)
March 1, 2003... A decade ago, who would have predicted that the loss of a couple of smallish base oil plants have such profound effects within the North American lubricants industry (and beyond, if recent reports about export business are accurate)? Shell Oil...

Performance lubricants 'make the grade' in the corrugating industry. (Feature Story).(Illustration)
March 1, 2003... Prior to the mid-1980s, containerboard packaging corrugators (cardboard box-makers) relied almost exclusively on hydrocarbon-based lubricants to protect machinery. These lubricants were inadequate to the task, resulting in equipment failures...

Database-aided computer label handling. (Feature Story).
March 1, 2003... Fundamentally, in labelling, distinctions can be drawn between two different types of labels: fully decorated labels, which are mainly used on small containers (up to 5.0 L), and pre-printed generic computer labels, which are mainly used on...

Becoming an undisputed value leader. (Feature Story).(tips given on becoming superior value provider for the lubricants industry)
March 1, 2003... Looking to become the superior value provider for the lubricants industry (or any industry, for that matter)? You are if you want to keep your customers from going elsewhere, says R. Eric Reidenbach, Ph.D., principal and founding partner of...

Three-port Temperature Valves take control. (Products).
March 1, 2003... Rostra Vernatherm has introduced a new temperature diverting and mixing valve to control mechanical cooling systems. Designed for easy installation and no maintenance, the three-port Temperature Valve is constructed of lightweight 100% CNC...

Solutions for cleaning industrial oils. (Products).
March 1, 2003... A new brochure titled How Much Would You Save If Your Oils Were Always Clean?--Solutions for Cleaning of Industrial Oils explains how an oil-cleaning separator can pay for itself in less than 1 year. Clean oil means substantial savings in many...

Automate softening point determinations. (Products).
March 1, 2003... A new brochure from Petroleum Analyzer Co. (PAC) features Herzog's HRB 754 Ring & Ball Tester for automated softening point determinations to 250[degrees]C via standard methods. Typical applications include bitumen, tar, pitch, tall oil rosins,...

Air Products, VisionMonitor announce software technology alliance. (Techwatch).(Air Products and Chemicals Inc., VisionMonitor Software L.L.C.)
March 1, 2003... Air Products and Chemicals Inc. and VisionMonitor Software LLC have announced an alliance agreement that enables Air Products' Emissions Optimizer service, a critical component of Air Products' overall Environmental Solutions business...

Rockwell Automation, Flowserve align to provide integrated condition-based monitoring. (Techwatch).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Complete Automation leader Rockwell Automation will provide Entek condition-based monitoring equipment, software, and services as an integrated condition monitoring solution to customers of the Flow Solutions Division of Flowserve Corp. This...

Industrial Packaging Alliance aims to exceed the sum of its parts. (20 minutes with ...).(John McQuaid discusses Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America)(Interview)
March 1, 2003... At the end of 2002, John McQuaid, then executive director of the Steel Shipping Container Institute (SSCI), sent us a memo announcing the formation of a new industrial packaging group alliance in North America. Several of the groups have ties...