Lubricants World articles from May 2003

Lubricants World archives from May 2003

True and/or false. (Commentary ...).
May 1, 2003... Given my charge as the editor of this magazine, it is ironic that I have to tell you now not to believe all that you read. If you are one of the many media buyers out there who reads Folio: and receives its FirstDay newsletter, you might have...

STLE draws 1,100 to NYC Annual Meeting, elects new board members. (Association Perspective).
May 1, 2003... Despite a war in the Middle East and the outbreak of Sars, some 1,100 top industry professionals participated in the 58th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, April 28-May 1 in New York City....

Market & economics.(pariffines prices)
May 1, 2003... Estimated Paraffinic Base Oil Prices * April 2003 Viscosity Average Low-High Light (70-150) 153 141-165 Medium (195-350) 156 143-169 Heavy (500-600) ...

Quaker chemical to supply general motors. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Quaker Chemical Corporation has been awarded a series of three-year contracts to provide products and services for chemical management at seven General Motors Powertrain manufacturing sites. Quaker's Chemical Management Services group will...

Fuchs Lubricants Divisions reorganized. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Fuchs Lubricants Company of Harvey, Il, has reorganized several of its specialty products groups into the Fuchs Lubritech Division. The newly created will encompass the former Grafo Colloids Division, Glass Technology International (GTI), NFO...

Lubricant reconditioning services. (Company/Industry News).(O'Rourke Petroleum Products and Solutions)(O'Rourke Petroleum Products & Solutions (Houston, Texas) provides state of the art lubricant reconditioning services that can reduce lubricant costs by up to 50%. Through O'Rourke's Lubricant Reconditioning Program)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... O'Rourke Petroleum Products & Solutions (Houston, Texas) provides state of the art lubricant reconditioning services that can reduce lubricant costs by up to 50%. Through O'Rourke's Lubricant Reconditioning Program, costly disposal of waste oil...

S-Oil and ConocoPhillips announce base oil marketing agreement. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... S-Oil and ConocoPhillips have entered into a base oil agreement whereby the Korean refiner with a crude charge of 550,000 barrels/day and a lube plant production capacity of 22,000 barrels/day will provide premium Group III and specialty base...

DaimlerChrysler Kenosha renews chemical management contract with Houghton FLUIDCARE[TM].(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... DaimlerChrysler's Kenosha, Wisconsin Engine Complex has renewed its three year contract with Houghton International's FLUIDCARE[TM] for chemical management services. Houghton has provided metalworking products and services to this location...

Flint Hills subsidiary to buy Shell's stake in Excel Paralubes. (Company/Industry News).(Excel Paralubes venture)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Shell Oil Company and Flint Hills Resources have entered into a definitive agreement under which a Flint Hills Resources, LLC subsidiary will purchase Shell's 50 percent ownership interest in the Excel Paralubes venture. Terms of the sale were...

ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants wins contract with Hanson Building Materials America. (Company/Industry News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants (CTGL) has signed an agreement with Hanson Building Materials America (HBMA) to supply lubricants and coolants. This preferred supplier relationship further strengthens CTGL within the construction segment and...

Infineum series of synthetic sodium sulfonates now available in North America. (Additives).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Infineum, a global lubricant and fuel additives company, has announced the North American launch of its Synacto series of synthetic sodium sulfonates. For over 20 years, Synacto products have been successfully used in Europe and other parts of...

ExxonMobil announces new branding association. (Automotive).(ExxonMobil has unveiled a new program designed to help independent installers attract more customers and grow their businesses through a unique branding association with Mobil 1)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... ExxonMobil has unveiled a new program designed to help independent installers attract more customers and grow their businesses through a unique branding association with Mobil 1. The company is teaming with new and existing retail oil change...

GF-4: stop-and-go on the road to a new PCMO. (Cover Story).(passenger car motor oil)
May 1, 2003... It has been some time since we last looked at the ongoing saga of passenger car motor oil (PCMO) development, not because we aren't interested, but because the pace of progress has been frustratingly slow. One of the prime culprits causing the...

Users demystify metal removal fluids by demanding data, better performance. (Feature Story).
May 1, 2003... Specifications for automotive engine oils are determined by multidisciplinary groups with representation from users of the oils, their manufactures and marketers, and suppliers to the manufacturers. Any engine oil marketer who wants its oils to...

Environmental/regulatory compliance database updated. (TECHwatch).
May 1, 2003... The Wercs, Ltd., a global leader in Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) software, today announced the availability of version 5.3 of The WERCS[R], its software solution for providing companies with industrial strength worldwide environmental and...

Xiameter announces new web upgrades. (TECHwatch).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... Xiameter, the web-enabled business unit from Dow Corning, today announced a series of website upgrades. The upgrades provide Xiameters[TM] customers with new functions such as the ability to search for and receive individual product application...

Looking forward to filling the sulfonates gap. (20 Minutes with ... Chris Donaghy and Dr. Andrew Whittaker, Uniqema).
May 1, 2003... As metalworking fluid (MWF) formulators face changes in the spectrum of emulsifiers available to them, a host of chemistries are being talked about. One unique set of products comes from Uniqema, which has a long history of innovation in the...

2003 Base Oil Refining Facilities.
May 1, 2003... About this map The 2003 Base Oil Refining Facilities map, the fifth consecutive annual edition of this special supplement to Lubricants World magazine, provides the most current and complete look at petroleum base oil refining capabilities...