Lubricants World articles from November 2003

Lubricants World archives from November 2003

Teamwork works!(Commentary)
November 1, 2003... The new GF-4 gasoline engine oil upgrade is now virtually certain to be approved later this year. The thirty-day comment period ended on September 4, with the ILSAC/Oil committee, created to develop GF-4, meeting on September 11 to address the...

International Tribology Council.(Association Perspective)
November 1, 2003... The International Tribology Council (ITC) was formed on September 24, 1973, out of the Organizing Committee of the European Tribology Congress. It was established with the objective of being an association of National Tribology Societies &...

Estimated paraffinic base oil prices *.(Markets & Economics)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2003... Estimated Paraffinic Base Oil Prices * September 2003 Viscosity Average Low-High Light (70-150) 160 156-165 Medium (195-350) 154 149-160 Heavy (500-600) 167 164-172 Bright...

Producer price index.(Markets & Economics)(Illustration)
November 1, 2003... Producer Price Index Note: Data are Preliminary 2003 2003 Sept 02 - Sept 03 Product (Index Date) Aug Sept [DELTA] %[DELTA] Finished lubricants (1982) 168.7 168.6 6.0 ...

Paraffinic base oil prices *.(Markets & Economics)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 1, 2003... Paraffinic Base Oil Prices * Viscosity September August July Grade 2003 2003 2003 Conoco Phillips Gulf Coast 70 172 172 165 110 160 160 ...

Nye Lubricants: on a mission to end service intervals.(Advertisement)
November 1, 2003... NYE[R] The SmartGrease Company[TM] Headquartered in Fairhaven, Mass., Nye Lubricants Inc. is an employee-owned engineering company that develops and formulates high-quality synthetic lubricants. It maintains regional engineering offices...

Italy's FL Selenia sold.(Company/Industry News)(Vestar Capital Partners acquires FL Selenia)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... A British private equity firm says that it has agreed to sell Italian lubricant company FL Selenia to a U.S. firm, Vestar Capital Partners, for Euro 670 million (U.S. $752 million). The deal, described as a management buyout, comes three years...

Polartech signs agreement with US Technologies.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Polartech Ltd., the UK-based supplier of metalworking fluid additives and packaging, has signed a long-term distribution agreement with US Technologies for the supply of their products into the Mexican marketplace. Polartech's products...

Calumet boosting Group II output.(Company/Industry News)(Calumet Lubricants Co.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Calumet Lubricants Co. will increase Group II base oil production capacity at its Shreveport, La., base oil refinery to 3,000 bpd. At the same time, production processes will be upgraded, allowing the quality of two base oil cuts to be raised...

Chemtool building new grease plant.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Chemtool Inc. expects to have its new grease production plant open before year-end. When operational, the 75 MM lb/yr facility will be the largest plant in the western United States. The new plant is a 50,000-sq-ft addition to a lubricant...

Shell rationalizes blending plants.(Company/Industry News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Shell Oil Products US completed shut down of its St. Louis, Missouri, lube oil-blending plant in mid-October. This is the third such closing, seven of which were announced by Shell after its acquisition of Pennzoil-Quaker State. Three...

German lubricant manufacturers merge.(Company/Industry News)(Kluber Lubrication and OKS Spezialschmierstoffe GmbH)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Two Munich, Germany-based lube producers have joined together. Kluber Lubrication Munchen KG announced it acquired all outstanding shares in OKS Spezialschmierstoffe GmbH. The two companies both make specialty lubricants, but have different,...

ConocoPhillips sets Group III base oil prices.(Pricing Activity)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ConocoPhillips Co. began posting prices for Ultra-S[TM] Group III base oils on October 1. The company had announced in April 2003 that it is the exclusive marketer in North America of Ultra-S Group III base oils produced by S-Oil Corporation in...

Pilot Chemical announces price increase for synthetic sulfonates.(Pricing Activity)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Pilot Chemical has announced a price increase for the Aristonate line of synthetic petroleum sulfonates, effective October 1, 2003, or as contracts allow. All commercial grades of Aristonate neutral products (L. M. H. VH-2, NME-60 and C-5000)...

Mobil 1 selected as factory fill for Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII.(Automotive)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ExxonMobil's Mobil 1 with SuperSyn has been selected as original equipment (factory fill) for Mitsubishi Motors' 2003 Lancer Evolution VIII. Each new vehicle will be filled with Mobil 1 with SuperSyn viscosity grade 10W-30. The fully synthetic...

Engelhard technology meets new evaporative emissions standards.(Automotive)
November 1, 2003... A new technology developed by Engelhard Corp. will provide carmakers with an additional tool to meet increasingly stringent California and federal standards for evaporative emissions that begin to take effect in 2004. Evaporative emissions...

California cracks down on SA, SB oils.(Automotive)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The state of California is stepping up its enforcement of a law requiring marketers of API SA and SB engine oils to label them as obsolete and potentially harmful to modern engines. Over the past few months, the state Department of Food and...

Ashless friction modifiers: improve engine performance.
November 1, 2003... A new series of engine performance regulations in both Europe and North America are driving innovations in lubricant additives. The regulations mandate improved fuel economy and reduced emissions together with increasing the intervals between...

Downloadable demo version of OASIS.(Techwatch)(PdMA)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... PdMA's Oil Analysis Storage & Interrogation Software (OASIS) is a tool for trending and tracking your predictive maintenance program. OASIS gives you the ability to use your oil analysis data in a quick and efficient manner. PdMA provides your...

On-line database of lubricant data.(Techwatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Lube Analyst is a versatile, easy-to use database system designed to meet the needs of lubricant test laboratories and equipment operators who use lubricant sampling and analysis for condition based maintenance. Lube Analyst's Data Acquisition...

An agile approach to the lubricants business.(20 Minutes ...)(Paul Rudolph, general manager, CITGO Lubricants Marketing)(Interview)(Industry Overview)
November 1, 2003... It's said the successful company is the one on the leading edge of technology, and the one that concentrates on the large volume applications. CITGO Lubricants agrees, but also believes a broad product line has its advantages. Paul Rudolph,...