Volume 1 Issue 45
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
October 31, 2018Very little progress has been made in any of the regions over the past week. The Americas and Europe are still desperately slow, and Asia is only marginally better.-by Adrian Brown
Shell Still Biggest Lube Supplier
October 31, 2018Shell remained the worlds largest supplier of finished lubricants last year for the 12th consecutive year, ahead of ExxonMobil, BP, Total and Chevron, according to a global study by Kline & Co.
Summit Installs Grease Reactor
October 31, 2018Summit Lubricants installed a new 50,000 pound grease reactor at its plant in Batavia, New York, last week to increase manufacturing capacity and speed and to gain more control over quality.
Sales Up for Afton, Milacron
October 31, 2018Afton Chemical Co. and Milacron Holding Corp. each reported healthy increases in sales, but Afton posted a lower operating profit, for the third quarter ending Sept. 30.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
October 31, 2018Briefly Noted
October 31, 2018Consulting firm Kline & Co. hired Debbie Powell as a manager of energy practice. Powell has over 20 years of experience in the lubricants industry and previously worked at Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron. Superior, Wisconsin-based Amsoil will test gearbox lubrication for wind turbine gear box supplier ZF Wind Power.