Volume 1 Issue 44
SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
October 30, 2018There are no major changes to be seen in the United States and European markets, with both needing a fresh injection of demand. However, Asia continues to make progress, albeit painfully slowly at times.-by Adrian Brown
Middle East Falls in with Global Trends
October 30, 2018A recent analysis of the Middle East base stocks scene found the region increasingly mirrors trends in developed economies, though its evolution is often uneven and depends on local market conditions.
UEIL Forms Sustainability Task Force
October 30, 2018The Union of the European Lubricants Industry announced last week the formation of a sustainability task force charged with developing a framework to measure the sustainability of lubricant companies.
Blending Plant Operates on Solar Power
October 30, 2018Emirates National Oil Co. announced the conversion of its blending plant in the United Arab Emirates to operate solely on solar energy, making it the first lubricant manufacturing plant in the country to do so.
From Other Editions of Lube Report
October 30, 2018Briefly Noted
October 30, 2018Friedrichshafen, Germany-based ZF Wind Power Antwerpen selected Amsoilfor gearbox lubrication testing at all of its manufacturing locations. Salim Al Huthaili, CEO of Oxea, was elected as a new board member of the European Chemical Industry Council last week. Oxea manufactures oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives, such as alcohols, polyols, carboxylic acids, specialty esters and amines.