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JANUARY 2018 VOL. 24 ISSUE 1
Changing Winds for
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the starter itself. In short order, we burned ou
BEST PRACTICES Don't Waste That Crisis Gene
Every day is a new challenge, a new adventure, a
Continued from page 12 or business, operational
option evaluation will take resources and time. T
NEED TO KNOW Looking Back and
IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac
Continued from page 16 distributor's presence in
Changing Trade Winds for Base Oil BY JOE BEETON
almost equal strides. Regional imbalances swin
Global Lubricant Base Stock Supply and Demand Bal
Continued from page 22 Phadke said it's inev
imports into both Asia-Pacific and Europe. But Ph
W hat do lubrica
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sion that has never been considered which may dra
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Continued from page 28 inventing new laboratory
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A heavy-duty engine test cell at the Southwest Re
BY STEVE SWEDBERG Heavy-duty Health As HDEO t
and FA-4, said Shawn Whitacre, chair- man of ASTM
Continued from page 34
maintain the hardware for the existing tests, as
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Turning Your Ideas Into Reality With a p
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Continued from page 51 or testing, will be given
agreement to pro- vide lubricants for two-wheeler
Bob Miller Kyle Fischer made several leadershi
BASE OIL REPORT Rearranging the Pieces of the
Bringing the future into focus In a world of evol
YOUR BUSINESS Whose Work Are You Doing?
TOGETHER. HollyFrontier and Petro-Canada Special
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