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EDITOR’S LETTER<b<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=1"> October 2017 Number 100 </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=2"> HyGold 5000BS Now Available Group I Bright Sto</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=3"> EDITOR’S LETTER Global Lubricant Demand to </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=4"> 22 36 s wn Turn ARK TOWNSEND 44 OCTOBE</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=5"> </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=6"> BASE OIL REPORT </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=7"> Bringing the future into focus In a world of evo</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=8"> 8 Continued from page 6 production build up from</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=9"> aramco base oils the power of one One solution fo</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=10"> BY TREVOR GAUNTLETT KEEPING ACRONYMS STRAIGHT </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=11"> NYNAS™ base oils: a broad viscosity range with un</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=12"> Continued from page 10 PB or PIB? Does It Matter?</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=13"> PIB Structure CH 3 CH 3 CH </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=14"> ed to remove the final double bond and used as an</a>
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<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=19"> SPECIAL REPORT H</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=20"> SPECIAL REPORT The Austrian </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=21"> When it comes to lubricant base oil technologies.</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=22"> BY BORIS KAMCHEV L arge stationary</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=23"> TOUGHER OILSFOR NATURAL GASENGINES LUBES‘N’GREA</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=24"> Typical Gas Composition & Impact on the Lubricant</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=25"> Base Oil Applications SAE 40 Oil Engine Cleanline</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=26"> per kilowatt-hour. The approval procedure for </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=27"> </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=28"> OUR LUBRICANTS ARE CO2 COMPENSATED </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=29"> AMBITION / FLEXIBILITY / PASS</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=30"> THE LUBRICANT’S ROLE IN LSPI BY RICHARD BEERCHE</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=31"> How Preignition Starts Step 1 Step 2 Pre-ignitio</a>
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<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=34"> Industry Calendar OCTOBER 3-6. Global Lubricant</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=35"> group II base oils this is what progress looks l</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=36"> Middle East Bucks Global Downturn BY MARK TOWNSEN</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=37"> Middle East Finished Lubricant Demand, 2016 V ol</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=38"> Middle East Base Stock Capacity by Country, 2016 </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=39"> Iran casts a long shadow over the Middle East </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=40"> Regulators in Saudi Arabia and UAE are pushing th</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=41"> UAE Lubricant Market Share, 2013 Others 24% Adn</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=42"> Advertisers Index COMPANY </a>
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<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=44"> TEXTILE INDUSTRY FUELS LUBES CONSUMPTION 44 Eas</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=45"> BY SHEM OIRERE </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=46"> with Ken Hope, Ph.D. Q:As engine oils have to go</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=47"> THE CLEAR SOLUTION FOR THE LUBRICANTS INDUSTRY At</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=48"> Kenya’s Lubricant Market Share Total 39% Vivo</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=49"> LUBRICANTS & BASE GREASES </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=50"> Kenya’s Cotton Production 35,000 30,000 480-l</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=51"> “Kenya is in a strong position to capitalize on A</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=52"> Newsmakers Indian Blenders Bi</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=53"> PUZZLED BY BASE STOCKS? </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=54"> Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., one of India’s largest </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=55"> </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=56"> NEWSMAKERS Gulf Oil Lubricants is building a 5</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=57"> </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=58"> LAST WORD </a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=59"> For a lasting, flexible, and high-perform</a>
<a title="2017_10 - October 2017 - EMEA page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/257a4963?page=60"> WHEN YOU HAVE A STRONG BASE, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE</a>