<br />
FEBRUARY 2018<br />
VOL. 12 ISSUE 2<br />
The Future of<br />
Additives<br />
East Africa<br />
Rail Potential<br />
Solutions Geared<br />
for Industry<br />
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EDITOR’S LETTER<br />
Flipside of the Coin<br />
We present a varied bill in this edi-<br />
tion of Lubes’n’Greases EMEA, one<br />
that should elicit plenty of discussion.<br />
In our first feature, regular Middle East<br />
contributor Mark Townsend discusses<br />
the future of electric vehicles. While<br />
it’s something many of us agree is<br />
generally good for the environment,<br />
it’s not so positive for makers of<br />
automotive lubricants, which com-<br />
prise more than 50 percent of global<br <a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=1"> FEBRUARY 2018 VOL. 12 ISSUE 2 </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=2"> Solutions Geared for Industry From the trust</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=3"> EDITOR’S LETTER Flipside of the Coin </a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=5"> </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=6"> BASE OIL REPORT The Great Group II Adventur</a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=8"> Continued from page 6 to the same specifications a</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=9"> Reflecting the needs of tomorrow We're increasin</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=10"> MARKETING MATTERS </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=11"> </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=12"> ECHA Reach a Conclusion BY BORIS KAMCHEV J </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=13"> “Manufacturers need to register the thickener use</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=14"> Dodos is also chairman of the European REACH G</a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=16"> that some consortia charge to compensate data own</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=17"> IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=18"> Continued from page 16 is completed, the ECHA car</a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=20"> BY MARK TOWNSEND o Lube Blenders Dream </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=21"> of A spate of announcements by go</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=22"> Some industry observers think mass EV adoption</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=23"> a minority stake may be shelved. Although EVs are</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=24"> At the beginning of the 20th Century, around 25 p</a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=26"> Continued from page 24 are a major drawback, Broo</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=27"> Teaming up for your solution Developi</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=28"> IONIC LIQUIDS’ LUBRICATING PROPERTIES A</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=29"> BY TREVOR GAUNTLETT </a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=32"> IN 2001, THE FIRST PAPERS ON IONIC LIQUIDS AS LUB</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=33"> When it comes to lubricant base oil technologies.</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=34"> 18 - 19 April 2018 // Mumbai // India </a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=36"> RAIL A MIXED BLESSING </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=37"> By Shem Oirere A’S LUBE BUSINESS </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=38"> These new projects break from a past of underi</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=39"> New East African rail projects break from a past </a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=42"> Newsmakers Germany’s Bren</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=43"> </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=44"> Continued from page 42 New PAO Unit at Ineos’ Tex</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=45"> John Mainwaring as its new senior development che</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=46"> Product News Gazprom Ocean</a>
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<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=50"> LAST WORD </a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=51"> For a lasting, flexible, and high-perform</a>
<a title="2018_02 - February 2018 - EMEA page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/394a2226?page=52"> WHEN YOU HAVE A CLEAR PATH, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.</a>