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December 2017
Number 102
Middle East Reaction
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EDITOR’S LETTER
Looking Back and Ahead
mencement of Luberef’s operations in
the kingdom is an article for another
time.)
Meanwhile, in the conference room
there was talk of digitalizing the in-
dustry – an issue that is also integral to
supply security – as the vulnerability of
the Internet of Things and the quantity
of data grow ever larger. Look forward
to more on this next year.
December’s Lubes’n’Greases EMEA
December 2017 Number 102
Solutions Geared for Industry From the trust
EDITOR’S LETTER Looking Back and Ahead
December 2017 Number 102 10 FEATURES
With an independent mindset, the sky’s the limit.
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Performance you can rely on. Infineum SV160. N
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Harvey this year. Downstream plants were close
Fires and explosions are unfortunately still freq
It has become a legitimate question to ask upstre
arriving soon.. A new breed of high performance b
S P E C I A L R E P O R T I N A S S O C I AT I O
stable and passes multiple no-harm tests, indicat
SAE 0W-20 Engine Oil Run at 150C 0.12 0.11 0.11
21st International Colloquium Tribology – Industr
BY D.S. NAG OUTLOOK FOR WAX IN AFRICA & MIDDLE
Dwindling API Group I base oil production is tigh
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AVAILABILITY OF MINERAL WAXES IS DECLINING AS GRO
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BY MARK TOWNSEND NEW DIESEL ENGINE TECHNOLOGI
US EPA and NHTSA Vehicle CO and Fuel Consumption
The dilemma over lubricant durability raises ques
There is little doubt the OEMs’ focus in the next
potential to meet future emission and fuel econom
CF API H-4 EAST AFRICA MOVES TO HARMO ENGINE
SL ILSAC BY SHEM OIRERE IZE dards, Burundi’s
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LAST WORD
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