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LOOKING FOR SPECIAL GREASE ADDIT</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=12"> INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BOOST AFRICA’S GREASE MAR</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=13"> W hile Africa’s </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=14"> greases dominate in Egypt, stressing that the cou</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=15"> Together, we make an impact. </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=16"> I think the market in Africa will move toward cal</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=17"> that the scarcity of lithium poses a challenge to</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=18"> BY BORIS KAMCHEV EUROPE’S CHANGING BASE OIL LAN</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=19"> mrope will become one of the Et u ain g</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=20"> 20 ping applications,” Tarle said. “Longer term,</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=21"> </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=22"> Continued from page 20 Group II and III base oil </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=23"> group II base oils regular, reliable supply and </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=24"> Heavy-Duty Engine Oil Viscosity Shifts, 2015-2025</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=25"> </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=26"> T BY RICHARD BEERCHECK 20% OF O RADE RAVE S</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=27"> IRAN'S POTENTIAL FASCINATES LUBE INDUSTRY Ever s</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=28"> ping first-mover mistakes.” A Look at the Market</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=29"> Iran's Engine Oil Segments Diesel 49% Gasol</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=30"> Iran’s distribution chan- nels are independent</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=31"> to understand the Know Your Customer guidelines t</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=32"> THE FUTURE IS NOW FOR EASTERN EUROPE’S </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=33"> T HE EVOLVING lubricant </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=34"> The German lube maker expects the Russian econ</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=35"> “In these countries, one of the most important</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=36"> European Lubricants Markets, 2016 Source: Fuchs P</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=37"> COM The lubricants effective </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=38"> Newsmakers ExxonMobil Rotterdam Insta</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=39"> stake in the combined company and to be given thr</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=40"> State-of-the-art Pneumatic Mixing Systems South E</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=41"> Each company accounted for 35 per- cent – 67 mill</a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=42"> LAST WORD </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=43"> LUBRICANTS & BASE GREASES </a> <a title="2017_05 - May 2017 - EMEA page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6316c1a8?page=44"> You see an oil with enhanced thermal and oxidativ</a>