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May 2017
Number 95
Iran’s Potential
Fascinates Lube Industry
Europe’s Changing Base
Oil Landscape
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER
Base Oil Price Volatil
May 2017 Number 95 Iran’s Potential
HyGold 5000BS Now Available Group I Bright Sto
PUBLISHER’S LETTER Base Oil Price Volatilit
May 2017 Number 95 FEATURES 12 18 3
aramco base oils the power of one One solution fo
BASE OIL REPORT
value chain to liquid prod- ucts on site. That se
EVERYONE’S BUSINESS
Efficiency from a new perspective. You have to stay
EVERYONE’S BUSINESS Continued from page 8 T
QUALITY BOOSTS. LOOKING FOR SPECIAL GREASE ADDIT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BOOST AFRICA’S GREASE MAR
W hile Africa’s
greases dominate in Egypt, stressing that the cou
Together, we make an impact.
I think the market in Africa will move toward cal
that the scarcity of lithium poses a challenge to
BY BORIS KAMCHEV EUROPE’S CHANGING BASE OIL LAN
mrope will become one of the Et u ain g
20 ping applications,” Tarle said. “Longer term,
Continued from page 20 Group II and III base oil
group II base oils regular, reliable supply and
Heavy-Duty Engine Oil Viscosity Shifts, 2015-2025
T BY RICHARD BEERCHECK 20% OF O RADE RAVE S
IRAN'S POTENTIAL FASCINATES LUBE INDUSTRY Ever s
ping first-mover mistakes.” A Look at the Market
Iran's Engine Oil Segments Diesel 49% Gasol
Iran’s distribution chan- nels are independent
to understand the Know Your Customer guidelines t
THE FUTURE IS NOW FOR EASTERN EUROPE’S
T HE EVOLVING lubricant
The German lube maker expects the Russian econ
“In these countries, one of the most important
European Lubricants Markets, 2016 Source: Fuchs P
COM The lubricants effective
Newsmakers ExxonMobil Rotterdam Insta
stake in the combined company and to be given thr
State-of-the-art Pneumatic Mixing Systems South E
Each company accounted for 35 per- cent – 67 mill
LAST WORD
LUBRICANTS & BASE GREASES
You see an oil with enhanced thermal and oxidativ