<br />
December 2014<br />
EUROPE<br />
MIDDLE EAST<br />
AFRICA<br />
Number 66<br />
Putting the Heat on<br />
Bearing Grease<br />
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER<br />
Group I in the Middle East?<br />
At the recent ICIS Middle Eastern<br />
Base Oils & Lubricants Conference in<br />
Dubai, Saudi Arabia-based consultant<br />
Sulaiman Bilaus gave a terrific overview<br />
of the region’s base oil and lubricant<br />
markets. With the region now a global<br />
hub for API Group III and gas-to-liquids<br />
base oil production, and with ample<br />
Group II flowing in, he asked, can<br />
Group I in the Middle East survive?<br />
Bilaus’ short answer was a resound-<br />
ing “yes.” Group I will continu<a title="2014_12 - December 2014 - EMEA page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/73d39bac?page=1"> December 2014 EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA Number 66</a>
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