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NOVEMBER 2017 VOL. 23 ISSUE 11<br />
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Welcome, Simon!<br />
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EMEA as Dick Beercheck prepares to<br />
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after eight years as managing editor of<br />
the Oil and Gas Year. In that capacity, he<br<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=1"> NOVEMBER 2017 VOL. 23 ISSUE 11 Base Oil</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=2"> Solvency and Viscosity Delivered From the truste</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=3"> PUBLISHER'S LETTER Welcome, Simon! I am</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=4"> NOVEMBER 2017 VOL. 23 ISSUE </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=5"> To help meet your reliability expectations Add O</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=6"> AUTOMOTIVE Will GF-6 Ever be Done? T </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=7"> QUALITY LASTS. The LANXESS Additives busine</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=8"> AUTOMOTIVE Continued from page 6 </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=9"> </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=10"> AUTOMOTIVE Continued from p</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=11"> discuss ILSAC's proposal. The September meeting p</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=12"> BEST PRACTICES Pay Attention to China Y </a>
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<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=14"> Continued from page 12 manufacturers. In particu-</a>
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<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=16"> NEED TO KNOW Is It, or Is It Not? I n 19</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=17"> THE FUTURE OF CLEANER MOBILITY? Autonomous cars</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=18"> Continued from page 16 synthetics or synthetic bl</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=19"> LUBES'N'GREASES 19</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=20"> 20 NOVEMBER 2017</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=21"> LUBES'N'GREASES 21</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=22"> Grease Consistency: A Stiff Challenge </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=23"> The penetrometer (left) serves to check grease ha</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=24"> Concept for a Grease Specification Property </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=25"> </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=26"> Continued from page 24 sure—or you get meaningles</a>
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<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=28"> Liquid Engineering for Gear Boxes By Mary Mo</a>
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<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=30"> TABLE 1: BASE STOCK COMPARISON Three ISO VG 220 P</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=31"> Licensed base oils supplied by: </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=32"> Continued from page 30 Clariant's B11 PAGs, wi</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=33"> PAGs darkened in color, but remained clear and fr</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=34"> MAZDA Ups the Pressure BY STEVE SWEDBERG At th</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=35"> Mazda's SkyActiv-X engine is set to be the world'</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=36"> HCCI: More Power From Combustion </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=37"> group II base oils this is what progress looks l</a>
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<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=39"> LUBRICANTS & BASE GREASES </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=40"> 40 NOVEMBER 2017</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=41"> Automotive lubricant marketers these days must ai</a>
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<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=44"> Continued from page 42 </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=45"> Now includes CRUDE OIL PRICES! No one knows wher</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=46"> PRODUCT NEWS PRODUCT NEWS No more drips </a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=47"> The acid is colorless, has low odor and is solubl</a>
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<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=51"> LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LETTERS Heavy Duty Concerns</a>
<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=52"> BASE OIL REPORT Brighter Days Ahead </a>
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<a title="2017_11 - November 2017 - LNG page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/763aebed?page=54"> YOUR BUSINESS The Art of Persuasion </a>
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