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PUBLISHER'S LETTER<br />
What Do You Know About<br />
Electric Vehicles?<br />
It seems that talk of vehicle electrifica-<br />
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<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=2"> Your Success Is Our Mission. From the very beginn</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=3"> PUBLISHER'S LETTER What Do You Know About Elec</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=4"> OCTOBER 2018 VOL. 24 ISSUE 10 TABLE OF</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=5"> </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=6"> AUTOMOTIVE It's Tough to Say Goodbye M y </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=7"> </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=8"> AUTOMOTIVE Older vs. Newer Heavy-d</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=9"> Turning Your Ideas Into Reality Wi h a p</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=10"> AUTOMOTIVE Continued f</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=11"> used a separate additive package from our main Pe</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=12"> Dick Kabel R ichard “Dick” Kabel, age 85, died J</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=13"> Alw Movi To consistently provide relevant formu</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=14"> BEST PRACTICES Give Efficiency Another Look </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=15"> Keep your business flowing in even the coldest co</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=16"> Continued from page 14 procurement process, too; </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=17"> people at meetings and meetings that are overly l</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=18"> NEED TO KNOW The Rise of Private Label </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=19"> group II base oils regular, reliable supply and </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=20"> Continued from page 18 achieved it by offering st</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=21"> Formulation Comprehensive, state-of-the-art </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=22"> Sp tlight on Lube Manufacturing & Equipment </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=23"> Let's Get Digital The methodology and terminolo</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=24"> “By using geospatial analytics, for example, ex</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=25"> BY LISA TOCCI U.S. Base Oils Riding High </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=26"> On the naphthenics side, first-half production</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=27"> Monthly U.S. Base Oil Production (million barrels</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=28"> Top U.S. Trading Partners for Base Oils (first-ha</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=29"> Licensed base oils supplied by: </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=30"> Continued from page 28 down from 1.9 million las</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=31"> First-half U.S. Base Oil Production (000 barrels,</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=32"> BY KIARA CANDELARIA Plant Managers Blend Strong</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=33"> ings of $161,600 and a median salary of $150,000.</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=34"> them,” Weeda told Lubes'n'Greases. Promoting f</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=35"> </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=36"> Continued from page 34 They earned an average of </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=37"> than for their counterparts at distributors. For </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=38"> Plant Manager Compensation by Company Size </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=39"> </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=40"> Continued from page 38 While </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=41"> CEO Pay at Select Lube Companies </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=42"> The Dirty Dozen 12 Types of Oil Contamination </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=43"> Photo: VTT Studio - Fotolia </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=44"> Air Contamination Air cont</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=45"> </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=46"> Continued from page 44 Varnis</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=47"> IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=48"> REACHing for Lube Additives BY BORIS KAMCHEV M </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=49"> joint registration. Depending on tonnage, doss</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=50"> REACH Dossiers Vary by Volume Tonnage Band </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=51"> because the U.S. companies are not willing to pay</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=52"> Photo: blackboard1965 - Fotolia 52 OCTOBER 201</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=53"> Color is an important fea- </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=54"> numerical values to three elements of a color: L*</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=55"> </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=56"> 1RYHPEHU+\DWW5HJHQF\-HUVH\&LW\86$ 14th PAN AM</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=57"> Continued from page 54 color specifications with</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=58"> Electric Drivelines Challenge Tradi</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=59"> Lately we've been inundated with news headlines t</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=60"> New driveline fluids will need to work with and p</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=61"> tive's effect on a copper surface is the ASTM D13</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=62"> performance of a product that would ulti- mately </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=63"> wire coating compatibility and electrical conduct</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=64"> T ackiness is one of the m</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=65"> A vacuum is applied to suck sample through the</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=66"> A thread forms during a Falex tackiness test. (Ph</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=67"> www.focuschemical.com (866) 801-1201 INTRODUC</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=68"> Continued from page 66 of an application,” he poi</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=69"> end users to understand how grease properties dep</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=70"> PRODUCT NEWS PRODUCT NEWS Testing for volatil</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=71"> Stop spills. to 8 liters per minute and withstan</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=72"> CUSTOM RESEARCH Gain deeper insight</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=73"> Continued from page 71 the need for dilution. Web</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=74"> PLACES'N'FACES PLACES'N'FACES Ford Recommends FA</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=75"> WHEN YOU HAVE A CLEAR SOLUTION, ANYTHING IS POSSI</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 76" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=76"> PLACES'N'FACES Continued from page 74 </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=77"> the seizure deprived it of crude feedstock. The r</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=78"> A DECADE OF TRACKING THE INDUSTRY The 1</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 79" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=79"> Continued from page 77 pressure protection. The </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 80" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=80"> PLACES'N'FACES 13 distribu</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=81"> Puraglobe discussed how the funds would be used, </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=82"> PLACES'N'FACES the Middle East and Afri</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=83"> Patrick M. Walsh J.R. Hannan </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=84"> BASE OIL REPORT Street Style Influence </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 85" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=85"> Propelling solutions for tomorrow In our ongoing</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 86" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=86"> YOUR BUSINESS How Long Do Companies Last? </a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=87"> Now, the strongest base oil supply chain i</a>
<a title="2018_10 - October 2018 - LNG page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/8511a62f?page=88"> “Battenfeld strives to deliver on our `Quality Wi</a>