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<br /> March 2015<br /> EUROPE<br /> MIDDLE EAST<br /> AFRICA<br /> Number 69<br /> REACH Deadline Looms<br /> for MWFs<br /> Cutting Costs with<br /> Synthetics<br /> RESOLVENCY<br /> Ergon's HyGold Base Oils have been helping you<br /> solve and resolve your challenges for decades.<br /> Consistent products with consistent results.<br /> <br /> <br /> ergoneurope.com | + 32 2 351 23 75<br /> ergonasia.com | + 32 2 351 23 75<br /> ergonnsa.com | 601-933-3000 (+1 outside US) <br /> <br /> EDITOR’S LETTER<br /> The Good and the Bad of Overcapacity<br /> Crude oil prices have been under<br /> assault for some time now. And while<br /> lower crude prices may have consum-<br /> ers smiling, a long list of European<br /> and Asian refiners are struggling to<br /> make profits in an industry plagued by<br /> overcapacity. 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