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MAY 2018 VOL. 24 ISSUE 5
Sulfur Cap Looms for Lubes
Quenching LSPI
Solvency
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Lisa's Legacy
L
isa Tocci has retired. Well, almost.
She'll continue to write a few stories,
so you'll see her byline from time to
time in coming months, but she has
stepped away from day-to-day responsibil-
ities at LNG Publishing Co.
Lisa joined Gloria Steinberg Briskin and
me in founding LNG 23-plus years ago.
Her role was enormous. Lisa single-hand-
edly created the first generation of editori-
MAY 2018 VOL. 24 ISSUE 5 Sulfur Cap Loo
Solvency and Viscosity Delivered From the truste
PUBLISHER'S LETTER Lisa's Legacy L
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IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac
AUTOMOTIVE The State of Engine Oils in 2018
Turning Your Ideas Into Reality With a pro
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Industry Average Fuel Outlook
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Four-stroke TPEO Outlook Based on industry averag
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Low-viscosity Engine Oils Gain Footing in
ILSAC products carrying the starburst symbol unti
Diacid 1550 is always the answer. 1D I 2 A
Continued from page 30 oils. Engines that are opt
viscosity grade is more estab- lished. The latter
Good and Ready The United States suffered a recor
BY GABRIELA WHEELER AND CAITLIN JACOBS System
operations and reestablish supply. Producers ofte
It wouldn’t have happened without chemistry. ELCO
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Quenching LSPI in Modern Engines 40 MAY 201
BY RICHARD BEERCHECK Growing demand f
regional business manager for passenger car motor
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ing the phosphorus content in future lubricants t
Few mysteries have stumped lubricant detectives
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