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OCTOBER 2018
VOL. 12 ISSUE 10
Fake Lubes
Challenge Industry
Russia Sanctions
Cause Woes
Solutions Geared
for Industry
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EDITOR’S LETTER
Strife and Sanctions
This month, we look at two
hotspots in today’s lubricants industry
news. First is Russia, which has recently
been on the receiving end of more
hefty sanctions aimed especially at its
industrial sectors. The key question we
ask in this edition is whether the coun-
try’s substantial lubricants industry is
resilient enough to endure the clamp-
down on its upstream and midstream
energy industry. The jur
OCTOBER 2018 VOL. 12 ISSUE 10 Fake
Solutions Geared for Industry From the trust
EDITOR’S LETTER Strife and Sanctions
OCTOBER 2018 VOL. 12 ISSUE 10 FEATURES
Give them the treat they deserve… Supplemen
BASE OIL REPORT To the Fourth Quarter and B
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RUSSIA BRACES FOR POSSIBLE U.S. SANCTIONS As t
More sanctions drafted by the United
Keep your business flowing in even the coldest co
Continued from page 10 industry consultant. “R
oil industry is resilient to foreign pressures th
dent blenders in Russia and Belarus replace them.
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