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October 2014
EUROPE
MIDDLE EAST
AFRICA
Number 64
European Rerefiners
Optimistic about
the Future
ME Group III Capacity
Alters Global Supply
Dynamics
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER
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With October’s arrival, all three of
the 2014 Lubes’n’Greases
October 2014 EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA Number 64
Sponsor of UEIL 2014 22-24 Oct. 2014 Madrid, Spai
PUBLISHER’S LETTER www.BaseStockGuides.com
October 2014 EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA 30 38 58
INTRODUCING
EVERYONE’S BUSINESS
EVERYONE’S BUSINESS Small Ships Are on the Way
Staying number one
EVERYONE’S BUSINESS Continued from page 8 a few
The CaTalysT Makes all The DifferenCe MSDW™
MARKETING MATTERS
MARKETING MATTERS Continued from page 10 amou
Nobody goes deeper to unlock the science of addit
MARKETING MATTERS Continued from page 12 nate
Your grease is our speciality You will never se
BASE OIL REPORT
BASE OIL REPORT Continued from page 18 refiner, wi
Performance you can rely on. It’s why working t
Africa-ME 4% Americas 23% Global Group III D
By Mark Townsend Middle East Group III Capacity
has announced investment plans in new capacity to
Continued from page 24 suppliers to meet market d
to] investor legal constraints,” he commented in
With Group III base oils in your tank, you optimi
Rock drill and rammer greases Multipur
P lastic mate
RESIN TRENDS CHALLENGE BOTTLE SUPPLIERS BY RICHAR
We distribute for you now eve
Lubricants Additives Chemicals
Your world at a glance Global Guide to Bas
Continued from page 32 40 percent allocation,” Bu
Global Polyethylene Operating Rates 95% 90% 85
“The
By Richard Beercheck Infrastructure Project
Predicted GDP Growth Rates for Selected African C
It doesn’t matter if you drive, fly, sail, pedal,
Lubricant Demand in Africa (1.6 million
and South Sudan. Kenya’s demand for finished l
tons in 2014. “Industrial lubricants account for
USED OIL 46
EUROPEAN REREFINERS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE
European Rerefinery Output, 2011 80 69 64 Output
waste oil was burning with about 45 percent consu
Environmental Benefits of Rerefining PRIMARY PRODUC
CHEVRON GROUP II PREMIUM BASE OILS WE'RE BRINGI
NANOPA T he use of nanosize p
GAIN TRACTION AS GREASE ADDITIVES BY RICHARD BEER
How Closed-Caged Nanoparticles Lubricate Van der
Enabling excellence through technology leadership
4-Ball Wear Scar Diameter Wear Scar Diameter (mm
Clean Results. Refiners worldwide use our ISODE
TANZANIA BLENDERS CONTEND WITH COUNTERFEITING 5
TBY EMEKA UMEJEI anzania, identified
In partnership with
Continued from page 59 Tanzania’s Lube Market
“The critical challenges for the Tanzanian lubric
SGS, Intertek and Bureau Veritas. The regulation
Continued from page 63 don’t have the requisite i
Newsmakers Biobased Lubes Lure Evon
pany that specializes in additives for lubricants
L&T Recoil Oy and parent company EcoStream L
Lanxess Launches Additives Unit, Names Distributo
Product News Di
Good News. Thought provoking and thorough repo
Industry Calendar OCTOBER 13-15. ICIS Middle
Continued from page 70 Synthetic Motor Oils for
LAST WORD
For Robust Low-Temperature Performance Add PARATO
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