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JUNE 2016 VOL. 22 ISSUE 6
Aviation
Takes Off
Lithium
Supplies
a Shock
Visit Ergon at the
NLGI Annual Meeting
June11-14,2016·HotSprings,VA
The Future Looks
Brighter
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Drum Roll, Please…
In May, I promised big new
JUNE 2016 VOL. 22 ISSUE 6 Aviati
Visit Ergon at the NLGI Annual Meeting June11-14
PUBLISHER'S LETTER Drum Roll, Please… In May,
JUNE 2016 VOL. 22 ISSUE 6 TABLE OF CON
For Innovative Additive Solutions
AUTOMOTIVE When Engine Tests Go Rogue
The new Nybase range is available now. A broad v
AUTOMOTIVE Continued from page 6
You see an oil with enhanced thermal and oxidativ
It is only through the specific, de
lems, but Farber could only remember one signific
NEED TO KNOW Mind the Gap! Passenger car mo
Forget the misleading pronouncements about the en
Continued from page 12 Whereas this alone is a ve
With an independent mindset, the sky's the limit.
BEST PRACTICES Your Basic Training Bookshelf
Continued from page 16 quite readable and practic
where better profitability can be had. In our com
BY LISA TOCCI Batteries Deliver a Shock to Lithi
Aerial view of SQM's lithium-rich brine pools in
Galaxy Resources' lithium operation in Australia.
tight as they are, Smith remarked to the ELGI att
LEAD — When Will the Next Domino Fall? B
W aiting for the European
Figure 1: Process Adjustments for Leaded vs. Unle
Ambition Flexibility We build the additives
Time to Trim the Engine Oil Bureaucracy
Xavier le Mintier, the retiring CEO of Infineum,
technical organizations and a tangle of committee
SHARE VALUE TODAY JOIN US AS WE PI
Continued from page 30 throughout North America,
managing the lubricant categories, in Europe the
Aviation Lubes: Cleared for Takeoff As worldwid
LUBES'N'GREASES 35
“Over the past decade, we've seen the emergence
efits can help aircraft operators reduce engine r
Continued from page 37 why we strive to build an
CHINA RAISES THE BY WANG FANGQING STAKES FOR GREA
Collaboration, a catalyst for maximum performance
Continued from page 40 world factory” that is po
tunity, so are big privately owned grease produc
Chinese market for high performance, high temper
Looking for new applications is cruc
we also have many lube and grease companies who
PRODUCT NEWS PRODUCT NEWS
A STEP UP IN BASE OILS Take your business to th
Continued from page 48 Among the requirements was
supply storage. The Pig Spill Kit is designed for
PLACES'N'FACES PLACES'N'FACES Takreer Overcomes
Continued from page 52 used in the production of
Yushiro Builds in China Japanese metalworking fl
No one knows where base oil prices are going... B
Continued from page 55 cants plant in Tianjin, C
Al Pape Roger Schoepfle
2 Global Guide to Nonconventional Base Stoc
BASE OIL REPORT The Timeless Art of Winemaking
Base stock solutions that drive your success. Wi
YOUR BUSINESS Lessons from Great Military Lead
Not all heavy-duty applications are equal.
“Battenfeld strives to deliver on our `Quality Wi