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SEPTEMBER 2015 VOL. 21 ISSUE 9
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Metalworking:
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER
The News from Beaumont
F
or some time now, our industry has
been predicting closings among API
Group I base oil plants. Such expecta-
tions are based largely on the surplus in
the market and an overall trend toward
more highly refined stocks. We've watched
these predictio
SEPTEMBER 2015 VOL. 21 ISSUE 9
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER The News from Beaumont F
SEPTEMBER 2015 VOL. 21 ISSUE 9 TABLE O
For Uncompromising PC-11 Flexibility
AUTOMOTIVE Heavy-duty Clock: Three Months and
AUTOMOTIVE HD
ExxonMobil Chemical's advanced synthetic base sto
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heavy-duty trucks, although it is not conducive t
NEED TO KNOW Why Pay to Play by
Move your innovations FORWARD with NEXBASE®
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You have choices.
BEST PRACTICES Smart Culture Moves L
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undermine the culture change. In the example of m
With PC-11 in June saw two notable events in t
From left are Chevron's Len Badal, Steve Stults,
McGeehan, right, confers with Shawn Whitacre.
A PARTNERSHIP WITH A SINGLE FOCUS: TO PROVIDE AN
24 Fatty Acids Fatty Alcohols Fractionate
said. This grade is also used as factory fill by
Life After the Big Four BY BONNIE PYZOWSKI,
Andrey Armyagov-Fotolia Metalworking fluid suppl
boric, and benzisothiazolinone (BIT) or a morphol
We create chemistry that makes clean air love lub
Continued from page 28 dioxide, and also because
WE STAND BEHIND EVERYTHING. Charlotte Layton, CQ
Continued from page 30 bial control, as expect-
cost was not calculated, however, at cur- rent ra
It's in our DNA Developing partnerships is what w
Ordinary Partnering Interested Sharing Coopera
The Science of Interchange and Read- Across
never introduced so many engine tests at once. Ad
BOI/VGRA is important in getting new products to
WE'RE NAVIGATING THE TRENDS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
Continued from page 38 lower viscosity oils will
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Since 2009, diesel engines have grown to claim al
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A STEP UP IN BASE OILS Take your business to th
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Heritage-Crystal Clean Continued Growth in 2015
PRODUCT NEWS PRODUCT NEWS Zinsser's ViMix lab
Continued from page 50 have less waste — and wast
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sitions this year as we continue to create a nati
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industrial lubricants in northwestern Ohio, inclu
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No one knows where base oil prices
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Expanding supply. Energizing opportunity. To mee
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