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JULY 2018
VOL. 12 ISSUE 7
EU Updates
Lubes Ecolabel
Hauling Liquids
in Africa
Solutions Geared
for Industry
From the trusted leader in specialty base oils.
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER
Writing on the Wall
I am delighted to announce that
this year’s Base Stock Guide wall chart
is completed. It is a comprehensive
guide to the nameplate capacities of
virgin and rerefined mineral base oils,
as well as six key types of synthetics,
produced in the Europe, Middle East
and Africa region. Yet capacity is not
the whole story. The base oil market
continues to evolve throughout the
EMEA region.
As we have see
JULY 2018 VOL. 12 ISSUE 7
Solutions Geared for Industry From the trust
PUBLISHER’S LETTER Writing on the Wall
14 26 34 4 JULY
Performance you can rely on. Infineum SV160. N
BASE OIL REPORT Catalysis Vital in Base Sto
SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILIT
Continued from page 6 variants. However, hydro- c
For a high performance, flexible solution
MARKETING MATTERS
Propelling solutions for tomorrow In our ongoing
with Ken Hope, Ph.D. Solver E -Rev 072016 Q:I’m
Teaming up for your solution Developi
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FLEXITANK MARKET GROWING W
LUBES‘N’GREASES EUROPE-MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA • JULY
T he viability of flexitanks for
Our products are so good because they are in fact
Continued from page 16 ported bulk base oil, and
for specialty chemicals distribution company Unic
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CAN YOU HANDLE IT? There is more to plant mana
minimized by using a counterbal- anced drum swing
ers must usually be heated to 90 C, where most ad
the railcar only heats a very thin film around th
between blend types.” The effort and resources
26
Political Tensions Threaten Middle East Growth
BERICAP Technology for lubricants and
Keep your business flowing in even the coldest co
Continued from page 28 all market but one that is
worried they may be penalized under the latest ro
15 - 17 October 2018 / Dubai
Lubricant Demand Forecast in the Middle East by C
EU’S ECOLABEL GETS PRACTICAL UPDATE T
LUBES‘N’GREASES EUROPE-MIDDLE EAST-AFRICA • JULY
Advertisers Index COMPANY
The Ecolabel covers two stroke oils, such as thos
inherently biodegradable, or non-biodegradable an
GROWING LUBE DEMAND IN INDIA ENCOURAGING FOR GLOB
INDIA’S RAPIDLY EXPANDING POPULATION, INCLUDING A
for domestic as well as foreign players, Kumar sa
group II base oils regular, reliable supply and
Continued from page 42 grow at a compound annual
PUZZLED BY BASE STOCKS?
Newsmakers EU Sets Out F
bricant Standardization and Approval Committee, s
Product News Husky Says Mush t
Stop Searching. Start Finding. LUBRICANTS INDU
LAST WORD A New Spin on the Bottle Bapco
IPAC 2600 Series - Stopping Corrosion in its Trac
WHEN YOU HAVE A STRONG BASE, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE