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September 2015<br />
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PUBLISHER’S LETTER<br />
Map Captures Snapshot of<br />
Global Base Oil Supply<br />
Despite several closures, the world<br />
saw a net gain of 35,000 barrels per<br />
day of base oil manufacturing capacity<br />
over the past year. Global capacity is<br />
now just shy of 1.1 million b/d, accord-<br />
ing to <a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=1"> September 2015 EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA Number 7</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=2"> Meet Ergon atthe2015UEIL Annual Congress 21-23 Oc</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=3"> PUBLISHER’S LETTER Map Captures Snapshot of</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=4"> September 2015 EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA 14 20 3</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=5"> HIGHER AND WIDER </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=6"> BASE OIL REPORT Getting the Line-Up Right </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=7"> Expanding supply. Energizing opportunity. To mee</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=8"> BASE OIL REPORT Continued from page 6 intermediat</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=9"> Performance you can rely on. News. Views. Tren</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=10"> MARKETING MATTERS </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=11"> CHEVRON GROUP II PREMIUM BASE OILS WE'LL HELP Y</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=12"> MARKETING MATTERS Continued from page 10 industr</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=13"> Naphthenic Oil Supply Outlook 6 5.4 5 4 </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=14"> BEST GREASE ADDITIVE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=15"> F ormulating high-temperature </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=16"> Determining Yield Point & Modulus at Flow Point </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=17"> at flow point) are even more signifi- cant, corre</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=18"> relatively easy prediction of rig test performanc</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=19"> Therefore, Afton studied the performance and p</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=20"> AFRICA’S LUBRICANT SUPPLY NETWORK CHALLENGES AND</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=21"> “Most ports in the region currently operate </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=22"> LUBRICANT DEMAND IN AFRICA, 2015 Source: Kline &</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=23"> C M Y CM MY CY CMY K $425 per day </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=24"> A n anonymous oil expert once sa</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=25"> BY RICHARD BEERCHECK Whither the Oil Market? </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=26"> It’s in our DNA Developing partnerships is what w</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=27"> Ordinary Partnering Interested Sharing Cooperat</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=28"> Base Oil Demand CAGR (%) 2005-2030 Demand (</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=29"> countries,” Kalkman concluded, “lower oil prices </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=30"> however, its downside risks have However</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=31"> It’s liberating to have choices. </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=32"> Continued from page 30 debt.” Here’s how it works</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=33"> </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=34"> Russia’s Recycling Moves at a Snail’s Pace </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=35"> T his regulation came seven </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=36"> Industry Calendar SEPTEMBER 11-13. Bultrib ‘15 </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=37"> BUILDING STRENGTH IN EUROPE D</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=38"> Advertisers Index COMPANY </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=39"> The 4th ICIS African Base Oils & Lubricants Confe</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=40"> We're Lubes'n'Greases. WE GET TO THE HEART OF A </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=41"> Continued from page 38 produced and imported used</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=42"> Newsmakers Yanbu Group II to Stre</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=43"> CHLORINE-FREE METALWORKING ADDITIVES </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=44"> Continued from page 42 Aspam Energy. According to</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=45"> long-term partnerships with Standic and Staalduin</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=46"> THE DATA YOU NEED. Factbook15.indd 1 </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=47"> oil, fuel, lubricants and other oil prod- ucts is</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=48"> Product News Bottle Closure Fights</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=49"> Oil Approved for MAN Euro 6 Trucks Shell Rim</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=50"> LAST WORD Can Biolubes Ease Palm Oil Glut? </a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=51"> For a relationship built on a high level of c</a>
<a title="2015_09 - September 2015 - EMEA page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/fcb1d76f?page=52"> ExxonMobil Chemical's advanced synthetic base sto</a>