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JUNE 2017 VOL. 23 ISSUE 6
Base Oil's
Wild Ride
Meeting Stern
Regulations
HyGold 5000BS
Now Available
Group I Bright Stock
The Future Looks
Brighter
HyGold 5000BS offers blend options afforded by no other bright stock on the market.
With double the viscosity of a conventional Group I bright stock, low pour point and
excellent color, it creates value in a wide range of lubricant applications.
Blending Performance and Security
Ergon remains committed to reliable supply of specialty oil products worldwide. Our
investment in the latest Group I bright stock refining technology positions us to meet
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PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Leading the Base Oil
JUNE 2017 VOL. 23 ISSUE 6 Base
HyGold 5000BS Now Available Group I Bright Stoc
PUBLISHER'S LETTER Leading the Base Oil Rush
JUNE 2017 VOL. 23 ISSUE 6 TABLE OF CON
CRANKED FOR THE FUTURE? PURAGLOBE offers high-V
AUTOMOTIVE Testing Troubles It's been som
Made w th someth ng i
AUTOMOTIVE The point of eng
In a faster-moving world, can your lubricants kee
AUTOMOTIVE Continued from page 8
results, but was soon replaced by the Sequence VI
BEST PRACTICES Setting the Right Pressure Leve
Continued from page 12 counsel and other managem
heavy and directed at the wrong outcome. But of c
NEED TO KNOW Betting on the Value of
QUALITY BOOSTS. LOOKING FOR SPECIAL GREASE ADDIT
Continued from page 16 When it comes to moving
Modern Tests for Modern Fluids
A GE 7E gas turbine (Photo: GE) Defining the
America for power generation, which underscores t
Varnish formation inside a gas turbine (Photo: EP
Measurement of Lubricant Generated vo
It's liberating to have choices.
INDONESIA: Room for One More? BY LAM LYE CHI
tock
“For example, passenger vehicles and motorcycl
Continued from page 28 end-users. “Indonesian con
LOOKING TO THE HILLS Still, to gain a foothold in
Meeting Stern Reg 32 JUNE 2017
ulations This past April, Princess Cruise Lines w
of normal operational con- sumption. Additional l
Nexbase products are moving from your nice-to-hav
Continued from page 34 key areas, such as durabil
journal bearings. When the propeller shaft reache
GIVING GREASE A BOOST T
Greases exposed to high temperatures in steel mil
Comparison of Synthetic Esters Property
Continued from page 40 Celsius and demonstrated
BY CAITLIN JACOBS Tossed and turned by wildl
Photo: leungchopan-Fotolia she pointed out durin
cent of the world's crude reserves and 9 percent
a 5 million t/y surplus. Only recent closures and
Equity Shares in Base Oil Capacity 2000
nd September 12 – 13, 2017 // Loews Chicag
PRODUCT NEWS PRODUCT NEWS Split oil from water
Decrease Equipment Failure Orbitron released a
PLACES'N'FACES PLACES'N'FACES Calumet Streams Gr
Continued from page 52 requires product labels to
PUZZLED BY BASE STOCKS?
PLACES'N'FACES Continued from page 54
LUBRICANTS & BASE GREASES
I N D E X O F A D V E R T I S E R S Acme-H
Todd Cawley Jeff Crume
BASE OIL REPORT Springing into Action
Reflecting the needs of tomorrow sǯÙ«ÄÙÝ«Ä£
YOUR BUSINESS Why Committees Often Fail
Premier Base Oils Sustainable to support your gro
“Battenfeld strives to deliver on our `Quality Wi