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Wednesday, March 6, 2002
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VOLUME 2
ISSUE 10
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Bread, Slurpees and 10W-30?
Grocery and convenience stores have surpassed service stations as the most numerous U.S. outlets for motor oil, according to a new report by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association. Of course, the grocery/convenience store channel is still far from the biggest in terms of motor oil volume.
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ChevronTexaco, Union Sign Contract
Union members on Friday ratified a four-year contract covering ChevronTexaco’s Richmond, Calif., complex, including its 14,000 barrel-per-day base oil refinery. A company spokesman said there was never any imminent threat of a strike.
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Castrol Industrial Restructures Again
Castrol’s industrial lubricant business has scrapped a market-based structure adopted last year in favor of focusing its organization again on geographic markets.
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NPRA Promotes Slaughter
The Board of Directors of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association has elected Robert G. Slaughter president of the association. Slaughter is currently NPRA’s general counsel and director of public policy. He will assume the top staff position after NPRA’s annual meeting in San Antonio this month, replacing Urvan R. Sternfels, who is retiring after 21 years as NPRA president.
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Base Oil Price Report
Crude oil prices may be on the rise again but U.S. base oil suppliers see no reason to expect their prices to follow anytime soon.
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Tim Sullivan, Editor. Lube Report, Lubes'n'Greases Magazine and Lubricants Industry Sourcebook are published by LNG Publishing Co., Inc., 6105-G Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Virginia 22044 USA. Phone: (703) 536-0800. Fax: (703) 536-0803. Website: www.LNGpublishing.com.
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