Wednesday, April 3, 2002 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 14   News Sponsored By: Subscribe or Unsubscribe CONTACT US E-MAIL COMMENTS TO: Lube Report Editor ISSUE ARCHIVE March 27, 2002 Vol. 2 Issue 13 [MORE] GF-4 Motor Oil Due in One Year A recently released working paper says that GF-4, the next passenger car motor oil upgrade, should require oils to go easier on emission system catalysts, allow better gas mileage and provide better engine protection. The auto, oil and additive industries have just one year to approve the specification. [Click here to view FULL STORY]   Fuchs Sales Defy Industry Slump Fuchs Petrolub AG reported 4.2 percent sales growth in 2001, despite what it described as a downturn in the global lubricants market, especially in North America and Western Europe. The company predicted that its 2002 sales will increase nearly 13 percent, to Euro 1.06 billion (U.S. $931 million). [Click here to view FULL STORY]   Ethyl Pitches Reverse Stock Split Ethyl Corp. said last week that it will ask shareholders to approve a reverse one-for-five stock split aimed at increasing the stock’s attractiveness to investors. [Click here to view FULL STORY]   Base Oil Price Report As crude oil prices continued climbing back toward last year’s peak, the U.S. base oil market appeared poised for price increases that some called inevitable. Crude prices have risen nearly 33 percent since U.S. base oil suppliers lowered prices in mid-February. [Click here to view FULL STORY]   Copyright © 2002 LNG Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. 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. For sponsor information contact Gloria Steinberg Briskin at (800) 474-8654 or (703) 536-7676 or gloria@LNGpublishing.com. Forward to a colleague Privacy Policy

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