Wednesday, June 5, 2002 VOLUME 2 ISSUE 23   Subscribe or Unsubscribe CONTACT US E-MAIL COMMENTS TO: Lube Report Editor ISSUE ARCHIVE May 29, 2002 Vol. 2 Issue 22 May 22, 2002 Vol. 2 Issue 21 [MORE] Can Diesel Avoid a Pile-up? Looming diesel engine emissions restrictions in the United States and Europe could lead to crackdowns on phosphorus, sulfated ash and sulfur -- byproducts of familiar engine oil additives. Chevron Oronite warns that replacing those additives will require a great deal of work and money, and could spell the end of backward compatibility for diesel oils. [Click here to view FULL STORY]   Fuchs' Profit Jumps 35 Percent Fuchs Petrolub AG reported last week that its first quarter net income increased 35.3 percent, due primarily to consolidation of its ownership of a former German joint venture with Shell. [Click here to view FULL STORY]   Farmland Files for Bankruptcy Protection Agricultural cooperative Farmland Industries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday. The Kansas City, Mo., company said it will sell non-core assets, but a spokeswoman said it has not decided if its grease business will be among them. [Click here to view FULL STORY]   ConocoPhillips Lubes Chief Named Phillips Petroleum Co. said that Tom Liberti has been named to head the lubricants business that would be created by its proposed merger with Conoco. [Click here to view FULL STORY]   Base Oil Price Report It looked like Follow the Leader once again in the U.S. base oil market, as suppliers completed a round of price hikes begun two weeks ago by ExxonMobil. The latest round showed a lack of consensus, however, about which Group I grades have tightest supply. [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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