Brake Fluid Leak Sparks Ford Recall
Risk of fire from a speed control deactivation switch leaking hydraulic fluid led Ford to recall 4.5 million model year 1992 to 2003 vehicles, beginning on or about Oct. 26.
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ILMA Polices Lube Labeling
A quality testing program conducted by the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association found that six of 20 engine oils samples it checked, and 11 of the 20 tractor hydraulic fluids, were misrepresented, with deficiencies ranging from labeling mistakes to viscosity errors to mishandling of additives.
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Nynas Adjusts to Lyondell Curveball
Nynas Naphthenics plans to increase supplies from its existing production sites to offer its customers alternatives to Tufflo naphthenic products, following LyondellBasell’s cancellation of its contract with Nynas in favor of Calumet.
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Bahrain Group III JV Advances
Ahli United Bank will provide a $120 million loan to finance Oil and Gas Holding’s stake in the Bahrain Lube Base Oil Co. joint venture’s $430 million API Group III base oil plant, state-run Bahrain News Agency reported Monday.
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Quaker Expands in Ohio
Quaker Chemical Corp. on Monday said it is nearing completion of a 16-month expansion project at its Middletown, Ohio, manufacturing facility, including a new plant for hydraulic and metalworking fluids.
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Blenders Face Regulatory Challenges
California’s move toward adoption of a test for volatile organic compounds in metalworking fluid mist, and the impact of OSHA’s proposed new chemical hazard communication rules top the list of issues challenging independent lubricant manufacturers.
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U.S. Base Oil Price Report
Activity in the U.S. base oils market was somewhat tempered
this week in the wake of the annual ILMA meeting being held in Miami. Despite a
slowed business atmosphere in terms of concluded trade in recent days, both
sides of the market continue to note that there is a more positive outlook
emerging.
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Europe-MidEast-Africa Base Oil Price Report
On the one hand there would appear to be a strengthening of the market due to rising feedstock prices, and a perceived smattering of increased demand throughout the EMEA regions, but at the same time there are plenty of availabilities, and virtually no shortages of any material anywhere in the region.
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SSY Base Oil Shipping Report
The global shipping market took time out for the duration of the European Petrochemical Association Conference in Berlin last week and is now only slowly trying to sort itself out. In terms of fixing, no single region or route was that busy over the past week.
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