Lubrizol Raises Performance Bar on Thin Film Rust Preventives
Lubrizol last week announced the launch of a new ALOX® family of advanced performance rust preventive (RP) additives offering improved levels of salt spray protection in oils and solvents. ALOX has been a trusted name in rust preventive technology for more than 80 years.
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Castrol Named Top Motor Oil Brand in Popular Mechanics Reader's Choice Awards
The readers of Popular Mechanics magazine have named Castrol as its favorite Motor Oil brand as part of the magazine's 2009 Reader's Choice Awards. This is the first year Popular Mechanics conducted the survey to determine reader's favorite brands in the automotive, home, retail and electronics categories. More than 7,000 participants voted in nearly 30 categories with at least five competing brands per category.
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Valvoline Instant Oil Change Service Centers Highest Ranked for Trust and Quality
Valvoline Instant Oil Change® service centers have been named in an independent survey as the most trusted, highest quality and overall highest ranked automotive service center by global market research firm Harris Interactive. Harris Interactive, one of the world's leading custom market research firms, has tracked consumer awareness and brand perception for more than 20 years.
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Bullish Sentiment Continues in Asia Pacific Base Oil Market
Bullish sentiment continues to dominate the Asia Pacific market. Heavy grades continue to lead the rising market while the lighter grades made a positive move to the next level. It is somehow an unexpected situation as the market was perceived to have ample supply for lighter grades in the region. Price increases in the heavier grades of SN500 and N500 reflect the tightness of supply exaggerated by surging demand from Indonesia.
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US Demand for Synthetic Lubricants Study Released by Freedonia Group
A new study from The Freedonia Group reports that US demand for synthetic lubricants and functional fluids will expand more than 3 percent per year to $4.8 billion in 2013, with growth rising at an even faster pace in volume terms to reach 520 million gallons. The largest market for synthetic lubricants and functional fluids is light vehicles while the fastest growing market for synthetic fluids will be the medium and heavy duty truck market.
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Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series - PAG, POE, Other Synthetic Compressor Lubricants
The PAG, POE, Other Synthetic Compressor Lubricants Chart is the tenth of a 24-chart series of the Fifth Edition of our Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series. This 24-set series consists of over 7,800 (fully) synthetic lubricants marketed by over 500 worldwide lube manufacturing & marketing companies and equipment OEMs.
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Time Change for SAE Open Forum, The Quest for Lubricant Related Energy Efficiency
In last week's OEM/Lube News, we showed that the time of the SAE Open Forum was scheduled to be 2-5 PM on April 14, 2010. We have now been advised that the time has been changed to 9 AM - 12 Noon on April 14, 2010.
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- India's NTPC & IOC Plan Biodiesel, Lubricants JV
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SK Lubricants Launches Its Yubase Group III-based ZIC Branded Lubricants in Cebu, Philippines
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