Caterpillar Revises Its Machine Fluids Recommendations Bulletin
Caterpillar has revised its now 146 page Machine Fluids Recommendations Bulletin, SEBU6250-17 (Rev 17), which covers Caterpillar's most current recommendations and specifications for lubricants, fuels and cooling system fluids for use in Caterpillar machines, such as those used in earthmoving and other off-highway applications, as well as forestry, mining, agriculture, and other applications.
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Shell Lubricants and Hyundai Motor India Ltd Extend Lube Agreement
Shell Lubricants last week announced the extension of its strategic alliance with Hyundai Motor India Limited for a further five years. Shell has been the preferred lubricant partner for Hyundai. Shell Lubricants’ customers in India include Wartsila, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Ford and Thermax.
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Shell Continues to Sell Downstream Businesses
Further our story in last week's OEM/Lube News, 'Shell to Exit African Downstream Business, Lubes Included', and the company's announcement recently that it had sold its fuel distribution and refining business in New Zealand, Shell has now put its retail and marketing business in Finland up for sale.
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Chevron Issues Bullish Downstream Update for 1Q 2010
Chevron last week reported in its interim update that earnings for the first quarter 2010 are expected to be higher than in the fourth quarter 2009. Upstream earnings are projected to increase, reflecting higher commodity prices. Downstream results are expected to return to positive earnings in the first quarter, largely on improved refining margins.
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Asia Pacific Base Oil Market Extends Gain For 7 Consecutive Weeks
The Asia Pacific market enters the second quarter of 2010 with continued strong upward movement. Base oil prices continue to surge to new height for 7 straight weeks now. This bullish phenomenon is mainly due to the tight supply of base oil heavy grades of SN500, N500 and Bright Stock throughout the region.
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Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series - H1 Food Grade Hydraulic, Gear, Chain Lubes
The Synthetic H1 Hydraulic, Gear, Chain Lubricants Chart is the twelfth of a 24-chart series of the Fifth Edition of our Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series. This 24-set series consists of over 7,900 (fully) synthetic lubricants marketed by over 500 worldwide lube manufacturing & marketing companies and equipment OEMs.
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