Schaeffler’s Single-Point Automatic Lubricator, Shell Lubricants expands industrial portfolio

Global industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler is launching its innovative CONCEPT1 single-point automatic lubricator to the North American market. Engineered to ensure optimal lubrication in a broad range of industrial machines and devices – including electric motors, bearing housings, fans, blowers and pumps – CONCEPT1 from Schaeffler eliminates the need for time-consuming manual lubrication procedures,…

BPCL to launch two synthetic lubricants in India

Photo courtesy of BPCL Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), which controls around 12% of India’s lubricants market, under the Mak brand, is launching two synthetic lubricants for premium cars and bikes this week. The company is launching Mak TitaniumCK4, which is an ultra-low emission diesel engine oil for BS-VI compliant vehicles, and Mak BlazeSynth for…

Volvo Trucks delays release of its VDS-5 lubricant specification

Photo courtesy of Volvo Trucks Last year, Volvo Trucks announced its plan to release its new Volvo Trucks VDS-5 specification by mid-2020. However, according to the Union of the European Lubricant Industry (UEIL), the umbrella association of the European lubricants industry, which represents their members and, particularly, the interests of SMEs and independent lubricant companies, it has…

Lubes and Base Oils: SK Innovation, BASF, Brugarolas, Schaeffler India

Photo courtesy of Burgarolas South Korea’s SK Innovation says it can produce Group III+ base oils from plastic wastes South Korea’s SK Innovation said it has successfully produced solvents and lubricating base oils from plastic wastes through chemical recycling. With chemical recycling, fossil resources for chemical production can be replaced with recycled material from plastic…

Oronite launches mid-SAPS additive meeting multiple OEM claims

Photo courtesy of Chevron Oronite Chevron Oronite Company, LLC recently introduced OLOA® 54530, an innovative new mid-SAPS* additive package that is compatible with all types of modern after-treatment systems in both diesel and gasoline engines and helps protect against low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) events. It also meets multiple OEM claims, including BMW, Daimler, and Opel, according to…

Calumet reportedly seeking to sell its lubricants business

Photo courtesy of Calumet Specialty Products Partners Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: CLMT), a master limited partnership based in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A., is reportedly seeking to sell its lubricants business for USD500 million. The company processes crude oil and other feedstocks into lubricating oils, solvents and waxes used in consumer, industrial and automotive products. It also…