NLGI targets January 2021 for new High-Performance Multiuse grease specification

Photo courtesy of NLGI The National Lubricating Grease Institute or NLGI is on the verge of releasing a new high-performance multiuse (HPM) grease specification that will modernise the incumbent standard and provide broader utility. The new benchmark will include an HPM core specification that delivers higher performance than the existing GC-LB specification, as well as enhanced sub-categories for…

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Idemitsu starts production at second lube blending plant in China

Photo courtesy of Idemitsu Kosan Japanese lubricant manufacturer Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. announced that it has started production at the Huizhou Plant of Huizhou Idemitsu Lube Co., Ltd., the company’s second directly-operated lubricant manufacturing plant in China. The Huizhou Plant was built through Huizhou Idemitsu Lube Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan,…

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Neste to supply sustainable aviation fuel to three U.S. airlines

Neste, the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from waste and residue raw materials, is supplying Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue Airways with sustainable aviation fuel for flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The low-carbon and high-quality fuel will contribute to each airline’s efforts to reach their climate goals. Neste is now…

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Shell to permanently close oil refinery in Philippines

Photo courtesy of Pilipinas Shell Pilipinas Shell announced today that it is permanently shutting down its oil refinery operations in Tabangao, Batangas, on the main Philippine island of Luzon, after suspending refinery operations last May 24 due to reduced fuel demand from Covid-19. The Tabangao Refinery commenced commercial operations in 1962, with an initial nameplate…

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Total to upgrade UK lubricant blending operations

Photo courtesy of Total Total Lubricants in the UK, which is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its lubricant blending plant this month in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire, unveiled expansion plans for the site. The expansion, which is due to begin next year, will include developing the use of renewable energies and modernising the plant’s manufacturing process…

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