Wednesday, July 28, 2004 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 30   News Sponsored by RohMax Oil Additives News Sponsored by ConocoPhillips Subscribe or Unsubscribe CONTACT US E-MAIL COMMENTS TO: Lube Report Editor ISSUE ARCHIVE July 21, 2004 Vol. 4 Issue 29 [MORE] SM Launch Set Back 2 Months Citing concerns that it was preparing an unfair playing field, the American Petroleum Institute said Friday that it will postpone the start of commercial licensing for the SM category of passenger car motor oils until Nov. 30, a delay of two months. [FULL STORY]   ChevronTexaco Woos Hispanic Buyers ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants has taken note of shifting demographics in the United States. The company announced this month that it has begun labeling and advertising its Chevron Delo lubricants for on-road trucking in Spanish as well as English. [FULL STORY]   STLE: Learning Lessens with Age Young lubricant industry professionals undergo more continuing education than their veteran counterparts, according to a recent survey by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. The results also indicate that desire to keep current with industry developments is a bigger motivator than hopes for promotion. [FULL STORY]   Valvoline Profits Take a Leap Valvoline achieved a 25 percent increase in profitability for the three-month period ended June 30, thanks mostly to increased sales of premium products and other branded lubricants. [FULL STORY]   Base Oil Price Report San Joaquin Refining Co. last weekend completed a turnaround that had curtailed approximately half of the output of its Bakersfield, Calif., naphthenic base oil plant. Officials said the plant has resumed normal operations and that its capacity has been raised by 2,000 barrels per day. [FULL STORY]   Published by LNG Publishing Co., Inc. Copyright © 2004 LNG Publishing Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Tim Sullivan, Editor. Lube Report (ISSN 1547-3392), Lubes'n'Greases Magazine and Lubricants Industry Sourcebook are published by LNG Publishing Co., Inc., 6105-G Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Virginia 22044 USA. Phone: (703) 536-0800. Fax: (703) 536-0803. Website: www.LNGpublishing.com. Email: info@LNGpublishing.com. For sponsor information contact Gloria Steinberg Briskin at (800) 474-8654 or (703) 536-7676 or gloria@LNGpublishing.com. Forward to a colleague Privacy Policy

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