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Wednesday, October 13, 2004
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VOLUME 4
ISSUE 41
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News Sponsored by OMG
News Sponsored by Chevron Oronite
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GF-5 Engine Oils: What, When, How?
Meeting in Detroit last week, ILSAC/Oil, the inter-industry committee responsible for gasoline engine oil upgrades, kicked off planning for the next one, GF-5. Although this new engine oil isn't scheduled to enter commercial service until 2009, three dozen technical specialists representing auto manufacturers, engine oil marketers, independent test laboratories and chemical additive companies assembled for the first in a series of meetings that will extend over the next few years.
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U.S. Sales Rebound in Second Quarter
The sagging U.S. lubricant market may have finally reached bottom. Sales during the second quarter increased 3 percent from the same period of 2003, according to the latest statistics from the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association. Demand had fallen for at least 14 consecutive quarters.
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Tribo Troubleshooting to the Planet Next Door
NASA engineers spent several weeks this summer trying to determine what was causing excessive friction on a wheel of the Mars rover Spirit. After threatening to cut short the vehicle's travels, the problem seemed to fix itself, leaving a little mystery for the space agency.
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Flame Retardant Prices Rise
Lanxess Deutschland GmbH on Oct. 1 imposed a worldwide price increase of up to 10 percent on all flame retardants, including those used in electrical transformer oils and other lubricants. The company attributed the action to the “stark rise” in raw material and energy costs. Lanxess is a subsidiary of Bayer Chemicals AG, of Leverkusen, Germany.
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Base Oil Price Report
ChevronTexaco completed the latest round of price hikes for paraffinic base oils last week, but market observers said further increases are likely – especially with crude oil costs rising ever higher. Two Group II suppliers – ChevronTexaco and Flint Hills Resources – were the only suppliers to refrain from double-digit markups.
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