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LUBE is published 4 times a year by the British Lubricants Federation Ltd., Berkhamsted House, 121 High Street, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2DJ, United Kingdom. Tel: 01442 230589 Fax: 01442 259232 E-mail: enquiries@blf.org.uk


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Executive Director's News Manufacturer's Quality Standard for Lubricants


FEATURES


Advance Lubrication Training Programme Market Trends in Synthetic Basefluids


INDUSTRY NEWS


K S Paul Products install a Scanning Electron Microscope


Mobil's European Refineries achieve ISO 14001 Certification


Elf/Lanstar Re-refining and Waste Management Alliance


Rohmax- Developing New Oil Additives PAGE 11 PAGE 12


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Polartech Additives- North American Operation PAGE 14 BP Response- BP's New Customer Care Service


PAGE 14 Overview of India's Lube Oil Industry


Industrial Lubrication & Tribology- Internet Research Register


LEGISLATION


Changes to Packaging Waste Recovery Note (PRN) System


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APPOINTMENTS BP appoints Marketing Communications Manager PAGE 18 Multisol appoint Director- Performance Fluids


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NEW MEMBER Dussek Campbell Limited


MEMBER'S NEWS Forthcoming Events


Additional copies of LUBE may be ordered from the Secretariat.


LUBE-TECH No.10 (PULL-OUT)


Meeting the Needs of Modern Industrial Gear Oils Designer Surfaces for Titanium Components


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STOP PRESS MOST Management Training have now been approved by City & Guilds to operate as a centre for the BLF Lubricants Plant Operations NVQ. A launch day is to be held at the centre on Tuesday 29th June to which all are invited. Please


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