UKLA President’s Report
Emissions from vehicles affect many of us as road users and vehicle owners. They affect the vehicle tax we pay and are now the subject of new legislation.
By 2021 the EU has set a target for cars of an average of 95g of CO2 per kilometre, representing fuel consumption of 4.1 litres per 100 kilometres for petrol engines and 3.6 litres per 100 kilometres for diesels. Manufacturers face rising penalties if they fail to comply with this new standard.
This has caused OEMs to radically look at future vehicle efficiencies and introduce innovations such as smaller engines, stop/ start technology, and automatic gearboxes that help keep the engine at its most economical running speed and torque.
The introduction of ACEA C5 and the OEM’s use of falling oil viscosities has created some new technical challenges such as LSPI or low speed pre ignition.
In addition lower viscometrics require Group III+ and lower viscosity Group IV base oils, so demand for these types of base oils will certainly increase over time.
Given an uninterrupted supply of clean oil and steady- state speeds and loads, journal bearings will run for millions of hours. I can’t help but wonder what the long term prognosis is for an engine undertaking 500,000 stop/start cycles in its lifetime compared to less than 50,000 on a conventional setup.
This will be my last article as President of UKLA. From September David Hopkinson takes over and I wish him well in the role.
Martyn Mann, UKLA President
UEIL President’s Report
Registration to the UEIL Annual Congress that will take place in Budapest, Hungary on October 24-26, is now open.
The keynote speech which will set the scene for the congress will focus on the theme “The Lubricant Industry: Embracing the Future”. It is to be delivered by the President of STLE, Greg Croce, who will present the 2017 STLE Report on Issues and Trends. Based on the input of over 900 experts from the global lubricant industry, the report covers the developments in the industry in the areas of manufacturing, transportation, energy, medicine and health, communications and data management. Several of the topics that are highlighted by the STLE survey will be further addressed during the Congress, from e-mobility and digitalisation to talent acquisition and sustainability.
The Congress will also include a session where the trends and challenges for the lubricant industry will be analysed at regional level with presentations by leading experts from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Asia. Discussion will then
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be continued via a panel debate where the panellists will engage with delegates in a discussion about the importance of cooperation and alliances across regions and sectors.
It is evident that to meet the increasing technological and regulatory complexity that our industry is facing, cooperation across regions and within Europe will be of crucial importance. We hope therefore to see a high attendance from the delegates of the national associations to continue and deepen the dialogue and the cooperation between the national associations and UEIL that brings such a high value to the industry and is at the core of the excellent work carried out by UEIL’s committees.
I am looking forward to welcoming you in Budapest!
Valentina Serra-Holm, UEIL President
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