Contents ISSUE No. 155 February 2020


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Automotive PCEO Base Oils Lube-Tech:


Development and


Testing of Oxidatively Stable Esters


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The Rise of Synthetic Motor Oils


Dr Raj Shah, Director at Koehler Instrument Company and Mark Nyholm, Technical Manager, Heavy Duty Oils and R&D, AMSOIL


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Global engine oil standards explained Patrick Wagner, Shell Product Application Specialist – Truck & Fleet, Rosemary Ran, Senior Project Leader, Shell Technology and Gagandeep Singh, Shell Global Brand Manager


37 2020 Vision


Mike Skypala, Managing Director, OATS


16 Quality matters –


if it sounds too good to be true, would you trust it in your engine? Ian Field, ATC Secretary General


28 Lube-Tech


Development and Testing of a Novel Oxidatively Stable Ester


Kevin Duncan, Market Applications Specialist and Nick Weldon, Technical Marketing Manager – Croda Europe Ltd


52 Brexit


David Wright, Director General, UKLA


Regulars:


Presidents’ Reports Editor’s Comment Industry News UEIL News


Professional Development VLS Chairman’s Column Local Report: Japan ICIS Base Oil Report Upcoming Events


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ISSUE No. 155 The official journal of


February 2020


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Base stocks: Engineered fluids to drive business performance


Jeff Biamonte, Global Product Development Manager, ExxonMobil Basestocks


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Food Grade Lubricants The MOSH and MOAH urban myth Andreas Adam, Director Sales Lubricants, FRAGOL AG


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