EDITORIAL Keep calm and carry on
Covid-19 is still with us but this year, thankfully, so are the vaccines. However, until the global roll out programmes are complete, we’ll continue to develop our relationships through and with technology in a virtual world; conference calls and interactive white boards are (almost) second nature now and there’s no doubt any stage would welcome our impressive juggling skills, balancing home, work, family, recreation and not to mention our sanity! And somehow, despite the ongoing picture of ‘more of the same’, here we are again, ‘keeping calm and carrying on’. If ever we needed a New Year mantra, this has to come close.
This pandemic has forced us all to look differently at how we live, learn, work, travel, entertain, commute, communicate, manufacture, farm, trade, produce, distribute and enjoy goods. As we navigate a Post-Covid world, it is legislation that continues to drive the innovation in our industry. In turn this is driven by the growing demand for a more sustainable, holistic future. And it is sustainability that, according to Kline Group’s ‘Trends of the New Decade’ report (#KlineTrends), is a Mega-Trend of our time. You can read Kline’s overview on the impact of sustainability, ‘An Emerging Split in the Energy Industry’ on p32 and Erin Durham, Kline’s VP, Sales & Marketing, is my guest in the Editor Interview on p50.
The implications for our sector are massive. The demand for cleaner, greener renewable energy sources in an ever-evolving legislative landscape with more stringent chemical regulations, an increasingly ambitious e-parc with its continued push towards reducing carbon emissions and net–zero targets, juxtaposed with ongoing calls for greater efficiencies in vehicle and equipment performance levels, remain significant challenges to OEMs, manufacturers, blenders, refiners and chemical formulators across the entire industry and supply chain. Sustainability is good, yes, but dare we ask at what cost?
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We will return to sustainability regularly in the coming months, exploring society’s needs alongside our industry’s focus on how it is having to adapt and invest, in order to deliver new and different solutions to satisfy demanding technology changes.
Under different (happier) circumstances, we would all be meeting in London this month face to face for the annual ICIS World Base Oils conference but since that’s not possible we’re featuring Base Oils in this month’s issue with articles from Chevron Base Oils’ European Business Development Manager, Katty Hoste on p10, and ExxonMobil’s Dr Dennis Gaal on p14. Wind Turbine Oils come under scrutiny with articles from Nanol Technology’s Dr Aubrey Burrows and Onyx’s John Coultate. Lubrizol’s article on synthetic Industrial Gear Oils is on p22 and 2021’s first Lube Tech is delivered by Dr Lou A. Honory on Grease Compatibility of Biobased-Biodegradable Greases on p25.
And finally, post Brexit, UK businesses are having to adapt to yet another ‘new normal’ – we report on the latest guidelines for the Rules of Origin framework on p35 plus the new format now required for EU REACH Safety Data Sheets on p36 We look forward to keeping you informed and engaged in the months ahead.
Stay safe everyone! Until next time...
Andrianne Philippou,
editor@ukla.org.uk
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