Contents ISSUE No. 164 August 2021


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Automotive HDDO Packaging


Lube-Tech: The use of Alternative Feedstocks as Renewable and Biodegradable Lubricants


Cover image courtesy of Afton Chemical, page 10


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Top tier oils drive profitable fleet management


Alan Henderson, Senior Marketing Specialist for Heavy Duty Engine Oils, Afton Chemical


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Extended producer responsibility of packaging in Belgium Tine Cattoor, Secretary, General Lubricants Association Belgium


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Buyers pause as Group I price rally screeches to a halt Clara Toellner, Europe Base Oils Reporter, Argus Media


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Enabling commercial vehicles to move cleaner Alex Brewster, Product Manager Commercial Engine Lubricants, Lubrizol


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Lube-Tech: The use of alternative feedstocks as renewable and biodegradable lubricants Martin Kingsley, R&D Manager, Argent Energy Ltd


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Workplace Trends for 2021 James Moorhouse, Director, ABN Resource


Regulars:


Presidents’ Reports Editor’s Comment Industry News UEIL News


Local Report: ASEAN ICIS Base Oil Report


Upcoming Industry Events


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Flexible thinking: packaging for a sustainable future Jorge Gonzalez Alvarez, Regional Sales Manager, Consumer Packaging, Korozo Group


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Ecolabeling and recycling of lubes packaging for greener environment Dr Srđan Sokolović, Expert coordinator for chemicals and waste management, NIS Gazprom Neft


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