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Contents ISSUE No. 168 April 2022


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Automotive PCEO


Greases Electric Mobility: A New Era for Thermal Fluids oats_inside_outline.indd 4 04/03/2022 15:44 COVER:


Lube Sustainability Conference 2022 Putting Sustainability First – What does this mean for the lubricants industry?


A unique opportunity to reach out and communicate with industry leaders through presentations, discussion and debate at this first dedicated industry conference on Sustainability.


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Europe Passenger Cars & LCVs Lubricant Trends Mike Skypala, Managing Director, OATS Ltd


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Novel Calcium Sulphonate grease exceeds in unexpected places Chris Pether, Customer Technical Support Chemist, Industrial Lubricants, Afton Chemical Ltd


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Lube Sustainability Conference


Putting Sustainability First – What does this mean for the lubricants industry? A unique opportunity to reach out and communicate with industry leaders through presentations, discussion and debate at this first dedicated industry conference on Sustainability.


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Developing basestocks to meet automotive regulations for lower emissions and improved economy


Najeeb Kuzhiyil and Babak Lotfi, Customer Application Development, ExxonMobil


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Electric Mobility: A New Era for Thermal Fluids Dr. Hermann Josef Stolz, Dr. Wilhelm Huber, Dr. Martina Mennicken-Meuthen, Denise Weber, Peter Greven GmbH & Co.KG


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In conversation with... Chris Hines MBE Hon. D.Sc., former Sustainability Director of the Eden Project, Co-Founding member of Surfers against Sewage, environmentalist and motivational speaker


Regulars:


Presidents’ Reports Editor’s Comment


Industry News & Moves VLS


UEIL News ICIS Base Oil Report Upcoming Industry Events


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Lube THE EUROPEAN LUBRICANTS INDUSTRY MAGAZINE


ISSUE No. 168 The official journal of


April 2022


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How AI tools can revolutionise the R&D process in the lube industry Boris Zhmud, BIZOL Germany GmbH and Yan Chizhevskiy, SBDA Group Ltd


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A roadtrip to Europe with a BEV car from Birmingham, UK to Athens, Greece


Pantelis Zoupas, Head of Strategy & New Energies, TotalEnergies Marketing UK Ltd


ISSN 1744-5418


2022


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