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Taking lessons from racetrack to road Leonard Kieckebusch, Project Leader, E-Fluid Development, Shell Lubricants


Ecolabeling and recycling of lubes packaging for greener environment Dr Srđan Sokolović MBA, Chemical Engineering consultant, Sowa Solutions


Fuel economy: An important outlook Dr. Raj Shah, Director and Ms. Mrinaleni Sas, Student Intern, Koehler Instrument Company, and Ken Hope, Ph.D., CLS, Global PAO Technical Services Manager, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and STLE Immediate Past-President


Overcoming complexity to capture the value of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) approved lubricants Sarah Rowley, Marketing Manager, Lubrizol


How to save up to 30% on operational logistics costs with data-based order management Sylvia Kerscher, Head of Sales, FoxInsights


Lube-Tech


Sustainability in the Processing of Lubricants Dr. Lou A. Honary, President, Environmental Lubricants Manufacturing, Inc.


Where industry meets education, with uplifting results


Dr Gemma Stephenson (Industry Relationship Specialist – Energy Technologies), Jessica Jones and Sarah Lightowler from Cargill Bioindustrial visit Little Weighton Primary School to deliver a workshop on Sustainability and Renewable Energy.


Succession & Sustainability: A New Perspective Join Lube and UKLA this October for Lube Media’s Succession & Sustainability: A New Perspective conference, where we will take a forensic and innovative look at the steps we need to take to ensure our industry meets the challenges of the future.


Local market report: EVs bring new opportunities for metalworking fluids in the United States Caitlin Jacobs, Director of Communications, ILMA


Regulars: Editor’s Desk


Presidents’ Reports


Industry News & Moves UEIL News


VLS 10th Anniversary


In conversation with Jeff DiMaio ICIS Base Oil Report Upcoming Events


Editor’s Desk


This month in Lube magazine we lead on a feature on Automotive Passenger Car Engine Oil. There is no doubt the automotive market has been rapidly evolving and the manufacturers/additive companies and government must work alongside to meet the changing consumer preferences, regulations and market need for products that meet environmental and consumer protections standards whilst promoting sustainability.


As Europe transitions to a net zero economy, the phasing out of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles to electric and hybrid vehicles brings its own challenges. In response to lobbying by Germany, the Czech Republic and others, the EU Commission has granted a dispensation to ICEs running on synthetic or e-fuels from its ban in 2035. Although the European Parliament will still have to vote on the matter.


Electrification will affect all of the automotive sector and associated sectors such as motorsport is already reflecting these changes. Read about Shell’s partnering with Nissan in Formula E on Page 9 in Taking lessons from racetrack to road from Leonard Kieckebusch of Shell Lubricants.


Packaging & Logistics is the way we bring our products to market and communicate both technical specifications and product performance claims to our customers. The regulations governing packaging are enshrined in the EU Classification of Labelling & Packaging regulation, itself part of the UN Globally Harmonised System or GHS. In this issue Dr Srđan Sokolović of Sowa Solutions discusses Ecolabeling and recycling of lubes packaging for a greener environment Page 13, while on Page 25, Dr Sylvia Kerscher of FoxInsights discusses how operational logistics costs can be reduced through data-based order management.


Our local report this issue on North America comes courtesy of Caitlin Jacobs of ILMA, Page 55.


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Finally, Lube magazine is pleased to announce our conference on Succession and Sustainability will take place on the 18th October in London with a welcome drinks reception on the evening of the 17th October. Ensuring the lubricants sector not only survives but thrives in the decades ahead depends upon our ability to attract and retain the best talent while embracing sustainability as a key corporate strategy in response to a changing political and economic environment. You can read more about our conference on Page 37 and we look forward to welcoming you to our event in the autumn.


Tina Reading, editor@ukla.org.uk LUBE MAGAZINE NO.175 JUNE 2023 3


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