base stocks derived from virgin mineral oils and that by increasing use of re-refined base oils it would positively impact on increasing sustainability in the lubricant industry.
sowasol.com
References [1] UN Climate Change;
https://www.un.org/en/ climatechange/net-zero-coalition
[2] 2050 long-term strategy; https://climate.
ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-strategies- targets/2050-long-term-strategy_en
[3] The UK’s plans and progress to reach net zero by 2050;
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/ research-briefings/cbp-9888/
[4] Waste Oil Market;
https://dataintelo.com/ report/global-waste-oil-market
[5] GEIR;
https://www.geir-rerefining.org/ wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GEIR-Factsheet. pdf
[5] Directive (EU) 2018/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste;
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/
[6] European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; https://
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/16/ section/3
[7] GEIR Factsheet;
https://www.geir-rerefining. org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ GEIR-Factsheet.pdf
[8] Uses for Recycled Oil - What Happens to Your Recycled Used Oil; https://www.environment.
gov.au/protection/used-oil-recycling/ recycling-your-oil/uses-recycled-oil
[9] Circularity of mineral and synthetic lubrication and industrial waste oil management in the EU;
https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/ document/ST-14817-2023-INIT/en/pdf
[10] ORA;
https://www.ora.org.uk/frontend/web/ whoweare/about-us
[11] ORA Market Info;
https://www.ora.org.uk/ frontend/web/whoweare/our-market
[12] Dataintelo report; https://www.
wastelubricatingoils.co.uk/about-us
[13] STP Present Used Lube Oil Re-refining; https://
www.stpitaly.eu
[14] Production output of lubricants in the European Union from 2013 to 2023;
https://www.statista. com/statistics/1489897/eu-annual-lubricants- production/#:~:text=The%20European%20 Union%20produced%205.5,million%20 metric%20tons%20in%202022
[15] Re-formulating with re-refined; https://
www.infineuminsight.com/en-gb/articles/ re-formulating-with-re-refined/
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