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Lubricant Base Oil and Wax Processing Avilino Sequeira
Publisher: CRC Press

Consultants, marine oil producers and traders, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), surveyors, clearing agents as well as buyers and sellers of transformer oils, liquid paraffins, white oils, petroleum waxes, rubber process oils, greases and others related to the industry such as:-. €�Following a strategic review, Imperial has decided to discontinue the manufacturing of lubricant base stock at its Sarnia refinery site,” Imperial Oil spokesman John Harding told Lube Report. Now this recent news from Amyris is pretty interesting since I used to cover a little bit of the base oil industry when I wrote articles for Chemical Market Reporter before on lubricants, greases and waxes. Most people know the key driver of the production for lubricants are Base Oils. BITUMENS,PARAFFIN WAX,SLACK WAX,MATCH WAX,BASE OILS,DIESEL,JET FUEL,INDUSTRIAL WHITE OIL,MAZUT,RESIDUE WAX,AROMATIC RUBBER PROCESS OIL,FOOTS OIL,PALM OIL. The Petroleum-based Lubricants business started in mid 1800′s. In a letter to buyers obtained by ICIS news, CITGO announced it will eliminate production at the Lake Charles lubricants and wax refinery in Louisiana during the third quarter. The two-day event organized by Conference Connection and Petrosil Group will serve as a platform for all senior-level decision makers from the global base oil and lubricant industry. Furthermore, as many unwanted substances as possible are removed in the process, such as sulphur, aromatic hydrocarbons, paraffin wax, etc. €�The transition is expected to occur by mid 2011.” The plant produces base oil, process oils and wax. No dates were given in the letter. HOUSTON (ICIS news)--The base oils and wax market could tighten even further as producer CITGO was said on Monday to be preparing to close its Lake Charles refinery, the second such industry closing in as many months, industry sources said. Lubricants have been around since ancient times. The initial processing was limited to separation by boiling point.