Base Stock Guides
Three Exclusive Base Stock Guides from Lubes'n'Greases
Global Guide to Base Oil Refining
Published annually in June, this guide to more than 165 worldwide mineral oil base oil refineries is a colorful 33 by 22 inch wall chart. It includes company names, locations and details on capacity. Capacity in barrels per day is broken down by product category: paraffinic vs. naphthenic. Paraffinic base stocks are further broken down by API Group. Upcoming capacity additions, including new plants, are also listed. The Global Guide to Base Oil Refining is distributed as a supplement to all subscribers to the print edition of Lubes'n'Greases magazine, polybagged with the June issue.
Global Guide to Nonconventional Base Stocks
Published annually in September, this guide lists more than 180 of the world's oil and chemical plants that manufacture key nonconventional lubricant base stocks, giving company names, locations and estimated capacities where relevant. Products included are polyalphaolefins and poly internal olefins; polyalkylene glycols; polyisobutenes; esters; silicones; phosphate esters; API Group III base stocks; and gas-to-liquid base stocks. This Global Nonconventional Base Stock Guide is a colorful 33 by 22 inch wall chart. It is distributed as a supplement to all subscribers to the print edition of Lubes'n'Greases magazine, polybagged with the September issue.
Base Stock Guide for Europe, Middle East and Africa
Published annually in July, this regional base stock guide for Europe, the Middle East and Africa covers the mineral oil and nonconventional base stock manufacturers in its fast-changing regions. It includes more than 80 mineral oil base oil refineries and rerefineries (only rerefineries with hydrotreating or solvent refining processes are included), and 65 oil and chemical companies that manufacture nonconventional lubricant base stocks: esters, polyalkylene glycols, phosphate esters, silicons, polyisobutene, polyalphaolefin and poly internal olefin. A colorful wall chart, the Base Stock Guide for Europe, the Middle East and Africa is distributed to all subscribers to Lubes'n'Greases Europe-Middle East-Africa, polybagged with the July/August issue.
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