Lube Media
The Lube portfolio, through its different channels, offers a European perspective on the global lubrication industry. The Lube portfolio distributes a compelling view of the lubricants industry over multiple platforms, including print, digital, web and events. Many of the issues facing the Lubricants industry have a global impact. The Lube portfolio aims to bring news, debate, stories and ideas and is the European commentator on the global phenomenon of lubrication.
Lube media works in conjunction with Lube magazine and the European Lubrication Industry Directory (ELID).
Industry News
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Austrian Supreme Court rules that Peugeot Austria has abused market power against independent dealers
On March 22, 2021 the Austrian Supreme Cartel Court upheld the Cartel Court‘s earlier decision of May 12, 2020 in a legal dispute between Austrian Peugeot dealer Büchl and Peugeot Austria (PSA), that the general importer for Peugeot vehicles in Austria abused its market power vis-à-vis Büchl in violation of Austrian and European competition law.
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SHELL INTRODUCES A PORTFOLIO OF CARBON NEUTRAL LUBRICANTS IN EUROPE
Shell has announced it will offer customers carbon neutral lubricants across a range of products for passenger cars, heavy duty diesel engine and industrial applications. This initiative meets a growing desire from consumer and commercial vehicle drivers to lower their carbon footprint.
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STOP PRESS
EU revises Group II import quota down from 200k tonnes from January to June 2021 to 150,000 tonnes from July to Dec 2021.
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MAK CHEM & LUBES join A&S International Ltd
A&S International is excited to start the new year with not one but two excellent new additions to its growing range of quality brands. MAK CHEM’s range of maintenance chemicals have been acquired along with the MAK LUBES range of maintenance lubricants.
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Digital Exclusives
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In conversation with Nigel Bottom
Read the extended interview with Nigel Bottom, Group Managing Director, the Witham Group,
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eMobility: Not the end of the road
eMobility is the harbinger of change, not obsolescence, for the automotive lubricant market. An agile lubricant industry can exploit emerging opportunities and create value with broader coverage oils and higher performance fluids differentiated to meet the specialised needs of this growing sector.
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Time to look for alternatives as Group I departs
In view of an accelerating trend of reduced supplies of Group I oils, formulators should now consider Group I replacements for applications such as industrial lubricants, metalworking fluids and process oil, write David Hedengren and Dr Gaia Franzolin, of Nynas.
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In conversation with Erin Durham, Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing, Kline Group
The complete and unabridged interview with Erin Durham, Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing, Kline Group, published in abridged form in Lube Issue 161
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