ResearchMoz; A leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Lubricants Industry to 2017 Developing Markets Expected to Lead Future Demand Growth”. The study, provides an in-depth analysis of the Global Lubricant Industry and highlights the various concerns, shifting trends around the globe.
At times it’s good to refresh yourself on the basics. ETNA provides definitions for a few important analytic terms that are needed and used everyday in the metalworking fluid industry. These are great items for including in your next in-house MWF training course. Concentration, pH, conductivity, % Free Oil, (who says nothing is free?) and more. Read up and sound smart!
WTC2013 is the fifth World Tribology Congress, which will take place in Torino, Italy, after the sessions in London (1997), Vienna (2001), Washington DC (2005) and Kyoto (2009). The main objective of these meetings is to provide a unique opportunity of discussion concerning recent progress in different aspects of tribology and to strengthen the linkage between academics and industry.
Better late then never. U.S industrial production rose slightly more than expected in June as manufacturing output picked up speed, a welcome sign for an economy that appears to have slowed sharply in the second quarter. For the second quarter as a whole, industrial output rose 0.6 percent.
Kline-and-company is a respected provider of market intelligence and research reports for Metalworking Fluids. They have launched a comprehensive study of the global metalworking fluids industry to understand post-recession landscape in terms of industry size, regions, products, technology, market trends, and growth. The study will be global in scope and will be organized by the major geographic regions.
Private equity firm American Securities LLC is exploring a possible sale of specialty chemicals manufacturer General Chemical Corp that could fetch more than $1 billion. American Securities took General Chemical private in 2009 for $673 million, including assumption of $262 million in debt and liabilities.
A Southwest Ohio diversified chemical manufacturer seeks an experienced MWF chemist/manufacturing expert as a consultant to assist in the development of a metalworking fluids line to complement their preexisting industrial products. They anticipate this to be a 3-6 month assignment consisting of:
WOW! A bombshell of a chart arrived in our email from Blaser Swisslube in response to our month long reporting on Selection and Application of Metalworking Fluids. After dishing them for failing to provide a useful product comparison chart, they simply whipped one out for us and said “Here you go.” More than that, in comparison to everything we have seen in a month of reviewing websites, we consider this chart to be the best of the best.
Rocol is a general lubricant manufacturing company. Unlike other specialty companies, metalworking fluid is not their core business. Let’s see where they stand on our application and selection test.
Master Chemical Corporation has proved their expertise with various new formulations and equipment over many years. Today, we evaluate the Master Chemical website for usefulness to End User.
