Lubezine Magazine Vol. 9 April - June 2014 | Page 3

W W W . L U B E S A F R I C A . C O M

CONTENTS

VO L 9

FEBRUARY—APRIL 2014

N E W S • I N D U S T R Y U P D AT E • N E W P R O D U C T S • T E C H N O L O G Y • C O M M E N TA R Y

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COVER FEATURE
GEOTHERMAL
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
PROMISING NEW MARKET
BOOM FOR LUBRICANTS

INSIDE

REGULARS

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TECHNOLOGY FEATURE
The contribution of oxidation in
lubricant ageing

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IN OTHER WORLDS
Lubrizol Launches Resource Website
on GF-6 Specifications
Shell relaunches car service reminder
app

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TECHNOLOGY FEATURE
HOW TO READ A CAN OF OIL

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GLOBAL MARKET FEATURE
Global lubricant additive use to hit
4.5 million tons in 2017

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LAST WORD
LUPAN leads vanguard to reform
Nigeria’s lube market

February-April 2014 | LUBEZINE MAGAZINE

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TECHNOLOGY
FEATURE
Designing
motorcycle oils
to meet OEMs
and end user
needs

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DEVELOPING
AN EFFECTIVE
PLANT
LUBRICATION
PROGRAM

Editor’s Desk
The Market Report
Tata Motors, Total
Lubrifiants sign
Africa aftermarket
service deal
Hyrax, Habib launch new
lubricant into the
EA market
Fuchs Lubricants South
Africa set to increase
blending capacity
Egypt’s GB Auto to
diversify into lubricants
market
Caulo Services acquires
70 per cent stake
in Orbichem
Petrochemicals
Chevron appoints Umongo
Petroleum regional
oil distributor
Lubes Diary
Frequently Asked
Questions
My take on the Kenyan
lubricants industry

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