New GF-5 Vehicle Lubricant Standard Approved

Written by Bob Chabot | www.nastfenews.org | Saturday, 13 February 2010 11:13 

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New GF-5 Vehicle Lubricant Standard Approved

GF-5, a new oil standard developed by the International Lubricant Standardization and Approval Committee (ILSAC), received final approval on December 22, 2009. The approval paves the way for the Oct. 1, 2010, introduction of new lubricants for gasoline- and diesel-powered automobiles, at both the OEM factory-fill and aftermarket servicing levels.

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Years Back in Oct 2004: GF-5 Engine Oils What, When, How?

lubereport.com by David Mcfall | Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Meeting in Detroit last week, ILSAC/Oil, the inter-industry committee responsible for gasoline engine oil upgrades, kicked off planning for the next one, GF-5. Although this new engine oil isn't scheduled to enter commercial service until 2009, three dozen technical specialists representing auto manufacturers, engine oil marketers, independent test laboratories and chemical additive companies assembled for the first in a series of meetings that will extend over the next few years.

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Petrobras: Robust Recovery for Brazil

By Nancy DeMarco (Article from here) 
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Brazil is a huge country with a healthy appetite for lubricants, consuming more than 1.3 million cubic meters (about 1.18 million metric tons) in 2008. While the market may shrink about 3 percent in 2009, expect demand to grow 2 to 3 percent annually from 2011 to 2020, a Petrobras official told the ICIS conference here.

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Dah Chong Hong and UMW Malaysia build a lubricants joint venture into the construction phase of the project

Source: Business Network Posted by: Roadside Agency

January 5, 2010

In 2008, according to foreign media reports, DCH also announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dah Chong Hong Automotive Service Center, with UMW Holdings Berhad's wholly-owned subsidiary of UMW Corporation Sdn Bhd ([UMW]) signed a letter of intent joint venture in China to produce High-precision lubricating oil.

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