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To meet growing demand, ExxonMobil Chemical is investing in a project at our Baton Rouge, Louisiana chemical plant to increase total Group V capacity by 25%.
Skip Thomas, Global Market Segment Manager, Synthetics, ExxonMobil Chemical Company.
"Our Baton Rouge plant now becomes the world’s largest producer of synthetic esters and alkylated naphthalene," continues Skip Thomas, "and the new facilities will be fully integrated with our existing Baton Rouge operations.”
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“Customers are willing to pay for bio derived offerings only when they perform similar to, or better than, traditional lubricants,” he confirms.
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PAG moves into automotive
The auto industry is showing a keen interest in PAG
PAG base stocks are well known for their low friction co-efficient and excellent viscosity index, which translate to energy efficiency - something that has contributed to their success in worm gear applications. These properties are exactly why automotive OEMs and lubricant formulators are now showing a real interest in PAG chemistry.
“We are seeing keen interest from the auto industry for automotive lubricant applications due to the challenges of fill for life or longer drain intervals, higher power densities, and demands for increased fuel economy,” confirms Raymond Hudack.
But, it is not all plain sailing for PAG – there are significant barriers to overcome for them to be successful in passenger car or heavy-duty vehicle lubricants. “The most significant barriers we have seen, which limit the growth of PAG in the market place, are specifications historically written for mineral oils and the risk-adverse nature of the industry to change. However current trends, for example lower total cost of ownership, value synthetic lubricants such as PAG.”
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To meet growing demand, ExxonMobil Chemical is investing in a project at our Baton Rouge, Louisiana chemical plant to increase total Group V capacity by 25%.
Skip Thomas, Global Market Segment Manager, Synthetics, ExxonMobil Chemical Company.
"Our Baton Rouge plant now becomes the world’s largest producer of synthetic esters and alkylated naphthalene," continues Skip Thomas, "and the new facilities will be fully integrated with our existing Baton Rouge operations.”
Quote:
“Customers are willing to pay for bio derived offerings only when they perform similar to, or better than, traditional lubricants,” he confirms.
Quote:
PAG moves into automotive
The auto industry is showing a keen interest in PAG
PAG base stocks are well known for their low friction co-efficient and excellent viscosity index, which translate to energy efficiency - something that has contributed to their success in worm gear applications. These properties are exactly why automotive OEMs and lubricant formulators are now showing a real interest in PAG chemistry.
“We are seeing keen interest from the auto industry for automotive lubricant applications due to the challenges of fill for life or longer drain intervals, higher power densities, and demands for increased fuel economy,” confirms Raymond Hudack.
But, it is not all plain sailing for PAG – there are significant barriers to overcome for them to be successful in passenger car or heavy-duty vehicle lubricants. “The most significant barriers we have seen, which limit the growth of PAG in the market place, are specifications historically written for mineral oils and the risk-adverse nature of the industry to change. However current trends, for example lower total cost of ownership, value synthetic lubricants such as PAG.”
