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| Asia's PAO manufacturer announces a new high-performance product; Lubrizol launches a flex fuel protector; Volvo and Mack are near zero-emission certified; new bio products and designations for industry and agriculture; and Valvoline offers a "fuel proof guarantee". Read more... |
| Classification and labelling for chemicals, automatic transmissions are set for a market boost, while Allison and Cat offer new heavyweight transmissions and worms like synthetic oil. Read more... |
| Big promises at the Climate Change conference, but what impact on fuel and lubes? Algae based fuel for the US Navy; new fluid power research shows promise; and there are innovations in lubricants and transmissions. Read more... |
| Algae, sugar and ricin are on the menu for this months' environment news, while Volvo plugs in to hybrid technology and Shell and Exxon get sand in the works. Read more... |
| A potential time and money saving test for GF-5, the world's first liquid protein and India's own aviation lubricants make the news this month. Read more... |
| This month is mostly about plans to reduce carbon emissions and the drive to find ever more ingenious ways of developing bio-fuels. Read more... Tags: bio fuels, CO2 emissions |
| A new fuel test; new fluid technology for powertrains and plenty of innovation from Lubrizol are all part of the new mix this month. Read more... Tags: Lubricants |
| President Obama's efficiency and energy legislation gains mixed support, whilst carbon capture and storage causes heated debate. New wood dissolving methods could help biofuels and Volvo looks set for battery power. Read more... |
| Drivetrains and transmissions lead this month's innovation including an gasoline engine with diesel efficiency and a GKN LSD for the Mazda 'hot hatch'. Dow launches its biodegradable range and Petronas' Urania goes global. Read more... |
| The Auto Alliance releases new biofuel guidelines, the EPA calls for comment on increasing ethanol blends, the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval Directive comes into force and the UK follows Germany into car scrappage incentives. Read more... |
| The challenge intensifies for the ILASC GF-5 specification, while we bid farewell to API CG-4 and welcome a new range of low ash engine oils from LE. Read more... |
