by jim newell | Apr 18, 2022 | Supplier News
It’s been a wild and bumpy ride for oil and gas prices and the industries that rely on specialty oil products. That volatility has begun to calm recently. What does that mean for the near future? First, a quick look back on where we’ve been. Crude oil prices were...
by jim newell | Apr 1, 2022 | Supplier News, Supply Security
The war in Ukraine is affecting the global economy in countless ways, with the full extent of its impact on our specialty oil customers yet to be seen. One of the most visible impacts happening now is on the automotive industry, a significant end user of our products....
by jim newell | Mar 16, 2022 | Product Applications, Supply Security
Silicone is a wonderfully versatile material for sealant and adhesive makers. But in the midst of an ongoing silicone shortage marked by dramatically rising prices, it’s a tough time to be overly dependent on this particular polymer. Of course, other industries are...
by jim newell | Mar 1, 2022 | Renkert News, Supply Security
Post published:March 1, 2022 From our perspective as a decades-long supplier of rubber process oils and extender oils, the outlook for rubber products makers in the first quarter of 2022 is a mostly positive one. The year to come will not be without its challenges,...
by jim newell | Feb 15, 2022 | Environment, Product Information
Amid the development of more highly refined alternatives, Group I “bright stock” remains the preferred base oil of choice for certain applications today. A heavy, high-viscosity oil that is typically refined through a simple and inexpensive process, bright stock...
