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Base Oil Price Trend 2026: Group III vs Group II, and What It Means for Latin America and Southeast Asia
Base oil prices in 2026 have not followed one trend. They have split by group. Since late February, Group III prices in Asia have more than tripled, while Group II rose sharply in the spring and has been easing since June. For buyers in...
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Polyurea Grease Manufacturers: Who Makes It and Which Grades to Ask For
The main polyurea grease manufacturers are the lubricant divisions of the large oil companies, each selling under its own product name: Mobil Polyrex EM from ExxonMobil, Shell Gadus S3 T, Chevron Black Pearl and TotalEnergies ALTIS. Bea...
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Top Grease Manufacturers 2026: Global Brands and Chinese Producers Compared
The best-known grease manufacturers are the lubricant businesses of the large energy companies (ExxonMobil, Shell, BP Castrol, Chevron, TotalEnergies, Sinopec and PetroChina), the specialist lubricant makers FUCHS and Klüber, and indepe...
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How to Negotiate Lower MOQ with a Lubricant Factory
Zhongtian Petrochemical export team. Published 10 October 2026. Terms as published on this site; confirm them on your quotation. Our standard minimum order is 20 packaging units, and a trial order below it is negotiable. What mo...
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Potentiometer Grease: Damping, Contact or Dielectric?
Zhongtian Petrochemical technical sales. Published 8 October 2026. Product figures as read on our product pages on 1 October 2026. Potentiometer grease is not one product. A damping grease goes on the shaft and bushing to set th...
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CF-4 Oil: Why It Still Matters for Your Heavy-Duty Engine
CF-4 oil is a diesel engine oil that meets the API CF-4 service category, a classification introduced in 1991 for high-speed four-stroke on-highway diesels, before ultra-low-sulfur fuel. The American Petroleum Institute now lists CF-4 ...
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Top 10 Lubricant Manufacturers 2026: Global Market Rankings & Reviews
Zhongtian Petrochemical technical sales. First published 3 July 2025; figures refreshed 6 October 2026 from company filings and Kline & Company's published rankings. The top 10 lubricant manufacturers in 2026, in the order of the...
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Bentonite Grease: Non-Melting Limits, Uses and Changeover
Zhongtian Petrochemical technical sales. First published 30 April 2025, rewritten 6 October 2026 with the current product data sheet and our internal training material. Bentonite grease is a grease thickened with organically tre...
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Calcium Sulfonate Complex Grease: Changeover and Spec Limits
Zhongtian Petrochemical technical sales. Published 6 October 2026. Manual figures from the 2026-03-10 edition; product-page figures as read on 1 October 2026. Calcium sulfonate complex grease is a grease whose thickener is overb...
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