LW-09-105 The Impact of Emerging Industry Trends on Lubricant Formulations

Description:

The lubricants arena is changing quite rapidly to keep up with global trends in basestocks and hardware as well as increasing consumer demand for higher performance, longer drain engine oils. Dealing with these changes requires careful consideration of the various constituents of an engine oil. This paper will discuss the critical role of viscosity modifiers and how the choice of viscosity modifier can affect a lubricant formulator's ability to meet the significant challenges posed by these emerging global trends.