Editor's Letter
There are good developments in the Turkish lubricants industry! Turkey continues to increase its export of mineral fuels and mineral oils. Turkey's total exports in this field exceeded USD 523 million. Although the domestic lubricants sector has contracted recently, we believe that the trend will change in a short time.
Adco, the sole distributor of Evonik Oil Additives in Turkey, was awarded long- term service award by Evonik upon exceeding 40 years of service. Since 1977, Adco is representing Evonik Oil Additives in Turkey and it is one of Turkey's most important suppliers of petroleum products and specialty chemicals.
Opet opened a new lubricant blending plant in Izmir, Turkey. The plant, the construction of which was completed in May, started trial production in July. Many officials from Opet Petrolcülük and Fuchs Petrolub SA attended the opening ceremony held on September 3. This new plant will increase Turkey's lubricant production capacity and give a new impulse to the sector.
We have Total on our cover in this issue. Total Turkey Marketing, operating in the field of production and marketing of lubricants in Turkey for 29 years, supplied first fill lubricants and antrifreeze for 4 million out of approximately 7.5 million vehicles manufactured in Turkey in the last 5 years. According to the cumulative manufacturing data for the 2014- 2018 period of
Automotive Manufacturers Association ( OSD),
Total lubricants or antifreeze were used in one out of every two vehicles manufactured in
Turkey.
We interviewed Atilla Başulaş, Alpet
Lubricants Technical Support Manager, about calcium sulfonate complex greases. This grease type is known for many years abroad but it has recently been introduced in Turkey. We learned about Alpet's grease production and their R& D activities. Calcium sulfonate complex greases, which are one of the products that best meet the demanding conditions and needs of the iron and steel sector, an important sector for Turkey, are introduced to the Turkish industry.
With this issue, we will attend the Global Lubricants Week in Moscow, the Bitumen Industry Summit in London, the ICIS 16th Middle Eastern Base Oils and Lubricants Conference in Dubai and the 52nd GOMA Lubricant and Base Oils in Zagreb. We will also attend the KazAgro/ KazFarm exhibition in Nur- Sultan, Kazakhstan.
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