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Friday, April 14, 2023

Base Oil Pricing and The Exchange Rate

Base oils are necessary for the creation of lubricants, which are required for the smooth operation of machinery in a variety of industries. The cost of base oil is a crucial facto...

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Storage, Stability and Estimated Shelf Life of Finished Lubricants

Most materials deteriorate over time, including finished lubricants. That is why knowing what to look for in lubricants, including their shelf life, is critical in determining whet...

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Keep the wheels rolling with commercial oil and lubricant offerings

As the owner and operator of one of South Africa’s largest crude oil refineries, Astron Energy is a leading supplier of petroleum products in the country. Astron Energy as licensee...

Thursday, August 25, 2022

The Impact Of High Crude Oil Prices On Lubricant Costs

Higher crude prices have led to an increase in transportation costs. Lubricant price increases are directly tied to the economy as a whole and can be influenced by many external fa...

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Understanding Gear Oils

There’s often confusion about the American Petroleum Institute (API) classifications used for gearbox or transmission oil specifications. Therefore, individuals responsible for sel...

Friday, March 25, 2022

Minimizing costs and downtime in the Energy Sector

At Astron Energy, we don’t accept the status quo, particularly when challenges are industry-wide and costly. We sat down with David MacIntyre, Finished Lubricants Technical Manager...

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Four lubrication tips to extend diesel engine life

Known as the workhorses of the engine world, diesel engines are rugged, economical, and reliable. Over the years, these engines have advanced to include many unparalleled mechanica...

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Oil viscosity and how to choose the right grade

Engine oils are essential to a vehicle’s performance and lifespan, and viscosity is an important attribute. Knowing how to determine the right oil viscosity for your vehicle is v...

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

What fleet operators need to know about commercial lubricants

Today’s challenges on modern fleet maintenance are becoming more demanding, predominantly defined by changes in equipment, regulatory controls, and the constant pressure to keep th...

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Factors affecting the price of lubricants

Finished lubricants keep the world running, ensuring performance and safety in a vast range of dynamic, high-temperature applications. But as dynamic as these applications are, so ...

Friday, May 7, 2021

3 things that can help SA logistics firms rebound after the pandemic

Like so many other industries, the logistics services sector experienced mixed fortunes during the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges, there is light at the end of the tunne...

Monday, October 26, 2020

Risks of excluding routine oil analysis in your fleet PMP

Among our trucking customers, we are seeing more and more mixed fleets of older and newer trucks from different OEMs, and that presents a challenge from a preventive maintenance pe...

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Heavy Duty Motor Oil Trend toward Synthetic Oil

While the global lubricants market is estimated at a massive 46 billion litres, it has shown minimal volume movement over the past few years, mainly due to economic conditions. How...

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Insights

Base Oil Pricing and The Exchange Rate

Storage, Stability and Estimated Shelf Life of Finished Lubricants

Keep the wheels rolling with commercial oil and lubricant offerings

The Impact Of High Crude Oil Prices On Lubricant Costs

Understanding Gear Oils

Minimizing costs and downtime in the Energy Sector

Four lubrication tips to extend diesel engine life

Oil viscosity and how to choose the right grade

What fleet operators need to know about commercial lubricants

Factors affecting the price of lubricants

3 things that can help SA logistics firms rebound after the pandemic

Risks of excluding routine oil analysis in your fleet PMP

Heavy Duty Motor Oil Trend toward Synthetic Oil

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