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LSI CHEMICAL PRESENTS AT NLGI
CONFERENCE
BOSS ACQUIRES DAYSTAR
PETROLEUM
PALMER HOLLAND PARTNERS
WITH BIOSYNTHETIC
TECHNOLOGIES
LSI Chemical presented at the 23rd
Annual National Lubricating Grease
Institute's (NLGI) Conference in midApril,
hosted by NLGI's India chapter.
Todd Cawley, LSI Chemical's
president, and Kevin Adams, the
company's vice president of research
and development, shared their presentation,
titled " Nanotechnology for
Greases and Lubricants, " at the event.
" Nanotechnology is being utilized
by many companies, and yet there have
been troublesome issues with solubility
and product appearance, " Cawley said.
" Our patented processes and product
development have been able to resolve
these issues. We are especially indebted
to the team at Quality Group for
extending the invitation to speak at this
prestigious event. "
SONGWON ENTERS INTO
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION
PARTNERSHIP
Boss Lubricants acquired Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada-based Daystar Petroleum
Ltd., further expanding Boss'
distribution and delivery network in
the province.
" Daystar Petroleum is a well-run
company with excellent customer
service and a well-maintained fleet of
trucks, " said Jarrett Flegel, president and
chief operating officer of Boss. " This
acquisition allows Boss Lubricants to
further its density and service coverage
to Edmonton and northern Alberta.
We welcome Joe [Stang] and the Daystar
team into Boss Lubricants. "
Daystar Petroleum is a bulk oil and
package lubricant company that has
operated since 1997.
U.S. LUBRICANTS ACQUIRES
MAXIM PETROCHEMICAL CORP.
Palmer Holland is partnering with
Biosynthetic Technologies as the exclusive
North American distributor for its
Biocea line of lubricant additives.
Palmer Holland will manage the
promotion and inventory of the
bio-based additives, which are for
metalworking fluids.
" Palmer Holland continuously
Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. entered
into an exclusive distribution partnership
with Chemo International Inc.
for Songwon's coatings business unit.
Chemo International is now the
exclusive distributor in the Caribbean,
Central America and northern parts of
South America for Songwon's Songnox
antioxidants, Songsorb UV absorbers
and light stabilizers, and Songcure
photoinitiators.
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U.S. Lubricants acquired the assets of
Maxim Petrochemical Corp., a distributor
of lubricants, expanding U.S.
Lubricants' footprint into Texas.
" We look forward to working
together and providing the best lubricant
solutions to our customers with
an even greater reach, " said James Williams,
president of U.S. Lubricants.
" Texas is a strategic market where U.S.
Venture has many assets that we can
leverage to grow our Thrive brand
nationally and expand operations in
the I-35 corridor. "
focuses on bringing new and innovative
technologies to our customer base
and expanding our current portfolio
by providing environmentally friendly
materials for the metalworking fluids
market, " said Eric Kielts, business
director, industrial lubricants, at
Palmer Holland. " By joining forces
with Biosynthetic Technologies, we
can now support the growing needs of
our customers in the rapidly growing
market of environmentally friendly
fluids and additives. "
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