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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Q8Oils has signed a
long-term global partnership agreement with INNIO Jenbacher to supply lubricants
for all Jenbacher gas engines that operate on non-natural gas, including biogas,
sewage gas and landfill gas, said Hydrocarbonprocessing.
Combining
the technical expertise and knowledge of INNIO Jenbacher and Q8Oils will further
enhance the durability and efficiency of Jenbacher type 2, 3, 4 and 6 engines.
Both companies strongly believe that this partnership will bring strong new
benefits to gas engine owners and operators.
Effective 1st October, this
new agreement strengthens the close and successful cooperation between INNIO
Jenbacher and Q8Oils in recent years. Both companies are intensely cooperating
already, and the launch of their new co-branded oil worldwide is planned for Q1
2021.
Frank Rouwens, General Manager Q8Oils, commented: "Today, we are
delighted to announce the partnership between Q8Oils and INNIO Jenbacher, which
brings together Q8Oils’ leading technology in gas engine lubrication and
Jenbacher’s world class expertise in designing and building gas engines. Our
companies will focus on developments related to biogas and other non-natural
gases. We are very happy with this partnership which fits well with our mutual
drive to focus research and new developments on sustainable solutions that
support the environment and help make our planet a healthier
place."
Andreas Kunz, CTO, INNIO commented: “We are pleased to build on
our co-engineering working relationship with Q8Oils. We have been working
closely with Q8Oils in recent years to combine INNIO’s product and combustion
knowledge with Q8Oils’ competence in lubricant and additive development. This
has resulted in the development of a new lubricant that is designed to meet the
demanding requirements of non-natural gas combustion. This lubricant is
developed specifically for our reliable and highly efficient Jenbacher Type 2,
3, 4 and 6 engines that operate on non-natural gases. Furthermore, it is
specified to give greater protection to engine components and to maximize
customer value. The partnership agreement will be a key driver in continuing to
improve the performance of our non-natural gases engines in an environmentally
friendly way."
Q8Oils has been developing solutions related to the
challenges that arise from lubricating gas engines in its in-house research
laboratories for 35 years. Through continuous innovation, it provides gas engine
owners with lubricants which deliver the cleanest engines and longer oil drain
intervals, helping to reduce operational costs.
As MRC informed
earlier, Russia's output of chemical products rose in September 2020 by 6.7%
year on year. At the same time, production of basic chemicals increased by 6.1%
year on year in the first nine months of 2020, according to Rosstat's data.
According to the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation,
polymers in primary form accounted for the greatest increase in the
January-September output. Last month's production of primary polymers decreased
to 852,000 tonnes from 888,000 tonnes in August due to shutdowns in Tomsk, Ufa
and Kazan. Overall output of polymers in primary form totalled 7,480,000 tonnes
over the stated period, up by 16.4% year on year.
According to
MRC's ScanPlast
report, Russia's estimated PE consumption totalled 1,594,510 tonnes in the
first nine months of 2020, up by 1% year on year. Only high density polyethylene
(HDPE) shipments increased. At the same time, PP shipments to the Russian market
reached 880,130 tonnes in the nine months of 2020 (calculated using the formula:
production minus exports plus imports, excluding producers' inventories as of 1
January, 2020). Supply increased exclusively of PP random copolymer. |
