EuroWire November 2023

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Certas chosen as UK distributor of RecondOil Box

Thomas Fröst, president of independent and emerging businesses at SKF, commented, “This is an important step in making the RecondOil double separation technology available to a wider range of customers. It also complements our existing partnerships with the market’s leading suppliers of lubrication fluids and oils.” Steve Mayo, managing director Europe at Certas Lubricant Solutions, said, “The agreement with SKF RecondOil fits perfectly with our strategy to support our customers with solutions that help them achieve their sustainability goals. “Combining this technology with our technical teams’ application knowledge and our laboratory facilities creates a highly differentiated offer to our industrial fluid customers.” available in the UK market through Bjorn Thorsen. Estane EV TPUs are plasticiser-free, non halogenated, flame-retardant materials that enable the high performance of electric vehicle charging cables. At the trade show, Bjorn Thorsen shared information on new sustainable solutions from Lubrizol, including the recent development of a biomass balanced polymer solution: Estane RNW speciality TPU with the same performance as Estane TPU resin but with total or partial bio carbon attribution. This new

SKF has signed a distribution agreement with Certas Energy, an independent distributor of fuels and lubricants in the UK. As part of the agreement, Certas will act as an SKF RecondOil certified partner in the UK, offering the units to industrial customers on an “oil as a service” basis. The agreement complements Certas Lubricant Solutions’ existing distribution partnerships with manufacturers of industrial fluids, giving customers the opportunity to enable a circular and sustainable use of lubricants. SKF’s RecondOil Box is an enhanced depth filtration system that incorporates RecondOil’s patented double separation technology (DST) to regenerate used lubricants, reducing consumption and handling of the oil while improving machine performance. The Estane® EV thermoplastic poly- urethane (TPU) and sustainable polymer solutions of Lubrizol Engineered Polymers were showcased at Interplas UK in September, at the stand of Bjorn Thorsen, the company’s distributor in the UK and Nordic countries. Lubrizol has developed new material solutions to meet the growing sustainability requirements of selected markets, with polymers that have up to 50 per cent lower carbon footprint and deliver attributes such as high mechanical and hydrolysis resistance to the end product. These polymers are now

SKF’s RecondOil filtration system regenerates used lubricants

SKF www.skf.com Certas Lubricant Solutions https://certaslubricantsolutions.com

Engineered polymer sustainable solutions at Interplas

portfolio further supports sustainability in industries such as mobility. “We have been a long-standing distributor for Lubrizol Engineered Polymers and these new developments support and enhance the growing demand from our customers as they adapt to constant changes in industry regulations and shifts in market demand for more sustainable products and packaging,” said Mikko Långström, sales director for Nordics, UK and Ireland, advanced polymer solutions, Bjorn Thorsen. Lubrizol Engineered Polymers www.lubrizol.com

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