Finland's Neste Oil has added Nexbase 3030, a light-vis grade, to the lineup of base stocks available from its Houston terminal. This isoalkane cut, isolated from the light end of the Nexbase Group Ⅲ base oil production process, is classified as a process oil and has a high flash point, good cold properties, and low VOC content. It's useful in applications ranging from metalworking fluids and transformer oils to highly demanding driveline fluids. "Due to increasing fuel-economy targets, the driveline market is [moving to] lower-viscosity fluids, requiring higher-performing base oils," says company Vice President Virpi Amoedo.
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