Chemical Technology June 2016

Fuchs Lubricants South Africa wins big supply tenders Fuchs Lubricants South Africa has won both Mercedes Benz and Scania Trucks private label OEM supply tenders. quickly and accurately to changing tender demands,” he said.

Mercedes Benz and Scania join an exten- sive list of other OEM private label products that are produced at Fuchs Lubricants South Africa including John Deere, Honda, Suzuki, Kubota and MTU. For more information contact: John Anderson on tel: +27 11 565-9600; email Johna@fuchsoil.co.za or go to www.fuchsoil.co.za

Anderson added that Fuchs Lubricants South Africa’s local manufacturing facilities were also recognised. Local manufacture means shorter lead times and quicker response to changing order patterns with product quality levels required to be the same throughout the world. “Mercedes Benz immediately felt the benefit from day one, with demand starting off at 15 tons per day and increasing to a monthly average of 18 tons per day. This makes it one of the biggest direct accounts Fuchs Lubricants South Africa has ever sup- plied,” said Anderson. “Scania started with a soft launch from early April and steady demand. The Scania tender has the added challenge of deliv- ery through our partners in neighbouring countries, all of whom were supportive in assisting us to deliver Scania product to remote locations where Scania services its vehicles.”

John Anderson, automotive sales man- ager at Fuchs Lubricants South Africa, commented: “Mercedes Benz is the world’s oldest automotive brand and the world’s leading luxury vehicle supplier. Swedish Truck and Bus manufacturer, Scania, mar- kets their commercial vehicles across the African continent with market leadership positions in numerous African countries. “The success of Fuchs Lubricants South Africa in these tenders can be attributed to a number of factors. Both tenders were multi-country contracts withMercedes Benz tendering for ten countries across Africa, South East Asia and Australasia. Scania tendered all six southern Africa countries and awarded all countries to Fuchs Lubri- cants South Africa. “Another factor was our communication between global tender teams and local ten- dering countries giving the ability to respond

FOCUS ON PETROCHEMICALS

The Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Annual Technical conference 2016 The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) recently announced that its Annual Techni- cal Conference and Exhibition (ATCE) will take place under the patronage of the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. and Shaping the Future.’ Six interactive Panel Sessions will offer a chance to hear from IOCs, NOCs and service providers on topical industry issues including tal- ent management, improving efficiency, project management, collaboration and innovation.

which 540 will be presented in 58 techni- cal sessions, covering all phases of oil and gas exploration and production. ATCE is expecting more than 10 000 at- tendees, who will also have the opportunity to visit a world-class exhibition with more than 250 exhibitors showcasing state-of- the-art technologies. Bearing in mind the increased focus on costs across the oil and gas industry at present, ATCE has secured discounted rates with Emirates, its official airline partner, as well as with 23 hotels in Dubai.

The conference also will offer 13 Spe- cial Sessions, a mixture of technical and strategic in nature, which will address challenges, opportunities, innovative and emerging technologies from around the world. There will be some familiar features as well, principally a technical programme of the highest calibre. Over 2 000 papers were submitted for this year’s event, of

ATCE will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 26–28 September 2016, the first time that it will be held in the Middle East in its 92-year history. This is by no means the only break from tradition. Among the new features at this year’s ATCE are two Plenary Sessions, in which industry leaders will explore the conference theme ‘E&P 2.0: Transforming

For more information and to register: please go to www.spe.org/atce

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