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Dry & Wet Lubricants
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Wire & Cable ASIA – January/February 2007
Metalube’s full range on
sale to Chinese market
Metalube Ltd’s wholly-owned Chinese
subsidiary company Metalube
(Shanghai) Ltd has now been
established for over a year and is
selling the full range of products to
the Chinese market.
The company has also continued to
develop and has added the following
to its product range:
Lubricool – Emulsifiable copper wire
drawing lubricants, including the latest
high performance multiwire lubricant
and a dedicated semi-synthetic
annealer fluid.
Alumol – Aluminium and aluminium
alloy wire drawing lubricants.
Tubol – Synthetic and semi-synthetic
tube drawing lubricants, including
bespoke lubricants for the production
of ACR and sanitary tubes.
OCG – A dedicated range of protective
grease for overhead line conductors.
Including OCG 4500, a cost effective
cold applied grease for almost all
conductor types, where a maximum
operating line temperature of 125ºC is
specified.
OCG 4500 has replaced the
traditionally hot applied grease in many
accounts.
Metalube (Shanghai) Ltd
Website:
Alchemix the
compound specialists
Alchemix Pte Ltd specialises in
the formulation and production of
specialty masterbatch/compounds and
polyethylene crosslinking solutions
for power cable manufacturers,
compounders and plastic extrusion/
conversion industries.
Wet or dry from Lubrimetal
Lubrimetal has one of the most apposite names in this area of the wire industry and is well-known for the production of
special wire drawing lubricants. The company confidently states: “Our brand names Lubrifil (dry lubricants), Lubriol (wet
drawing oils), Fosfil and Steelfor (pre-coatings), are synonymous with performance and quality all over the world.”
The product portfolio includes drawing lubricants
for ferrous metals (low-, medium- and high-carbon
steel and stainless steel): calcium based lubricants;
sodium based lubricants; other dry lubricants; oils
and greases; and emulsifiable oils for wet wire
drawing.
Lubricants for non ferrous metals (copper,
aluminium, yellow alloys, gold and so on) include
emulsifiable oils and stable emulsions for wet wire
drawing and oils and greases.
Lubrimetal also produces lubricants and other
chemical compounds for metal-working, for
example: cold heading and extrusion; metal-
machining; vibro-finishing and other treatments.
Products for metal surface treatments include:
acid pickling inhibitors; phosphating agents; soaps and pre-drawing salts coatings and carriers (Steelfor range);
anti-corrosive agents and de-watering fluids; wiping agents for galvanized wire (charcoal) and additives for
copper coating.
Lubrimetal SpA – Italy
Fax: +39 03 4142 2386
Email: • Website:
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Lubrimetal continues to invest in new formulations for its wide range of dry
and wet lubricants
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