A S Harrison & Co, Australia’s leading supplier of lubricant additives and raw materials, hosted Australia’s pre-eminent Lubricants Industry Day – themed “Performance Driven Change”, featuring some of the world’s top oil additives manufacturers – Chevron Oronite, Evonik Oil Additives and Vanderbilt Chemicals.
Held at the Novotel Parramatta on the 15th November 2016, the primary goal of the Industry Day was to share valuable technical and market-based information, as well as to provide an opportunity to network and share knowledge within the Lubricants industry.
Hume Ronald, Sally Chiew and Chun Chong Tan from Chevron Oronite travelled from Singapore to share Oronite’s HDFlex ADDvantage and API CK-4/FA-4 using OLOA® 6110X Series. Chun Chong Tan also provided an update of the New ACEA 2016 specifications.
Ben Tan and Geoff Callaway from Evonik Oil Additives, also travelled from Singapore and Melbourne to speak about VISCOPLEX® PAMA chemistry, as well as both NUFLUX™ and DYNAVIS® technologies.
Thomas Haskell (A S Harrison & Co – National Account Manager) spoke on behalf of Vanderbilt Chemicals and introduced Molyvan 3000 – a new high molybdenum (MoDTC) content additive, with superior fluid compatibility.
Andrew Koh (A S Harrison & Co – Market Manager) presented an overview of the Australian Lubricant Market, and Kris Lawry (A S Harrison & Co – Market Development Specialist) spoke about Cortec as well as highlighted the engineering capabilities of A S Harrison & Co. Matt Arkell (A S Harrison & Co – Quality and Compliance Manager) delivered an update on A S Harrison & Co’s implementation of the Global Harmonised System (GHS), as well as how the company is incorporating ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) into the business.
Speaking about the Industry day, Mark Anderson (A S Harrison & Co – General Manager) said, “A S Harrison & Co’s strategy is to ensure that the Australian market remains a competitive force within the region, as well as globally”. He further said, “We hope this year’s event provided a platform for our customers to grow and compete in this ever changing marketplace, and furthermore we hope that we clearly demonstrated A S Harrison & Co’s commitment to the Australian lubricant industry.”
If you would like more information on the Industry day, please email or call us on 02 8978 1000.
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