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22/04/2022

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09/03/2022

Skyrocketing Lithium prices will drive the price of Lithium-based Greases

We would regrettably need to bring to your attention, that the global prices on Lithium Carbonate (99.5% Li2CO3), the main component in production of lithium and lithium complex greases, have reached historic highs due to the global disrupted supply. Over the last 8 months, i.e. from August 2021 to March 2022, the price of Lithium Carbonate (LC) increased by approx.. 600%.

We at Greyhound Lubricants have been taking all possible action to protect our customers from such fluctuation. As such, in hope that the increase was of speculative nature and would be short-lived, we tripled our procurement spent on greases to create buffer stock and smoothen exponentially rising cost of Lithium based greases.

Unfortunately, under current market circumstances, the increase in prices on LC globally seems to be of more permanent nature, and we have been left no choice but to start changing our pricing structure for Greyhound Lubricant’s Grease Range as we cannot buffer prices at the 2021 levels any further once our stock gets replaced with new expensive greases.

We will be keeping you up-to-date with regards to any changes in Lithium Grease prices, until the world prices on lithium carbonate stabilise.

10/02/2022

There is always debate on whther to use synthetic or mineral oils and it all depends on your budget, machinery, operating conditions and service intervals.

While synthetic oil might imply this product is man-made, it’s slightly misleading. Yes, these oils are modified (chemically converted) and purified according to processes developed in a laboratory by the research and development engineers, but these recipes are then turned into processes to mass produce synthetic oils.

Advantages of synthetic oil over the mineral type

* Synthetic has high-quality additive packages, resulting in
increased performance under extreme conditions;
* It is a cleaner oil thanks to most impurities having been removed;
* Free-flowing in cold conditions, as the wax-forming deposits are
removed;
* Thermal stability is improved at high temperatures, which
prevents oxidation;
* Longer service intervals are possible owing to the mentioned
benefits.

The process of creating synthetic oil is more complex and costly than mineral oil and those costs are passed on to the consumer. A part- (or semi-) synthetic oil is a blend of mineral and synthetic oil. To use the term “part synthetic” on the packaging material, the contents must include at least 10% synthetic oil. https://www.greyhoundlubricants.co.za/industrial-manufacturing-gear-oil-igo/

08/02/2022

Yes, in most cases, there is no problem in moving to a higher operating temperature viscosity. At Greyhound Lubricants, we believe that having a higher viscosity at operating temperature i.e., SAE 5W-40 viscosity will be of benefit to your engine over 5W-30, particularly in African, hot operating environments. Such oil choice will provide for a slightly thicker oil film between the engine components when the engine is at operating temperature. This lowers frictional heat which causes wear and hence provides better protection for the engine. for more information visit: https://www.greyhoundlubricants.co.za/greyhound-g-pro-synthetic-5w-40/

24/08/2021

https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/hydraulic-oil-sa-price-paradox-2021-08-24/rep_id:4136

By Kirill Oussov, Chief Executive Officer of Greyhound Lubricants Having left the financial field almost a decade ago for chemical world of lubricants and heavy engineering, I have always been fascinated to monitor and analyse oil market trends through the prism of my financial knowledge, putting it...

02/07/2021

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24/06/2021

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