Interview
An overview of 2020 with Sezgin Gürsu
The year 2020 was marked with the principle “health first” for Petrol Ofisi. Standing out with works that prioritize human health, Petrol Ofisi finished 2020 with permanent projects and long-term goals. We had a long conversation with ...
“We will play a key role in the Turkish EV market”
The lubricants industry will retain its importance despite the changing dynamics, and Turkey will play a key role in the electric vehicles market in the medium term with its domestic and foreign sales, according to Aslı Yetkin Karagül, Turkey, ...
Reksoil is once again among top five Stars of Export
The Stars of Export awards, given by the Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters Association (İKMİB) every year to honor and encourage member companies in the chemical industry for their success in exports, are granted to their winners ...
Moscow to host Global Lubricant Week for the 11th time
Recognized as the leading event in the Russian lubricant industry as well as the lubricant market of CIS and Eastern Europe, Global Lubricant Week is held for 15 years and it will take place in Moscow between 13 and 16 October 2020 this year. We ...
Motul once again becomes the main sponsor of Motobike Istanbul
Motobike Istanbul, the most comprehensive event of the motorcycle and bicycle industry, will take place between February 20-23, 2020 at Istanbul Expo Center. Main sponsor of the event is once again Motul. Dmitry Bakumenko, General Manager of Motul ...
Undisputed leader of Turkish lubricants market: Petrol Ofisi
Petrol Ofisi has maintained its leadership in the Turkish lubricants and chemicals market in the 10th year since 2010 with 28.6 percent* this year. It also achieved leadership in the lubricants market, with a market share of over 27 percent*. Petrol ...
The traditional leader in the fuel, lubricants and chemicals markets: Petrol Ofisi
Petrol Ofisi, one of Turkey's most established brands, takes the lead in many areas today. Founded in 1941, the company has contributed to the development of both the country and the society since the first day. Today, it takes justified pride of ...
Petrol Ofisi Lubricants is ready for the future needs of customers
Highlighting the fact that Petrol Ofisi is the traditional leader of fuels as well as the lubricants and chemical product markets in Turkey, Petrol Ofisi Lubricants Director Sezgin Gürsu said “Petrol Ofisi displays a customer-oriented ...
Alpet Lubricants develops special products for the iron and steel industry
Alpet Lubricants develops special projects and conducts product studies for the iron and steel industry, which is among the most important industries of Turkey. The company aims to make a difference in the sector with its calcium sulfonate complex ...
Petrol Ofisi trains the engineers of the future
Petrol Ofisi contributes to the solution to the lack of qualified personnel, which is one of the biggest problems in the business world. Collaborating with Gazi University, Petrol Ofisi held a conference for the students of the Faculty of ...
Baku City Circuit keeps on pushing the limits
Baku will host Formula 1 for the fourth time this year. Recently, the circuit announced a new deal signed off, extending their contract until 2023. We interviewed Mr. Arif Rahimov, Executive Director of Baku City Circuit to discuss their success and ...
Energy efficiency and lubricants
Murat Kalsın, President of the Energy Efficiency Association, indicates that lubricants are key elements that contribute to energy efficiency. He underlines that an investment in hydraulic oils produced for energy efficiency in a machine or engine ...
“Increasing quality expectation turns into added value in products”
Quality expectation of consumers in the lubricants sector is consistently rising. Brands, which invest in constant development and follow current trends, turn this into an advantage. Product Quality Assurance Manager Alev Gürbüz, ...
Castrol India: A pioneer of development under Ömer Dormen’s leadership
Ömer Dormen, Castrol’s youngest General Manager in the world and now Castrol’s General Manager in India for three years, gave us key information about the rapidly growing and developing Indian market, and shared his experiences and ...
LUKOIL Turkey completed the harmonization process with Russia
LUKOIL Lubricants, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year in Turkey, is shifting up with its expanding product line. We came together with Akın Toppare, Technical Sales Manager, and Ayşegül Yalım, Manager of Technical Support Group, to ...
“We will do our best to increase lubricant exports”
Having won the Presidency elections for İKMİB, Adil Pelister told us what he will do in his term of presidency, and what he offers to the sector. Pelister aims to eliminate all difficulties in the chemical industry with his projects, and closely ...
A challenging race experience against a stunning backdrop: Baku City Circuit
Baku City Circuit, the fastest city circuit with tight turns and challenging slopes, will host a new race experience on April 27-29. Arif Rahimov, Executive Director of BCC, shared his experiences with us, and told about their objectives. ...
“Full concentration is the key to success”
Established in 1993, Petroyağ is today one of the largest industrial oil suppliers in Turkey with its 22 percent market share. In March, the company celebrated its 25th anniversary with a splendid ceremony. We talked about the history of the ...
3rd largest fair of automotive industry: Automechanika
As the 3rd largest fair of the automotive industry after Frankfurt and Shanghai, Automechanika Istanbul will be held for the 12th time this year. We had a chat with Tayfun Yardım, Messe Frankfurt Istanbul Genral Manager, and ...
A career dedicated to the lubricant industry : Çetin Kayam
Çetin Kayam has nearly 50 years of experience in the lubricants sector. He not only has made significant contributions to the sector, but also led the way for various developments. In this short interview, we tried our best to give as much ...
“Lubricant analyses are like blood tests for your machines”
SGS is one of the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification companies. With its more than 90,000 employees within a network of more than 2,000 offices and laboratories around the world, SGS told us how they make the ...
Lubricants industry from past to today
One of the most knowledgeable people in the lubricants industry is İliya Yofoğlu. Being in this sector for ages means witnessing the changing and fading values throughout the years. We made an interview with İliya Yofoğlu to listen to his ...
Guarantee for the producing Turkey: KGF
Having been established as a vital financial support corporation, Credit Guarantee Fund (KGF) facilitates the access of SMEs and non-SME businesses to finance, and provides strategic support to Turkey’s growth and development. KGF Deputy ...
Pegasus demands more environmental friendly and longer-life lubricants
Tahsin İstanbullu, Pegasus Airlines Engineering and Planning Director, states that jet engines consume large amounts of lubricants and this brings high costs for airline companies. “In our aircraft, we prefer brands approved by all ...
Fratelli Ricci Sales Director Maurizio Gastaldi: Iron and steel producers do not focus on cost-decreasing lubricants but on prices
Indıcating that lubricants used in the iron and steel industry are highly important, Italian Fratelli Ricci Sales Director Gastaldi says, “Unfortunately most of the producers focus on pricing rather than products that will decrease actual ...
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Airbus and Turkish Technic to sign cooperation agreement
Airbus and Turkish Technic cooperate on A350 Component Repair and Exchange program in order to provide Flight Hour maintenance Services to Turkish Airlines’ A350 ...
BASF increases price of lubricant components
Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices for products in its lubricant components portfolio (lubricant oil additives and base stocks) ...
Rymax Lubricants expands to 13 new countries in 2020
Despite the reality of COVID-19 holding the world in a firm grip, Rymax Lubricants has been able to realize impressive growth to 13 new countries in 2020. The Dutch lubricants ...
Although times change, some recommendations do not
Castrol offers products suitable for vehicles manufactured so far, while also preparing products that help meet the design-related needs and carbon emission targets of new ...
Calcium sulfonate complex greases in the iron and steel industry
Efsun Acar Chemical Engineer Production Coordinator Vario Engineering and Production Technologies Inc. Establishing an iron and steel factory require very high investment ...
Nynas developed NYNAS® BT 22 in response to high 22 cSt demand
In a market where the 22 cSt viscosity is much sought after, customers can be left struggling to fulfil their need for this popular base oil grade. However, with the latest ...
How the PCL market is adapting to rapidly changing environmental conditions
Dr. Colin Morton Dr. Ewan Delbridge Since no unified lubricant solution exists to encompass the changing requirements, only the nimblest manufacturers who can adapt quickly to ...
An overview of 2020 with Sezgin Gürsu
The year 2020 was marked with the principle “health first” for Petrol Ofisi. Standing out with works that prioritize human health, Petrol Ofisi finished 2020 with ...
NYCO invites you to attend their forth webinar on synthetic esters on March 16th
NYCO announced their new webinar on synthetic esters. The webinar “Understanding and balancing interactions between esters and elastomers” will take place on March ...
Airbus updates production rates in response to market environment
Airbus SE is updating its production rate planning for its A320 Family aircraft in response to the market environment. The new average production rates for the A320 Family will ...
