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- VBASE Awarded $2MM Contract To Demonstrate High Efficiency, Sustainable Gear Oils Based on SPE® Base Oils
- Welcome Stephen Eck VBASE COO
- All VBASE Base Oils LuSC-list, HX-1, and BioPreferred
- VBASE Welcomes Martin Greaves as CTO
- VBASE 68SLV on LuSC-list
- VBASE All Grades Now NSF HX-1
- VBASE Expands Product Portfolio to include ISO VG 32 and 46
- VBASE Earns USDA BioPreferred Label
- WHITE PAPER: Demonstrating Hydraulic Efficiency Improvements Using VBASE® SPE® Base Oils
- STLE's TLT Magazine, "Advancing Lubricant Performance using VBASE Secondary Polyol Ester Base Oils"(Nov 2025)
- ILMA's Compoundings: Advancing Alternatives: Sustainability and performance are starting to coexist as bio-based lubricants evolve, by Mindy Long. (Stephen Eck, Contributor)
- STLE's TLT Magazine: An Unvarnished Look at Synthetic Lubricants for Compressors and Turbines (Contributor)
- STLE's TLT Magazine: Biobased Additive Advancements in Lubricating Products" by Dr. Yulia Sosa with VBASE Contributor Dr. Martin Greaves
- STLE's TLT Magazine: Secondary Polyol Ester Technology. Novel, High Performance & Sustainable Base Oils
- UKLA / UEIL's Lube: LUBE TECH feature, "Exploring the Functionality of Oxygen-Rich Secondary Polyol Ester Base Oils."
- Lubes N Greases feature article, "Secondary Polyol Ester Technology: A Novel Base Oil Family for Developing Bio-Lubricants"
- White Paper: Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids
- LUBE Magazine Editor Interview with CEO, Dr. Jeff DiMaio, "In Conversation With..."
- LUBE Magazine Lube Tech Feature: Novel hybrid esters: Base oils designed for sustainability
- Hydro Leader Magazine: VBASE Oil Company’s Hydro T‑EL: A New Environmentally Safe Lubricant for Hydro
- STLE's TLT: VBASE® Base Oils A New Class of High-Performance, Environmentally Friendly Fluids
- STLE Webinar recording: Oct 2, 2025 - "Trial Data Demonstrating Efficiency and Operational Reliability in Industrial Equipment with SPE Base Oils" with Dr. Martin Greaves and Stephen Eck
- Lubrication Expert Rafe Briton's Interview with VBASE CTO, Dr. Martin Greaves
- Podcast from Lubrication Expert Interview
- InnoVision Award Video
- SC Business Review Radio Interview with VBASE CEO, Dr. Jeff DiMaio
Press Release: VBASE awarded $2MM Army Contract to Demonstrate High Efficiency Gear Oil
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. OPSEC10242.VBASE® Oil Company has been awarded a $2MM Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Sequential award through the U.S. Army, W51701-25-C-A184, titled “High Efficiency and Sustainable Gear Lubricants for Demand Reduction.” The program will deliver an Army-ready formulation built to exceed SAE J2360+ performance…
White Paper: Independent Hydraulic Efficiency Data Using VBASE® SPE® Base Oils
VBASE Oil Company has released a new technical white paper detailing third-party hydraulic efficiency measurements conducted by the Fluid Power Institute at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The study evaluates a formulated hydraulic fluid based on VBASE® Secondary Polyol Ester® (SPE®) base oils against a commercially available mineral-oil reference fluid under controlled laboratory conditions.…
Nov 2025- STLE’s Tribology & Lubrication Technology Magazine
VBASE® Oil Company is featured in the November issue of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) magazine, Tribology & Lubrication Technology (TLT). The article, “Advancing Lubricant Performance using VBASE Secondary Polyol Ester® Base Oils,” highlights the science and performance of VBASE® Secondary Polyol Ester® (SPE®) base oils in modern lubricant formulations. The article…
Welcome, Dr. Nathan Knotts – Senior Formulator and Innovation Scientist
Pendleton, SC – [Date] – VBASE Oil Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nathan Knotts as Senior Formulator and Innovation Scientist. In this key role, Nathan will join the R&D leadership team to build a library of formulation knowledge around developing lubricants with high-performing VBASE SPE base oils. Nathan brings more than…
VBASE at UEIL’s 60th Annual Congress in Italy
VBASE Strengthens European Partnerships at UEIL 60th Annual Congress Stresa, Italy — October 17, 2025 VBASE Oil Company recently participated in the 60th Annual Congress of the Union of the European Lubricants Industry (UEIL), held in Stresa, Italy. The event brought together leaders from across Europe to discuss “Sustainability, Resilience, and Digitalisation in the Lubricants…
AGMA’s Motion + Power Technology Expo
VBASE High-Performance Base Oils at AGMA’s Motion + Power Technology Expo Detroit, MI — October 21, 2025VBASE Oil Company is proud to be at this year’s Motion + Power Technology Expo, hosted by the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA). The event brings together the industry’s leading innovators in mechanical, electric, and fluid power transmission to…
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