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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
- A New Era in Sustainable Hydro-turbine Lubrication feature article in Lube Magazine, June 2026.
- Enhancing hydraulic efficiency using Secondary Polyol Ester® technology feature article in Lube Magazine, February 2026
- 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
VBASE® to Exhibit at Lubricant Expo Europe, In Two Innovation Award Categories
At the booth, the VBASE team will share info on Secondary Polyol Ester® (SPE®) base oils, the company’s high-performance, sustainable base oil technology spanning ISO VG 32 to 460 and applied across hydraulic oils, gear oils, compressor oils, greases, marine oils, and fire-resistant fluids. Visitors will also have the opportunity to talk through VBASE SynBoost™,…
VBASE SynBoost
While there are encouraging signs that the situation in the Middle East is improving, the Group III supply concerns are not going away overnight. Tightness in market supply is projected to remain for months or even years. SynBoost™ was built for this. VBASE® SynBoost™ is a co-base stock that, when formulated with Group II base…
VBASE in Early 2026
Over the last several months, VBASE Oil Company met with formulators, equipment specialists, and industry partners across a series of events in Europe and North America. Each appearance served the same purpose: to build a deeper body of formulation knowledge around Secondary Polyol Ester® (SPE®) base oils and to put that data in front of…
Lube Magazine Feature Article – Enhancing Hydraulic Efficiency with VBASE SPE Technology
Independent dynamometer testing shows that a hydraulic fluid formulated with VBASE® Secondary Polyol Ester® (SPE®) base oils can deliver higher power output at low motor speeds, where real work gets done. Reduced friction losses and lower system flow losses translate into measurable efficiency gains, and ultimately into something every operator and OEM values: more work…
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.…
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