VBASE® Base Oils
You need a sustainable lubricant offering, but your brand is built on quality and performance so you can't compromise.
Built for sustainable and circular practices, VBASE® Oil Company produces proprietary synthetic ester base oils and lubricants that outperform traditional products but are biobased, biodegradable, non-toxic, and non-bioaccumulating.
Available across a range of viscosity grades (ISO 32-100), VBASE® base oils provide miscibility with all major base oils, easy formulation, and excellent solvency.
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ILMA Annual Meeting Cancelled
The ILMA Annual Meeting scheduled for Oct 1-4 has been canceled due to the impact of Hurricane Ian. We are disappointed to miss out on connecting with fellow members of ILMA, but our thoughts and prayers are with the people ...
32S and 46U VBASE Base Oils Announced
The VBASE family is growing! Two new base oil viscosity grades, 32S and 46U, are now available to enable to formulation of environmentally acceptable lubricants for a wider range of applications. Visit the Base Oils page for further information and ...
ILMA Annual Meeting
Our team is looking forward to the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA) Annual Meeting Oct 1-4. Click to Schedule a meeting with the VBASE Team Learn more about VBASE's high performance environmentally acceptable base oils made possible by Secondary Polyol ...
Video Day!
Our team had a great time yesterday with the crew from Foundry who came out to tell the story of VBASE Oil Company for the Sustainability InnoVision Awards!
Aug. 24th – National Hydropower Day!
Celebrating Hydro today! VBASE is proud to be a part of this important industry. Hydro T-EL, our environmentally friendly and high performance lubricant designed specifically for hydropower, is helping to make this green energy industry even greener!
VBASE Partners with Knowde
VBASE Oil Company will soon launch a storefront on Knowde, the world's premier e-commerce site for chemicals, polymers and ingredients. This digital storefront gives our customers instant access to the company's product portfolio and expertise, offering potential customers a simple ...
VBASE Oil Company: InnoVision Award Finalist
VBASE Oil Company is honored to have been selected as a finalist in the Sustainability category for the development of our sustainable, high performance base oils. InnoVision Awards, established in 1999, is South Carolina’s premier organization dedicated to the advancement ...
Great week at STLE 2022
Great time at the STLE Annual Meeting in Orlando. Jeff DiMaio presented a Commercial Marketing Forum talk on Monday to go over some of the details of VBASE performance, we enjoyed 3 days of connecting with customers in the exhibit ...
All VBASE Base Oils are HX-1: Safe for Use in Food-grade Lubricants
VBASE base oils are ideal for a variety of demanding applications, but they also meet stringent safety requirements to be components in food safe lubricants. VBASE® Oil Company's base oils have achieved HX-1 registration status according to the NSF International ...
VBASE Oil Company joins the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA)
VBASE Oil Company has been accepted as a new member of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA). ILMA members produce specialized lubricants for a variety of industries and the VBASE team is proud to join. We look forward to further ...
VBASE at STLE 2022
Are you trying to build an environmentally friendly lubricant that doesn't compromise on performance? Come see us to learn how new VBASE base oils can get you there. We're excited to be presenting, exhibiting, and connecting with industry professionals at ...
VBASE at ILMA Engage
VBASE Oil Company is proud to participate in ILMA Engage hosted by ILMA (Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association) in Fort Lauderdale this week. Reach out to Zach Hunt to meet up at the event or connect with our team here at vbaseoil.com to learn more about our ...
NHA’s Waterpower Week
VBASE Oil Company President, Jeff DiMaio, will be at the National Hydropower Association's Waterpower Week in DC this week. Waterpower Week 2022 brings asset owners, developers, and other waterpower industry organizations face-to-face with those affecting the resource to discuss waterpower’s role ...
Press Release: EU Ecolabel LuSC-List Approves VBASE 68SLV
March 30, 2022 (Pendleton, SC, USA) – VBASE® Oil Company is pleased to announce our base oil has been added to the LuSC-list, indicating it is safe for the environment. We received the Letter of Compliance from the Netherlands Competent ...
VBASE Oil Company Joins Sustain SC
VBASE® Oil Company is proud to be among the newest members of the Business Member Network in Sustain SC. Launched in 2021, Sustain SC seeks to connect businesses who want to advance the state of South Carolina’s economy, environment, and ...
Press Release: VBASE Oil Company Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label
Pendleton, SC. — VBASE Oil Company has earned the right to display the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label on our oils. This label provides verification of the percentage of biobased content in a product. Third-party verification ...
VBASE/Tetramer Sustainable Hydropower Lubricant Development Featured by the National Hydropower Association (NHA)
Tetramer Principal Investigator Zach Hunt was interviewed by Nate Rivi, Junior Communications Analyst, U.S. Department of Energy, for an article entitled, "Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants: Advancing to Commercialization." Featured in this week's National Hydropower Association's Powerhouse newsletter, Mr. Hunt detailed the ...
VBASE Oil Co. at Booth 1327 – NHA Clean Currents Oct 20-22
VBASE Oil Co. will be introducing the fully formulated hydropower turbine oil, VBASE Hydro T-EL, at the National Hydropower Association's Clean Currents Oct. 20-22 in Atlanta.
VBASE Oil Company STLE Member
VBASE Oil Company is a proud corporate member of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (stle.org). The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is the premier technical society serving the needs of more than 13,000 individuals and 250 ...
VBASE is proud to announce membership in National Hydropower Association (NHA)
VBASE Oil Company is proud new member in the National Hydropower Association (NHA). NHA is a nonprofit national association dedicated exclusively to preserving and expanding clean, renewable, affordable hydropower and marine energy. NHA VISION: Hydropower, in all its forms, is valued as ...
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As a base oil, VBASE® is available across a range of viscosity grades (ISO 32-100) and provides miscibility with all major base oils, easy formulation, and excellent solvency. VBASE® lubes and base oils provide superior lubricating performance without compromising the need for bioderived, biodegradable, and non-toxic products.
