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Additional Resources
- 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
LUBE-TECH Feature in Lube Magazine
Read the LUBE-TECH feature in LUBE Magazine to learn more about the ‘Designed for Sustainability’ approach that led to VBASE: a new class of hybrid synthetic base oils offering the outstanding functional performance of PAGs and excellent environmental properties of esters.
Lube Media – Industry News
Europe’s Lube Media picked up the VBASE news regarding our expanded product portfolio, “VBASE Expands Base Oils Offerings.” “With excellent feedback from industry on the performance of our current line of high viscosity base oils and in response to customer requests, we are pleased expand our base oil line with the addition of two lower viscosity grades.…
VBASE in STLE’s TLT Magazine
Be sure to read the VBASE article in the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineer’s TLT Magazine to learn more about the molecule enabling the performance of VBASE base oils.
VBASE Oil Receives InnoVision Award
VBASE Oil Company is honored to have been awarded the 2022 InnoVision Sustainability Award presented on November 15th. The InnoVision Awards program is committed to fostering the growth of South Carolina’s innovation economy and showcasing the world-class capabilities and accomplishments of SC innovators. The Sustainability Award, sponsored by Sonoco, recognizes an organization for an innovative approach…
Great week at Clean Currents in Sacramento
Great week with the fabulous folks at the National Hydropower Association‘s Clean Currents event in Sacramento. We enjoyed the opportunity to share about the upcoming Field Trials at the Porjus Hydropower Centre Foundation, a joint collaboration between Andritz, GE Renewable Energy, and Vattenfall that will validate the performance of VBASE Hydro T-EL turbine oil under in-service conditions.
Fire Resistance Data Released
VBASE base oils offer fire resistance without compromising on lubricating performance or environmental acceptability. VBASE base oils inherent fire resistance allows formulators to produce fire resistant lubricants that can achieve Factory Mutual certification.
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