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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
- 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
White Paper: Fire Resistance Properties of VBASE 46U & 68U and SFP calculations for FM Approval
Novel VBASE® Secondary Polyol Ester™ base oils offer formulators a new tool for designing high-performance, fire-resistant fluids.
New Fire Resistance Data for VBASE 46U and 68U and calculation methods for Spray Flammability Parameter needed for achieving FM Approval are detailed.
VBASE Hydro T-EL™ installed at Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station in Sweden
The large scale installation of VBASE Hydro T-EL™ at Porjus Hydroelectric Power Station in Sweden has begun! This is an extended field demonstration on the U8 turbine in Europe’s preeminent hydropower research and development facility operated by Porjus Hydropower Centre Foundation in Sweden.
EALs in Hydropower as part of Uncommon Dialogue Workshop Feb. 1st
Register to participate in Stanford University’s Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment‘s Uncommon Dialogue Workshop on Feb. 1. As part of this event, VBASE CEO Jeff DiMaio will detail Hydro T-EL’s development and discuss the adoption of environmentally acceptable lubricants in hydropower facilities. Entitled “Innovations for Sustainability: Water Quality,” this workshop is hosted by the Uncommon Dialogue…
ILMA – International Metalworking Fluids Conference
The VBASE team is looking forward to participating in ILMA’s 6th Annual International Metalworking Fluids Conference next week in Atlanta. The meeting agenda is packed with presentations related to an increased need for sustainable solutions in metalworking. We’re excited to connect with formulators to explore how VBASE oils can help meet these needs. Reach out…
ILMA Annual Meeting
Meeting face to face with customers is always a great thing! Our team had a terrific week meeting with customers and friends out at the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association’s Annual Meeting in Palm Springs, CA.
Dr. Martin Greaves at Lubricant Expo in Essen, Germany
Are you headed to the Lubricant Expo in Essen, Germany this week? Be sure to reach out to VBASE CTO Martin Greaves to learn more about VBASE’s environmentally friendly and high-performance Secondary Polyol Ester™ base oils.
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