In a letter dated May 07, 2008, Chevron announced a general price increase to be effective June 19, 2008. Chevron will increase the prices of all lubricating oils, gear lubes and greases by an average of 9% to 18%. Chevron had previously announced increased lube prices this past February 18, by 5% to 9%, to be effective March 20.

Last year, General Motors began publishing a list of approved suppliers and oils, including respective license numbers on its Web site for its DEXRONŽ-VI automatic transmission fluid, in an effort to make it easier for prospective customers to know which companies have official licenses. On September 3, 2007, the OEM/Lube News published the list of approved suppliers and oils to date. GM has since then added additional suppliers and oils to this list.

Chevron's Delo brand of engine oils, lubricants and coolants, has introduced the latest member of its product family, DeloŽ 400 LE SAE 10W-30. The new Delo 400 LE multigrade diesel oil is specifically formulated for new low emission engines running on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) fuel. This is the second member of the Delo family to meet the API CJ- 4 engine oil specification. DeloŽ 400 LE SAE 15W-40, which also meets API CJ-4, was introduced in October of 2006.

Further growing its line of premium motor oils, ExxonMobil has introduced a new formulation of Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5W-40. This fully synthetic motor oil meets or exceeds the CJ-4 and API SM industry standards and continues the tradition of Mobil 1 products that maximize engine performance and help extend engine life.

ArvinMeritor has announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to spin off its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business to ArvinMeritor shareholders, with the Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business remaining with ArvinMeritor. ArvinMeritor's commercial vehicle business is a leading supplier of drivetrain components and systems for heavy- and medium-duty trucks, trailers, buses, off-highway and military vehicles as well as to the commercial vehicle aftermarket.

Siemens has completed the acquisition of Morgan Construction Co., a worldwide supplier of wire, bar and billet mill equipment. Morgan Construction, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, will be managed as a Siemens Group Company by Siemens VAI Metals Technologies, Linz/Austria, a business unit in the Industry Solutions Division. Morgan Construction designs and manufactures the MORGOIL Bearing, an oil film, heavy load bearing for use on both ferrous and nonferrous mills and hot and cold applications.

Solutia Inc. has announced a price increase of approximately 6 to 9 percent for its Therminol heat transfer fluids, which are used in a variety of industrial applications such as specialty chemical manufacturing, plastic molding operations and natural gas purification. Solutia is a world leader in synthetic heat transfer fluids and is also the manufacturer of Skydrol(r) aviation hydraulic fluid.

The Synthetic Greases Cross Reference Chart is the 14th of a 21-chart series of the Third Edition of our Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series. This 22-set series consists of over 7,400 (fully) synthetic lubricants marketed by over 500 worldwide lube manufacturing & marketing companies and OEMs.