Caterpillar has revised its Commercial Diesel Engine Fluids Recommendations Bulletin, SEBU6251-10, for use with all 3500 series, C175 series and smaller commercial diesel engines. The primary revisions to this bulletin include the incorporation and modifications related to the Caterpillar Engine Crankcase Fluid specifications ECF-1a, ECF-2, and ECF-3, the API CJ-4 specification for 2007 engines, use of ULSD, and use of Biodiesel, as well as coolant testing differences.

The Energy Information Administration said in its Short-term Energy Outlook for June released last week that it had lowered its projected average price for retail diesel fuel by 7.5 cents to $2.815 per galllon, while it projected that retail gasoline prices will remain over $3.00 per gallon through the summer months.

Dow Chemical Company has announced that it will increase the North American list and off-list prices of all DOWTHERM High-Temperature Thermal Fluids by 9 percent effective July 1, 2007, or as contracts allow.

Shell lubricants companies have launched new additions to their portfolio of high performance, water miscible metal working fluids for the US market. Shell Metalina B 3650, Shell Sitala D 3403 and Shell Adrana D 208 fluids have been specially formulated to help address common concerns such as tool life, surface finish, coolant odour and dermatitis.

Mori Seiki, a major manufacturer of machine tools, announced that it held the grand opening ceremony for its new Mori Seiki University facility on May 14, 2007. Dr. Masahiko Mori, president of Mori Seiki, presided over a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new 8,100 sq.ft. facility constructed to house Mori Seiki University, near his company's U.S. headquarters in Rolling Meadows, Ill.

The Synthetic Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids Chart is the seventeenth of an eighteen chart set of the Second Edition of our Synthetic Lubricant Cross Reference Chart Series. The complete series consists of over 6,500 (fully) synthetic lubricants marketed by over 425 worldwide lube manufacturing & marketing companies and OEMs.