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Is Immersion Cooling the next big thing for Data Centres?
VOL 52 • MARCH 2025

Vivo Energy unveils anew corporate brand
SOURCE | VIVO ENERGY V i vo Energy,

FUCHS opens its expanded plant in South Africa
T h e FUCHS Group, has officially inaugurated

AG Lubricants launches anew branding of Mobil Delvac Lubricant in South Africa
A South African-based lubricants company, African Group

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EVENTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE

Dissecting electric vehicles lubrication
SOURCE | SHUTTERSTOCK/ SMILE FIGHT Efficiency is vital

Castrol launches new direct-to-chip cooling fluid
SOURCE | CASTROL C a strol has announced

TotalEnergies launches aco-branded engine oil with Ford Trucks
Front from L-RCaner Sinanoğlu, Managing Director for France

FUCHS launches Market-Ready Hydrogen Engine Lubricant
T h e FUCHS Group, and the Dumarey

Chevron launches a group III+ base oil
Ships loading at Pascagoula Port in Mississippi. SOURCE

LANXESS opens adevelopment centre in India
S p ecialty chemicals company LANXESS inaugurated its

Saudi Aramco to acquire a 25% stake in a Philippines-based OMC
S a udi Aramco, has signed definitive agreements

Petronas partners with Dumarey Group for Carbon-neutral lubricants
From left to right: Giuseppe Pedretti, Regional Managing

TotalEnergies Lubricants acquires fireresistant hydraulics fluids company
Drilling to place explosives at an underground tunnel

SK Enmove receives certifications for its automotive refrigerants
S K Enmove has earned an international certification

FUCHS acquires Boss Lubricants
F U CHS Group has acquired the German

Valvoline’s product receives an innovations award
V a lvoline™ Global Operations emerged a winner

BP launches strategic review of Castrol lubricants business
B r itish Petroleum (BP) has announced that

The Future of Data Center Cooling: Why Immersion Cooling is the Sustainable Choice
Valentina is Head of Engineered Fluid Solutions at

Alook into oil inspection and certification in Africa
Starting us offin the the first edition of 2025 is Roland Ntabanou, the Business Development Lead, Bureau Veritas Fuels Division in Africa. Roland has 20 years of experience in oil inspection which he has gained from working with different companies. He takes us through this landscape in Africa and how Bureau Veritas is involved.

An electrifying market
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Understanding the Growth Dynamics in the Global Lubricants Market
T h e global lubricants market is experiencing