Industry Study: Launch of Report on Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Industrial Lubrication

From (L to R) Ms. Soma Banarjee, Dr. Ajay Mathur (Director General BEE), Mr. Rajiv Mishra and Mr. Ramani Iyer

ExxonMobil Lubricants Private Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, was present at the launch of an independent study by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Industrial Lubrication.” The report launched by Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency contained findings of the importance of using efficient lubricants & lubrication practices for conserving energy.

From (LtoR) Mr. Shankar Karnik, Mr. Glen Sharkowicz, Mr. Chima Eze and Mr. Sachin MahehwariThe report highlighted an online survey to 461 experts across all sectors comprising of power, cement, iron & steel, chloralkali, pulp & paper, fertilizer, textiles, aluminums. Mr Chima Eze, Global Industrial Brand Manager, ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricants said, “The industrial sector is a major consumer of energ y, accounting for about half of all the electricity consumed around the world. One opportunity for energ y conservation that is often overlooked in industrial facilities is the technolog y behind the lubricant used.” He further added, “Using energy efficient lubricants will enable manufacturing facilities to operate at maximum effi ciency at optimal cost. Typically companies that upgrade their lubricants and reliability practices have been able to document a signifi cant reduction in power requirements along with achieving productivity improvement and reduction in carbon emissions across various applications in the industrial sector.”

Typical problems obseved in the rotating equipment due to improper lubrication.Mobil Industrial Lubricants is geared to meet and exceed industry requirements through a suite of step-up technology lubricants which include the next-generation Mobil SHC 600 series, Mobil SHC Gear series, Mobil SHC Pegasus, Mobil SHC Cibus series, Mobil SHC 500 series and Mobil DTE 10 Excel series.

According to Mr. Shankar Karnik, Mobil SHC Brand Manager & Energy Advisor, ExxonMobil Lubricatns Pvt. ltrd., "There is a need for companies across industries to perceive energ y effi ciency through a strategic lens and align it to their core business objectives."

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