Publisher's Note

The slower growth of China has given India an opportunity to become the bright prospect on the horizon, creating potential for rapid growth in lubricant consumption also Indian govt is tightening the screws on controlling the air pollution which has also thrown a huge opportunity for the industry by increased use of modifed / synthetic lubricants and fuels. However despite these positive factors, the frst three quarters of fscal year 2015-2016, India’s lubricant market appears to have fallen short of expectations. While giving scant credence to government statistics signalling a steep drop in demand volumes through the frst nine months of the year, industry insiders agree that demand volumes saw little to no growth. With the ‘Make in India’ campaign started by Honourable Prime Minister, Indian lube manufacturing enterprises have got a huge scope as the current scenario is already showing India to be the third largest lubricants market in world behind America and China. Around 60% of the same is contributed by the automotive segments in different space and around 40% is used in Industrial Applications. In the lubricant segment in India, Indian Oil Corporation commands the highest share, followed by other majors like Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum based on reports data. While these big three PSU players covers nearly 50% of the market share, the rest consists of the public and private players such as Balmer Lawrie, Gulf Oil, Castrol, ExxonMobil, Shell ,Valvoline, Tide water Oil etc.

The Sept-Oct 2016 issue which was a “Special Oil Analysis Issue” got great reviews from the readers. Based on your feedback, we shall have more articles on Oil Analysis, Interpretation and their impact on machine reliability.

This issue of Machinery Lubrication India has a cover story that brings you the best lubrication tips which when applied can prove to be fruitful and prevent frequent and untimely breakdowns. Implementing these lube tips can increase machine effciency as well. Another article on Hydraulic Oil gives clears the misnomer about the color of hydraulic oil.

We look forward to your continued feedback which helps us to improve the quality of this publication. We wish our readers, advertisers a Happy Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2017.

Warm regards,

Udey Dhir