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"Æ REDUCE"
  •  Æ REDUCE
    • Æ REUSE
      • Æ REGENERATE
        • Æ RECYCLE
          • Æ REFUSE
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"ARTICLE 3:"
  •  ARTICLE 3:
    •    “Where technical, economic and organizational constraints so allow, Member States shall take the measures necessary to give priority to the processing of waste oils by regeneration.”
  •  ARTICLE 14:
    •    “Indemnities may be granted to collection and/or disposal undertakings for the service granted.  The amount of these indemnities must be such as not to cause any significant distortion of competition or to give rise to artificial patterns of trade in the product.”

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"SEVERAL"
  • SEVERAL  PROVEN  TECHNOLOGIES  EXIST  TO  REGENERATE  QUALITY  BASE  OIL  FROM  WASTE  OIL
  • REGENERATION  IS  PROFITABLE  BY  50,000  TONS  OF  WASTE  OIL  PER  YEAR
  • CAPITAL  COSTS  ARE  A  SUBSTANTIAL  INVESTMENT  BARRIER
  • MAIN  ADMINISTRATIVE  CONSTRAINT  IS MEMBER  STATE  NON-ADAPTION  OF  REGENERATION  PRIORITY
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"INDEMNITIES"
  • INDEMNITIES  COULD  BE  GRANTED  IN  THE  FORM  OF  MEMBER  STATE  OR  EU  INVESTMENT  GUARANTEES
  • MINERAL  OIL  TAX  IS  MAIN  CAUSE  FOR NON-COLLECTION  AND  ILLEGAL  BURNING OF  1  MILLION  TONS  WASTE  OIL  PER  YEAR  IN  EU  MEMBER  STATES
  • SIGNIFICANT  DISTORTION  IS  CAUSED  BY  TAX  FREE  BURNING  OF  WASTE  OIL  IN  MEMBER  STATES
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ENVIRONMENTAL LOOP FOR LUBRICANTS
IN EU15 1999
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LOW - COST
REGENERATION
OF
BASE OIL
FROM
WASTE LUBE OIL
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BASE OIL REGENERATION

  • Used Oil Feedstock (Collection)
    • Contract/Buy from Collectors
    • Own Collection
  • Re-Refining Technology (Processing)
    • Chemical Treatment/Solvent Extraction
    • Thinfilm evaporator/Hydrofinishing
    • Propane Extraction
  • Marketing of Oil Products (Sales)
    • Base Oils
    • Base Oil Raffinates
    • Cat Cracker Feedstock
    • Fuels
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CRUDE OIL LIFE CYCLE
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CRUDE OIL LIFE CYCLE
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CRUDE OIL & OIL PRODUCTS, 10MM tpd
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FUEL & LUBE REFINING
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FUEL & LUBE REFINING
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FUEL & LUBE REFINING
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OIL PRICES & MARGINS
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OIL PRICES & MARGINS
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OIL PRICES & MARGINS
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OIL PRICES & MARGINS
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OIL PRICES & MARGINS
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FACTS ABOUT
USED OIL RAW MATERIAL
  • “LUBE OIL NEVER WEARS OUT, IT ONLY BECOMES CONTAMINATED AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.”
  • IT IS NOT THE OIL MOLECULES THAT ARE DESTROYED DURING USAGE, THEY JUST GET CONTAMINATED BY WATER, DUST, FUEL, COMBUSTION PRODUCTS, HEAVY METALS, OXIDATION PRODUCTS AND DEGRADED ADDITIVES, RENDERING LUBRICANT UNABLE TO PERFORM ITS DUTY.
  • USED LUBE OIL CAN BE REGENERATED BY SEPARATING THE BASE OIL FROM THE CONTAMINANTS.
  • REGENERATED USED LUBE OIL WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY  REQUIRES ONE FIFTH OF THE ENERGY AND ONE THIRD OF THE CAPITAL REQUIRED TO PRODUCE LUBE BASE FROM CRUDE OIL.
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USED OIL PRODUCTS, 0.05MM tpd
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WHY REGENERATE USED OIL?
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BASE OIL PRODUCTION COSTS
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BASE OIL PRODUCTION COSTS
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