LUBE PLANT
ENVIRONMENTAL LOOP FOR LUBRICANTS
IN EU15 1999
PRIMARY RAW MATERIALS
Lube Oil
4,965,000 tons
USERS:
INDUSTRY
TRADE
CONSUMER
COLLECTION
COMPANIES
REGENERATION PROCESSES
Regenerated Base Oil
CONSUMPTION AND IMPROPER DISPOSAL
BURNING
1,560,000 tons
Used Oil
3,405,000 tons
Raffinates
1,054,000 tons
Used Oil
506,000 tons
Used Oil
31%
4.5%
100%
21%
10%
276,000 tons
Fuel,
Asphalt
230,000 tons
5.5%
69%