VBASE base oil gets approved to be on the EU Ecolabel LuSC list
VBASE® Oil Company, based in Pendleton, South Carolina, U.S.A., announced that its base oil has been added to the EU Ecolabel Lubricant Substance Classification list (LuSC-list).
VBASE Oil Company is wholly owned by Tetramer Technologies. VBASE Oil Company was formed to produce and sell VBASE™ base oils, high-viscosity, saturated synthetic esters, and finished lubricants.
A Letter of Compliance from the Netherlands Competent Body: SMK confirmed the addition of high performance and environmentally friendly base oil, VBASE 68SLV, to the EU Ecolabel Lubricant Substance Classification list. In each country participating in the EU Ecolabel, a national Competent Body provides advice on questions on the EU Ecolabel application. In The Netherlands, SMK is the Competent Body.
For an oil or additive to be included on the EU Ecolabel LuSC-list, it must be safe for the environment – passing third-party testing to meet strict bio content, biodegradation, bioaccumulation, and sustainability requirements.
Inclusion on the LuSC-list is critical for environmentally friendly lubricant components. Lubricant formulators select LuSC-list approved components for use in their finished lubricant products in order for them to be considered Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs) and meet Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA) requirements.
“This is a big step to pushing forward the entire line of VBASE base oils and lubricants. We anticipate further additions to the EU LuSC-list in the coming weeks and months as all of our products are built on environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions, said Jeffrey Dimao, VBASE Oil Company president.
“VBASE base oils create new performance capabilities that we are excited to share. Everyone tends to think of base oils as old technology, but it is, in fact, a constantly evolving industry working to meet the needs of new applications and new performance requirements. We are excited that a wide variety of industries can benefit from high performance and sustainable VBASE base oils,” DiMaio said.
In addition, VBASE® Oil Company has earned the right to display the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label provided by the USDA BioPreferred Program which certifies the percentage of biobased content in VBASE base oils.
