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Industrial Lubricants and Base Stocks

Keeping manufacturing in motion with lubricants  

The industrial lubrication market demands energy efficiency, environmental acceptability and high performance across applications. Discover how you can work with Dow to address key market challenges with: 

Reduce friction

Additives and intermediates that reduce friction, increase equipment durability, and improve both fuel economy and operational reliability.

Less downtime

Non-varnishing synthetic base stocks that enable lower downtime and improve cleanliness. 

Meet standards

Low-odor ingredients and base stocks with low toxicity that meet food and beverage processing standards. 

Readily biodegradable

Base stocks that are readily biodegradable, non-bioaccumulative, have low eco-toxicity and are non-sheening for use in environmentally sensitive applications.

Endure extreme temperature

Base stocks that can be formulated into high-performance fluids that can endure extreme temperatures and enable safe formulations for harsh operating conditions. 

Complete set

Complete set of low-vapor-pressure, high-purity base stocks with a broad range of multifunctional ingredients, including amines for pH and corrosion control and surfactants for emulsification. 

Industrial Lubricants Products

Explore our broad portfolio of industrial lubricants and base stocks to help you meet market demands for energy efficiency, environmental acceptability and high performance across applications.

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UCON™ OSP Base Fluids Overview

A breakthrough in oil-soluble PAG lubricant technology. UCON™ OSP fluids from Dow represent a significant advancement in polyalkylene glycol (PAG) lubricant technology. 

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