BIODEGRADABLE LUBRICANTS AND FLUIDS ARE TYPICALLY USED IN (alphabetical order):

 

• CRANES

• DREDGING

• EARTHMOVING

• FOUNDATION ENGINEERING

• INDUSTRIAL

• MANUFACTURING

• OIL PLATFORM OPERATIONS

• PILING HAMMERS

• POWER STATIONS

• ROV’S (REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES)

• SLUICE & LOCK GATES

 

 

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LONG-LIFE LUBRICANTS, FLUIDS & GREASES – a better choice!

 

• Millions and Millions of tonnes of lubricants and hydraulic fluids are used in Australasia every year.

“Some is recovered and recycled, but much becomes lost into our environment”

 

• As an industrial nation environmental awareness and responsibility should be at the forefront of our consideration. We can dramatically reduce the level of pollution and toxic waste simply by the way machines are made and the type of lubricant used.            

           

• In Australia Lubricants and Hydraulic (type) Fluids are not regulated by sanctioned bodies at this time (unlike fuels); but in many other parts of the world like Europe regulations exist to enforce and monitor the use of traditional oils and lubricants with a strong push towards the use of environmentally friendly alternatives.

                       

Meaning:           

Users in some parts of the world like Australia are not forced to move towards environmentally friendly lubricants by law. However, many companies are already moving towards environmentally friendly fluids because of:

 

• Technical superiority over traditional mineral based oils and lubricants

 

• Public image

 

• Companies using environmentally friendly lubricants can be viewed more favorability by governments and organizations seeking tenders where work is to be carried out especially in ecologically sensitive locations like our oceans, waterways and forests.

 

• Inevitability that in the very near future regulations will exist in nations not already sanctioned with regard to the use of these alternative biodegradable environmentally friendly fluids. As a result many companies are already proactively seeking out and using these superior biodegradable environmentally friendly fluids

 

OTHER BENEFITS:

 

• Prevention is far cheaper than cure. Cleans ups and payouts from mineral oil spills as has been witnessed in the past has been devastating financially and environmentally

 

• Fines are generally based on:

            1 the timeliness in which spill is reported

            2 the adequacy of the effort to clean the spill up

            3 the potential or actual damage to the environment

           

• Biodegradable hydraulic fluids will dramatically reduce your liability and potential or actual damage you do to the environment

                         

NOTE:

Mineral oils degrade very slowly and are highly toxic to plant, fish and animal.