Elevance Expands Aria WTP 40 Customer Service, Support Capabilities in US, Europe

Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., has announced expanded customer support and service capabilities for Elevance Aria WTP 40 synthetic base stock customers in the United States and Europe through a collaboration with E-360, Inc. Elevance made the announcement in conjunction with the UNITI Mineral Oil Technology Congress taking place in Stuttgart, Germany, April 14-15, 2015.

“Results from initial customer evaluations and field testing of Elevance Aria WTP 40-based lubricant solutions have been strong, even exceeding expectations based on laboratory tests,” said Robin Weitkamp, Senior Vice President, Lubricants and Additives for Elevance. “Our collaboration with E-360 is an extension of the positive customer feedback we’ve had, and will allow Elevance to service a broader set of customers and markets that can benefit from the performance advantages consistently being demonstrated by Elevance Aria™ WTP 40.”

E-360’s presence in Europe significantly expands Elevance’s ability to respond to customer needs for its new synthetic base stock — from initial interest and inquiry, through the product qualification and sales process, to ordering and delivery of Elevance Aria WTP 40. It is the first time that E-360 will provide support for Elevance customers in the European market.

Elevance Aria WTP 40 fulfills an increasing market need by providing a high-viscosity base stock that combines the composition and properties of esters and PAO into a single, high-performance product. It improves seal compatibility, wear resistance, and cleanliness due to the superior additive solubility and lower foam across a range of temperatures when compared to traditional PAO-based formulations.

Elevance also will be offering a field trial support program to help customers accelerate Aria-based reformulation projects and commercialization activities. As part of the program, Elevance will collaborate with qualified customers to help support field trial efforts.

“We encourage lubricant producers in North America and Europe in the industrial gear, transportation gear, compressor and grease markets to contact us or E-360 for additional information and to become qualified for the program,” Weitkamp said. “We look forward to working with additional customers to help unlock formulation flexibility and enhance lubricant performance to extend equipment life with this innovative new base stock.”

Elevance Aria WTP 40’s high-viscosity index of 165 demonstrates its wide temperature performance while its balanced aniline point of 99 is an improvement over both Group IV and Group V synthetic base stocks. This enables formulation flexibility as compatibilizers are no longer required to solubilize additives into the base stock. In addition, at the UNITI Mineral Oil Technology Congress, Elevance presented data for the product that demonstrates lower coefficient of friction and reduced wear in pure base stocks and formulated versus PAO and PAO-ester blends. The company also provided information on the product’s improved deposit control and cleanliness as well as excellent shear stability, all of which will help to extend equipment life.