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Grease saves Brazilian miner US$4 million

ExxonMobil’s high-performance synthetic grease Mobilith SHC 220 has delivered significant performance benefits for a Brazilian mining company, leading to an estimated cost saving of US$$4.2 million over four years

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Grease saves Brazilian miner US$4 million

The mining company operates a fleet of 19,000 open gondola cars which have a total of 152,000 roller bearings across the fleet. Carrying an average of 465,000t/d of iron ore, the axle bearings are commonly...

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