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LUBRICANTS

Mitigating Risk without

Sacrificing Performance

A new entry to the EAL lubricant race emerges from RSC Bio

Solutions. Deep roots, new technologies and familiar names create the basis for a different way of approaching marine lubricants.

By Joseph Keefe t isn’t surprising that RSC Bio Solutions, a provider creasing system uptime and ef? ciency and further posi- of environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) and tions the EAL as a drop-in replacement for mineral oil- or cleaners, chose the SMM 2016 trade exposition in petroleum-based lubricants. Finally, as an Ecolabel-certi-

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Hamburg, Germany as the platform to launch its new- ? ed product, FUTERRA is suitable for use anywhere in est product. That’s because SMM provided an appropri- the world, giving marine companies the ultimate route and ately large platform for a ? rm that has deep roots in the equipment ? exibility.

chemical and degreaser markets, but perhaps not the name recognition of its higher pro? le competition. With roots Meet RSC Bio Solutions dating all the way back to 1924, and leveraging the acqui- Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, RSC Bio sition of another now-familiar lubricants ? rm – Terresolve Solutions was founded in 2010 by the owners of Radia-

Technologies – this isn’t RSC Bio Solutions’ ? rst rodeo. It’s tor Specialty Company (RSC), a 90-year-old company also not likely to be the last. that houses, among others, the Liquid Wrench and Gunk

FUTERRA, introduced only in September 2016, is brand products. More recently, RSC acquired a major- characterized by the ? rm as a revolutionary product line of ity ownership interest in Terresolve Technologies, Ltd., a bio-based lubricants. According to RSC Bio Solutions, it is manufacturer of readily biodegradable hydraulic ? uids, today the only hydrocarbon renewable EAL derived from a gear oils and greases for both marine and land applications. plant-based material. Designed to outperform other prod- Terresolve brings its own 17-year track record and an ex- ucts on the market while meeting the most stringent global tensive lubricants portfolio of products. environmental regulations at a more attractive price point, Mike Guggenheimer is the President & CEO of RSC its manufacturer points to superior performance in both Bio Solutions. Last month, from his Indian Trail, NC head- wet and dry environments, durability in extreme condi- quarters, he laid out the history of the ? rm and its consid- tions, contact with water, in high-pressure and extreme erable plans the future. “This is a family-owned business temperatures, all adding up to greater system ef? ciency, comprised of about 150 employees; a good percentage of fewer change-outs and extended equipment life. them are based right here in North Carolina. And that’s

RSC Bio Solutions also touts the seal compatibility and relevant because the ? rm is in its third generation and is a makeup that is miscible with legacy ? uids. The ? rm committed to being here another three generations.” Al- claims that it does not disrupt operations schedules, in- ready a household name in other, similar markets, the ? rm

Credit: RSC Bio Solutions

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