Posted on: Fri 9th Jun 2017

NiMAC attends 29th ELGI AGM in Helsinki

NiMAC attended the 2017 ELGI AGM in the beautiful city of Helsinki where a diverse range of papers were presented to the attendees. The meeting welcomed colleagues from 26 countries offering a strong networking platform on an international scale. This year’s conference focused on ‘Innovation: The Future of Grease Lubricants’. The event programme included addresses from key industry personnel and specialists in the lubricant sectors who highlighted current trends and future developments within the sector.

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The 2017 winner of the best paper/presentation award went to Dr Johan Leckner, Group Technical Manager at Axel Christiernsson International AB, for his paper on 'Polypropylene - a Novel Thickener Technology with many Surprises'. The paper and presention demonstrated that a polymer grease has the lubrication potential of up to 7 times longer than a comparable lithium comples grease and additive response is improved due to the absence of a soap thickener. Congratulations to Dr Leckner on his award.

We look forward to the 30th ELGI AGM which is belng held in London.