Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EALs)

• There is a strong political and social movement to minimise the impact of human activity on the global environment through the use of renewable and sustainable technologies.
• There are a number of interrelated classification systems for EALs and several regions place restrictions on the use of mineral oil based products in environmentally sensitive areas; these countries insist on the use of environmentally acceptable lubricants.
• These include:
  • The European Union's Ecolabel for lubricants standard to promote the development and use of lubricating products with reduced environmental impact.
  • The USDA's (United States Department of Agriculture) Biopreferred® certification system for products with high levels of renewable ingredients
  • The Vessel General Permit legislation (VGP) which specifies which vessels operating in US waters that must use an EAL. 
• Each standard has some or complete read-across with the other standards and you can read more by downloading our infographic from this page. 

Environmentally Acceptable Hydraulic Fluids

We have a broad range of oxidatively stable and biodegradable esters suitable for HEES environmentally acceptable hydraulic fluids, in ISO grades 22 to 1000. Environmentally acceptable hydraulic fluid applications include:

• Agricultural machinery
• Earth moving equipment in environmentally sensitive areas 
• Forestry equipment
• Ship deck equipment and stabilisers

Environmentally Acceptable Industrial Gear Oils

Available for a wide range of industrial gear machinery, including:

• Marine thrusters
• Marine deck machinery

Environmentally Acceptable Greases

Suitable for a wide range of grease applications including:

• Bearings
• Open gears
• Wire rope