Video: Misconceptions Surrounding Re-refined Motor Oils & Lubes

Director of refining for Safety-Kleen Scott Miller shares his insights on the misconceptions surrounding re-refined motor oils and lubes

Aug 6, 2014

Fleet Maintenance editor David A. Kolman visits with Scott Miller, director of refining for Safety-Kleen’s East Chicago, Ind., refinery - the largest oil re-refinery in North America. They talk about the misconceptions surrounding re-refined motor oils and lubes, and discuss how today’s re-refining processes are considerably different then when re-refining first began during World War II when everything was in short supply.

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