Shell Lubricants seals new HD engine oil formulations ahead of API CJ-4 sunset

Sources: Shell Oil Co., Houston; American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.; CP staff

Shell Lubricants has timed an ambitious Rotella heavy-duty engine oil portfolio update with two new American Petroleum Institute diesel engine oil standards. Premiering in December, API Service Categories CK-4 and FA-4 succeed Service Category CJ-4 oils widely recommended among on- and off-highway diesel engine manufacturers over the past decade.

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Court to Teamsters: Aggregate Industries not NLRA-bound to be ‘bad’ at bargaining

Sources: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Washington, D.C.; CP staff

The top federal appellate court recently granted an Aggregate Industries petition for review of a National Labor Relations Board decision involving the transfer of work between Construction and Ready-Mix bargaining unit drivers represented by Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers Local 631, Las Vegas.

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Stabil Concrete applies fabrication competencies to exterior, interior GFRC brands

Sources: Stabil Concrete Products LLC, St. Petersburg, Fla.; CP staff

Architectural precaster Stabil Concrete has announced separately branded glass fiber reinforced concrete products: a namesake line for exterior cladding and Osso Concrete Design for interior applications.

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