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Junior Cobb assumed the role of Vice President of Operations for AXEL Americas overseeing our three plants in Rosedale, Tulsa and Schertz. Prior to this role, Junior was Plant Manager in Rosedale where he led the organization through aggressive growth and some challenging times. During his tenure, he helped manage the rebuilding of the plant after the fire in early 2016, developed a strong team, and facilitated rapid growth, while managing a significant level of added complexity in the business. Junior is a native of the Delta, having grown up in Cleveland, MS and earned a Masters of Natural Science Degree from nearby Delta State University. Junior and wife, Mary Susan, live in Tulsa with their daughter Sara Chesley and son Jax.

Just as in many other process industries, cement production presents numerous challenges across a range of equipment from conveyors and crushers to milling machines and rotary kilns.

AXEL is constantly striving to innovate our range of lubricating greases, grease packages and delivery systems along with a selection of supporting services. In addition to a range of biodegradable greases, we now offer a battery powered rail switch lubricator system complete with its own, dedicated plug-in bag. This innovative application system provides a series of advantages in terms of portability, flexibility, waste reduction and ease of application. The battery operated applicator has a compact and robust design that is lightweight, easy to use and thanks to the self-contained, plug-in bag system is safer and cleaner from a handling perspective too. The grease used is based on Hycal technology and is introduced in our range under the name Hycal 74000 EPEF.  Below, the latest version of the sprayer and bags.

Dear Customers, other Business Contacts and Friends,

In these challenging times, when many are directly or indirectly affected by COVID-19 we remain committed to meet our customer’s demands and ensure the well-being of our staff.

Our stated objective in this regard is:

“AXEL will focus its efforts on handling the COVID-19 situation with minimal disruption to our business. The focus is to safeguard our employees while responding to customer demand and managing the expected downturn in economy and subsequent recovery.”

A long tradition of environment and sustainability awareness and efforts.

The traditionally small bio-grease industry really only started moving with the implementation of the Swedish Standard (SS 155470) mainly in the Nordic countries. Then the US Vessel General Permit (VGP) followed, becoming the main growth driver focused primarily on products for the marine industry and then spreading into products for total loss applications. As EU Ecolabel grew, we accelerated the development of our two spearhead product technologies for marine and agriculture to build knowledge and experience in the process.

As the trend for media to increasingly move on-line and away from the printed page grows, we could be forgiven for assuming that the pulp & paper industry must be experiencing a significant down-turn as a result.

Eric van der Horst, General Manager at AXEL Heijningen, Netherlands

When my daughter was just a few years old and you asked her “What does your dad do for work?", she would respond: ‘’He makes factories!” She is a clever girl and she was right.

Investments include increased capacity and filling, product quality and safety improvements.

October 28, 2019 -- Kansas, MO – AXEL, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of lubricating greases in the US with its companies AXEL Americas and AXEL Royal, announced today that it is proceeding with a multi-million dollar expansion and improvement plan across its 3 plants in the USA.

Learn more about the benefits for the planet and your business.

Looking at the big picture, our world has witnessed unprecedented social and economic change over the last 100 years that has positively transformed many aspects of our lives.

Advances in science, technology and engineering have taken us from the horse to the moon and enabled us to live safer, healthier and longer lives than ever before.

Biodegradable lubricants of all types have been available for decades, but a combination of factors linked to poor performance, high cost and lack of incentive to use them has contributed to their limited growth as a product segment. Today, as improved technology has enhanced product performance and awareness of the urgent need to reduce our impact on the planet has grown, the time for change may finally have arrived.