Shell PANOLIN for Forestry
Biodegradable lubricants for forestry
Exploring the sustainable production pathways in forestry
By 2050, a growing global population will drive a quadrupling of wood demand1,2 and rising prosperity globally results in increased demand for sustainable building materials, wood, paper-based products, packaging materials and biomass for energy.
Meeting the ever-growing demand requires increased productivity with more efficient and responsible operations. Lubricants play a big part in keeping agricultural machinery moving.
Key Challenges in the forestry sector
- Need to optimise yields and reduce ownership costs while reducing environmental impact.
- Responsibility to safeguard sensitive ecosystems, preventing soil, water and air pollution.
- Need to stay compliant with evolving standards and regulations.
- Have to maintain equipment availability during critical planting and harvesting seasons.
No two clients are the same. But across every sector and every region of the globe, our clients tell us about similar challenges3:
- The need to cut costs wherever possible.
- The need to extend equipment life and cut total cost of ownership.
- The need to reduce downtime.
And there is difficulty in doing all of the above when things are constantly changing, new technologies need to be adopted and in-house expert technical advice is in short supply.
Shell PANOLIN for Forestry
Meeting the requirements of evolving regulations whilst driving critical operations should not mean that you need to compromise on productivity or protection.
Shell PANOLIN offers a range of high-performance biodegradable products designed for a range of farming conditions and applications; these lubricants are especially suited for environmentally sensitive areas and operations near water.
[1] World Bank, April 2020
[2] Independent Commodity Intelligence Services, 鈥楪lobal construction sector to grow 35% to 2030 on urbanisation, softer pandemic impact鈥� article, 2020
[3] The statistics used are based on a survey, commissioned by Shell Lubricant Solutions and conducted by research firm Edelman Intelligence, based on 350 interviews with construction sector staff who purchase, influence the purchase of or use lubricants and/or greases as part of their job across seven countries (the USA, China, India, Germany, Russia, Indonesia and the 麻豆传媒) from March to April 2018.
