Sustainable Lubricants: Innovation, circularity and the future
Do you want to learn about tools to improve sustainability in the lubricants sector? This is for you!
The CREC – Waste Cluster of Catalonia, together with CATOR and LEITAT, is organizing a sector-focused in-person event aimed at companies in the manufacturing of lubricants, industrial oils, and additives, with the goal of focusing on:
- Understanding the new industrial oil legislation and its legal and environmental impacts
- Analyzing the key role of regenerated bases in formulating more sustainable oils
- Discussing sustainable additives, biodegradability, and the EU Ecolabel
- Understanding the process, quality, and carbon footprint of regenerated oils
- Expanding your professional network in a specialized sector environment
Programme
9:30 – 10:00 | Registration of participants
10:00 – 10:10 | Welcome and opening remarks
(CREC, LEITAT and CATOR representatives)
10:10 – 10:30 | Regulatory framework and legal challenges in the sector
Broseta Abogados, S.L.P. (Sofía Cabedo)
10:30 – 10:50 | Regenerated bases: A safe path towards circularity
CATOR (Lluís Gimeno & Toni Valls)
10:50 – 11:05 | Coffee break
11:05 – 11:30 | EU Ecolabel: A strategic tool for sustainable lubricants
LEITAT (Marta Escamilla & Laura Batlle)
11:30 – 12:15 | Inspiring success stories: regeneration, sustainability and applied research
LEITAT (Marta Escamilla & Laura Batlle)
12:15 – 12:30 | Networking
12:30 | Optional visit to the CATOR plant
📅 Date: 4 February 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
📍 Location: CATOR
👥 Limited capacity: 25–30 people
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