Lubricating grease composition, consisting of a mixture of (a) 5 to 95 wt.% base oil on the basis of oils having a viscosity that is usual for industrial lubricants, comprising an ester of an aromatic or aliphatic di-, tri- or tetracarboxylic acid with a C 7 to C 22 alcohol or a mixture of same, a polyphenyl ether or alkylated diphenyl ether, an ester of trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol with aliphatic C 7 to C 22 carboxylic acids, C 18 dimer acid esters with C 7 to C 22 alcohols, complex esters, as individual components or in any combination, or is selected from poly-α-olefins, alkylated naphthalenes, alkylated benzenes, polyglycols, silicone oils, perfluoropolyethers, (b) 1 to 30 wt.-% ionic liquid or a mixture of several ionic liquids selected from the group consisting of trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium-bis(trifluromethylsulfonyl)imide, n-ethyl-3-methylpyridinium-nona-fluorobutanesulfonate, butylmethylpyrrolidinium-bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium-(bis)trifluoromethylsulfonylimide, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate, (c) 3 to 50 wt. % thickening agent selected from the group consisting of a reaction product of a diisocyanate, 2,4-diisocyanatotoluene, 2,6-diisocyanatotoluene, 4,4'-Diisocyanatodiphenylmethane, 2,4'-diisocyantodiphenylmethane, 4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3, 3'-dimethyldiphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3,3'-dimethylphenyl-methane, which can be used individually or in combination, with an amine of the general formula R' 2 N-R, or a diamine of the general formula R' 2 N-R-N-R' 2, wherein R is an aryl, alkyl or alkylene radical with 2 to 22 carbon atoms and R' is identical or different hydrogen, an alkyl, alkylene or aryl radical, or with a mixture of amines and diamines or metal soaps, metal sulfonates, metal complex soaps, bentonite, silicate powder, polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), polyamide, polyimide, and (d) 0.1 to 10 wt. % usual additives individually or in combination, selected from the group consisting of corrosion preventative agents, oxidation preventative agents, wear preventative agents, means for reducing friction, means for protection from metallic influence, UV stabilisers, inorganic or organic solid lubricants, selected from polyimide, polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), graphite, metal oxides, boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide and phosphate. (a) 5 to 95 wt.% base oil on the basis of oils having a viscosity that is usual for industrial lubricants, comprising an ester of an aromatic or aliphatic di-, tri- or tetracarboxylic acid with a C 7 to C 22 alcohol or a mixture of same, a polyphenyl ether or alkylated diphenyl ether, an ester of trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol or dipentaerythritol with aliphatic C 7 to C 22 carboxylic acids, C 18 dimer acid esters with C 7 to C 22 alcohols, complex esters, as individual components or in any combination, or is selected from poly-α-olefins, alkylated naphthalenes, alkylated benzenes, polyglycols, silicone oils, perfluoropolyethers, (b) 1 to 30 wt.-% ionic liquid or a mixture of several ionic liquids selected from the group consisting of trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium-bis(trifluromethylsulfonyl)imide, n-ethyl-3-methylpyridinium-nona-fluorobutanesulfonate, butylmethylpyrrolidinium-bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium-(bis)trifluoromethylsulfonylimide, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulfate, (c) 3 to 50 wt. % thickening agent selected from the group consisting of a reaction product of a diisocyanate, 2,4-diisocyanatotoluene, 2,6-diisocyanatotoluene, 4,4'-Diisocyanatodiphenylmethane, 2,4'-diisocyantodiphenylmethane, 4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3, 3'-dimethyldiphenyl, 4,4'-diisocyanato-3,3'-dimethylphenyl-methane, which can be used individually or in combination, with an amine of the general formula R' 2 N-R, or a diamine of the general formula R' 2 N-R-N-R' 2, wherein R is an aryl, alkyl or alkylene radical with 2 to 22 carbon atoms and R' is identical or different hydrogen, an alkyl, alkylene or aryl radical, or with a mixture of amines and diamines or metal soaps, metal sulfonates, metal complex soaps, bentonite, silicate powder, polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), polyamide, polyimide, and (d) 0.1 to 10 wt. % usual additives individually or in combination, selected from the group consisting of corrosion preventative agents, oxidation preventative agents, wear preventative agents, means for reducing friction, means for protection from metallic influence, UV stabilisers, inorganic or organic solid lubricants, selected from polyimide, polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), graphite, metal oxides, boron nitride, molybdenum disulfide and phosphate.