Patent ID: 7153447

Claim:
A formulation for use as a lubricant in the production of threads, containing: a) 30 to 90 percent by weight of a mineral oil with a viscosity of at least 8.5 mm 2 /s at 100° C., and b) 11 to 60 percent by weight of an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of sorbitan triester, polyglycerol ester, and mixtures thereof wherein said sorbitan triester is selected from the group consisting of sorbitan triesters with fatty acids containing 10–25 carbon atoms, ethoxylated sorbitan triesters with fatty acids containing 10–25 carbon atoms and 5–30 mol ethylene oxide units per mol of sorbitan triester, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the polyglycerol ester is selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol esters with fatty acids containing 10–25 carbon atoms, polyglycerol polyricinoleate, derivatives of polyglycerol polyricinoleate, and mixtures thereof.