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Lubrizol picked IMCD Group to be its new channel partner for the lubricant and fuel additives market in Vietnam. IMCD i …

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

Waste oil collector ReGen III Corp. appointed Liam Gallacher to its board. As a current shareholder, Liam brings experi …

API Is Not Alone

API Is Not Alone

Who are the major players in motor oil specification development right now, and how are they impacting the lubricants in …

What the Story Behind EHC 340 MAX?

What the Story Behind EHC 340 MAX?

ExxonMobil is preparing to roll out a new extra-heavy neutral Group II base stock. What are the advantages of the base s …

Navigating the Future

Navigating the Future

Kline & Co.’s David Tsui explains how sustainability, resiliency and specification upgrades will impact the global lub …

TIMWOOD: The Unsung Powerhouse in Operations Excellence

TIMWOOD: The Unsung Powerhouse in Operations Excellence

Industry veteran Ganesan Ganapathi outlines how employing the TIMWOOD principle can help to eliminate waste and increase …

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Castrol tapped Rock Energy Ltd. to be the U.K. lubricant company’s exclusive product distributor in Bangladesh. Rock E …

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Used engine oil is typically burned for heat, recycled into vehicle fuel or rerefined into base oil. But in Dar es Sala …

Cutting Costs: Three Ways Lubricants Can Help to Lower Expenses

Cutting Costs: Three Ways Lubricants Can Help to Lower Expenses

Shell’s Frank Machatschek shares expert insights on how lubrication can have a disproportionately large impact on flee …

Greener Lubes for Ships: EALs and their Future in Marine Applications

Greener Lubes for Ships: EALs and their Future in Marine Applications

Raj Shah and Bob Fang explore new research on environmentally acceptable lubricants that can be used as antifouling agen …

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Azerbaijan produced 6,200 metric tons of lubricating oils in January and February, marking a decline of 32% from the sa …

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Planned maintenance is due at Orlen’s refinery in Plock, Poland starting May 7 for four weeks plus another two weeks for …

NYCO Opens Greenfield Manufacturing Facility

NYCO Opens Greenfield Manufacturing Facility

NYCO, an integrated specialist in the fabrication of high-performance lubricants and component synthetic base esters, is …

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TotalEnergies Lubrifiants integrated an immersion-cooled battery into a Renault Mégane E-Tech, a mass market electric …

What’s Next for Polymer Dissolving Technology?

What’s Next for Polymer Dissolving Technology?

Gero Thalemann explains how a new, patented polymer dissolving process can improve lubricant quality while increasing pr …

Turbulence in the High Seas

Turbulence in the High Seas

Kline & Co. explains how technological advances, environmental legislation and evolving market dynamics are transforming …

China Shifts to Additives Exports as Domestic EVs Take Hold

China Shifts to Additives Exports as Domestic EVs Take Hold

Lubricant additives production capacity in China is soaring. The Strategy Works explains why.

Examining Extreme Pressure Additives for Metalworking Fluids

Examining Extreme Pressure Additives for Metalworking Fluids

Lubrizol examines the pros and cons of various types of extreme pressure additives in metalworking fluid formulations.