Simon Johns

SIMON@LUBESNGREASES.COM

Managing Editor InSites - Simon Johns is the managing editor of Lubes'n'Greases’ InSites. He joined the company in September 2017, bringing a decade of publishing experience, most of which was spent heading an upstream-focused publication covering global oil and gas markets. Simon hails from the south of England but currently lives in Istanbul, where in his spare time he plays music and hosts a weekly radio program with his son.

Recent Articles

Electric Vehicle Fluid Producers

Electric Vehicle Fluid Producers

Several of the world’s major lubricant manufacturers and a growing number of smaller players have stepped into the de …

Oily Wastewater Status Unchanged

Oily Wastewater Status Unchanged

The Environmental Protection Agency has stepped back from reclassifying used oil and wastewater mixtures as hazardous wa …

EU EV Market Growing

EU EV Market Growing

The EU EV market is growing apace, with registrations increasing by triple-digits in some states. Year-to-date sales re …

Defining Sustainability

Defining Sustainability

Can a steel producer and a wind turbine manufacturer both be considered “sustainable”?

United States

United States

The Biden Administration is fully committed to EVs, and judging by sales, people are too.

ExonMobil Starting Lithium Extraction

ExonMobil Starting Lithium Extraction

Major oil extractor and refiner ExxonMobil will start producing lithium from a well in Arkansas. The U.S. company aims …

Podcast 17: Operationalize Sustainability or Lose Out

Podcast 17: Operationalize Sustainability or Lose Out

To be able to find value, sustainability has to be incorporated into a company’s strategy.

Podcast 16: Three Global Sustainability Events

Podcast 16: Three Global Sustainability Events

Three back-to-back sustainability events – SDG summit in New York, the release of the ATIEL-UEIL joint product carbon …

Eroding PCMO Demand

Eroding PCMO Demand

Electrification of the four-wheeler passenger vehicle fleet may affect the quantities of transmission fluids, greases a …

New STLE White Paper Tackles EVs’ Impact on Tribology

New STLE White Paper Tackles EVs’ Impact on Tribology

STLE released a new white paper on electric vehicle’s impact on tribology.

Hybrids Will Keep Automotive Fluid Market Flowing

Hybrids Will Keep Automotive Fluid Market Flowing

As electrification takes deeper roots, could hybrids cushion the inevitable blow to automotive lubricant blenders?

Reaching Price Parity

Reaching Price Parity

The hopes and expectations for EV sales to rapidly scale up are based on assumptions that their costs will drop signifi …

ACEA says EU Truck Carbon Targets Unachievable

ACEA says EU Truck Carbon Targets Unachievable

The EU’s new proposal for heavy-duty transport emissions reduction is not fit purpose, says ACEA.

California Adopts CO2 Reporting Mandate

California Adopts CO2 Reporting Mandate

California Governor Gavin Newsom finally signed into law a first-in-nation bill that requires large U.S. corporations to …

Podcast 15: Overcoming Sustainability Fatigue Revisited

Podcast 15: Overcoming Sustainability Fatigue Revisited

Companies of all sizes face a daunting challenge to help stave off climate change by operating sustainably. They are fa …

Germany

Germany

The German government withdrew incentives for plug-in hybrids at the end of 2022 and has phased them for private buyers …

EVs Continue to Gain Market Share

EVs Continue to Gain Market Share

Registrations of new BEVs and hybrids continued steady growth in September.

Podcast 14: PCMO Still Has a Way to Go

Podcast 14: PCMO Still Has a Way to Go

Afton’s Adam Banks is confident there’s a lot more business to be done in the automotive lube space