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Are EV Coolants the Hottest New Trend for Lube Makers?

Are EV Coolants the Hottest New Trend for Lube Makers?

Lubricant manufacturers are well positioned to supply the automotive industry with the fluids needed to cool EV batterie …

Valvoline Earnings Jump; Moove Suffers Loss

Valvoline Earnings Jump; Moove Suffers Loss

Valvoline reported double-digit gains in operating income and sales revenue for the quarter ended March 31, while Moove …

Amsoil Acquires Industrial Lube Blender

Amsoil Acquires Industrial Lube Blender

Superior, Wisconsin-based Amsoil Inc. acquired fellow Wisconsin lube blender Benz Oil, the companies announced on Monday …

Afton Profits Rose in Q1

Afton Profits Rose in Q1

Afton Chemical posted a 52% climb in operating profit for the quarter ending March 31, primarily due to higher selling p …

What to Do When a Test Fails

What to Do When a Test Fails

How do regulatory bodies ensure the continuity of licensing when an engine or bench test fails?

Search for Isla Operator Restarts Yet Again

Search for Isla Operator Restarts Yet Again

The Curacao government is again going back to step one in its effort to find a replacement operator for the Isla Refiner …

Haydale Develops Lubes for Particle Lab

Haydale Develops Lubes for Particle Lab

Haydale, a graphene and nanomaterial producer based in the United Kingdom, entered an agreement to develop graphene-base …

KLK Acquires Oleo Maker Temix

KLK Acquires Oleo Maker Temix

KLK Oleo acquired a controlling stake in Italian oleochemical producer Temix Oleo, the companies announced. The move exp …

Engine Test Problem Triggers Provisional Licensing

Engine Test Problem Triggers Provisional Licensing

The American Petroleum Institute announced that an engine sequence test included in most active North American passenger …

Earnings Mixed at Moove, Sinclair, down at Quaker

Earnings Mixed at Moove, Sinclair, down at Quaker

Cosan’s Moove and HF Sinclair’s lubricants and specialties segment both reported higher profits for 2022 but lower p …

Motorex Acquires Spectro Performance Oils

Motorex Acquires Spectro Performance Oils

Motorex USA Inc. acquired Intercontinental Lubricants Corp.’s Spectro Performance Oils business, the company announced …

Valvoline Reports Lower Income

Valvoline Reports Lower Income

Operating income for Valvoline’s Retail Services business took a dip while sales increased for the quarter ended Dec. …

Packaging of the Past, Present and Future

Packaging of the Past, Present and Future

Discover how lubricant packaging has evolved through the years and how it might change to meet future needs.

Curacao Talks Proceed Despite Forged Docs

Curacao Talks Proceed Despite Forged Docs

In another twist of the Isla Refinery saga, Curacao government officials confirmed the preferred bidder seeking to opera …

WD-40 Posts Lower Income

WD-40 Posts Lower Income

WD-40 Co. posted net income of $14 million for the quarter ending Nov. 30, a 25% drop from $18.5 million in the same per …

Shell Acquires Lubrication Systems Firm

Shell Acquires Lubrication Systems Firm

Shell, through its subsidiary Pennzoil-Quaker State, acquired the parent company of Allied Reliability Inc., an industri …

Kline Forecasts Growth for Bio-lubes

Kline Forecasts Growth for Bio-lubes

Bio-lubricant demand in 14 major markets will outpace overall lubricant demand for at least the next decade, with demand …

Oleon Acquires Blending Plant in Texas

Oleon Acquires Blending Plant in Texas

Oleochemical producer Oleon acquired a blending plant in Conroe, Texas, the company announced this week. Oleon’s ester …