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Verdant Acquires Surfactants Maker

Verdant Acquires Surfactants Maker

Chemicals producer Verdant Specialty Solutions acquired fellow producer Baze Chemical this week, further expanding its s …

Testing Wind Turbine Lubes in Canada

Testing Wind Turbine Lubes in Canada

ExxonMobil is collaborating with a Canadian wind energy research organization to test new lubricants for wind turbine ap …

Michigan Halts Sale of Orion Products

Michigan Halts Sale of Orion Products

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development issued a stop-use and stop-removal order on REV 360 brand p …

New Search Starting for Isla Operator

New Search Starting for Isla Operator

The search for a new operator for the Isla Refinery in Willemstad, Curacao, may be on once again as the government’s p …

Not Your Father’s Base Oil

Not Your Father’s Base Oil

The ever-growing emphasis on sustainability is pushing the lubricants industry to develop products that help achieve ca …

BR Distribuidora Changes Name

BR Distribuidora Changes Name

BR Distribuidora S.A., the largest lubricants distributor in Brazil, is rebranding to become Vibra Energia, the company …

Curacao Talks Stall Once Again

Curacao Talks Stall Once Again

Stalled negotiations are once again threatening Refineria di Korsou’s years-long search to find a new operator for the …

Calumet Reports Steep Earnings Loss

Calumet Reports Steep Earnings Loss

For the quarter ending June 30, Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. saw a steep net loss but with increased sales, …

Pilot To Make More Sulfonates

Pilot To Make More Sulfonates

Pilot Chemical Co. will expand production of sulfonates, including a range of products that can be used in lubricants as …

The Search for Package Recycling Solutions

The Search for Package Recycling Solutions

What becomes of that empty bottle of motor oil after it has been emptied? In the United States, chances are it will fin …

Upcycling Plastics Waste into Lubes

Upcycling Plastics Waste into Lubes

A team of researchers from a number of companies and institutions seeks to turn plastic waste into lubricants, including …

U.S. Firm Takes Biggest Nynas Stake

U.S. Firm Takes Biggest Nynas Stake

A United States investment firm is the largest shareholder of Stockholm-based Nynas AB after acquiring a 49.9% stake in …

Verdant Acquires Two Companies

Verdant Acquires Two Companies

Chemicals producer Verdant Specialty Solutions acquired surfactants manufacturer DeForest Enterprises last week, the com …

WD-40 Income, Net Sales Recover

WD-40 Income, Net Sales Recover

WD-40 reported net income of $21 million for the quarter ending May 31, a 45% increase from a year earlier, while net sa …

Idemitsu Adds Indiana Warehouse

Idemitsu Adds Indiana Warehouse

Idemitsu Kosan’s U.S. subsidiary will establish a new lubricant distribution hub in Jeffersonville, Indiana, the compa …

How Low Can You Go?

How Low Can You Go?

Base Oil Report: Trends

As governments worldwide pass stricter standards to combat carbon dioxide emissions, lubrica …

Total Loss Expected From Chemtool Fire

Total Loss Expected From Chemtool Fire

A devastating fire that started Monday continued to burn Tuesday at Lubrizol’s Chemtool grease manufacturing plant in …

Fuchs Acquires Swedish Lube Supplier

Fuchs Acquires Swedish Lube Supplier

Independent lubricant blender Fuchs Petrolub, based in Mannheim, Germany, acquired Swedish company Gleitmo Technik AB’ …