Oxea has announced three price increase notices in five days, covering n-octylamine, carboxylic acids, specialty esters and oxo intermediates. The lat ...

Almost a third of procurement professionals expect prices for specialized chemicals and chemical additives to increase by more than 10% during the thi ...

A U.S. Senate amendment to the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would give the U.S. president authority to impose tariffs of ...

Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. earned a healthy profit in the first six months of 2026 thanks to increased demand from Chinese lubricant manufacturers ...

The lubricant industry is evolving rapidly, driven by increasing performance requirements, stricter regulations, and growing expectations for sustaina ...

A new 50% U.S. tariff on selected imported Canadian goods has taken effect, adding costs for lubricant manufacturers, according to the Independent Lub ...

German specialty additives company BYK opened a new plant in Shanghai with annual production capacity of 500 metric tons, adding flexible local manufa ...

China-based Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. was in the midst of a large global expansion. Then the European Union sanctioned the company for allegedly ...

Turning the ever-growing mountain of discarded clothing into thickeners.

Registrations under the landmark chemicals regulation began in 2007, but implementation has several steps, and some grease thickeners are still in pro ...

Costs for the key grease ingredient have eased for now, but a Nynas official predicts grease suppliers will continue encountering reasons to consider ...

Extreme pressure (EP) additives are critical components in modern metalworking fluids, designed to protect tools and workpieces under the most demandi ...

A vendor offers examples of how to use artificial intelligence to sort formulating priorities during supply chain disruptions.

Xinxiang Richful Lube Additive Co., Ltd. reported a sharp drop in first-quarter profit despite modest revenue growth, as rising costs and foreign exch ...

German chemicals company Lanxess AG inaugurated a new lubricant additives blending unit at its site in Jhagadia, Gujarat. The company said the plant w ...

German specialty chemicals producer Lanxess has announced a sharp increase in prices for diphenylamine (DPA) and alkylated diphenylamine (ADPA) on non ...

Wood Mackenzie warns in a new report that the global lithium market could face a supply shortfall by the end of the decade, with implications extendin ...

Vertex Expands Group III Portfolio with VTX-R6 Vertex Energy Inc. has added VTX-R6, a 6 centiStoke API Group III rerefined base ...

Dow Inc. ended 2025 in the red, as sliding prices, lower operating rates and hefty restructuring charges neutralized cost-cutting efforts, according t ...