KH Neochems new refrigeration lubricant additive plant, expected to open early next year in Mie prefecture, western Japan, will increase the companys ...

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd of Malaysia agreed to acquire Netherlands-based lube oil additive manufacturer BRB International B.V.s holding company fo ...

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd of Malaysia agreed to acquire Netherlands-based lube oil additive manufacturer BRB International B.V.s holding company fo ...

Grease performance and production techniques continue to advance. Two companies present their latest grease innovations.

Additive companies play a key role in the drive for improved fuel economy and emissions targets, which are in turn determining additive development tr ...

Japans Mitsui Chemicals plans a February 2021 opening for a plant that will produce its Lucant-branded hydrocarbon-based synthetic fluids, which are u ...

Afton Chemical reported a higher operating profit and lower sales for the first quarter, compared to 2018s first quarter results.

Aceto sold its performance chemicals business, which supplies lubricant additives, to New York investment firm New Mountain Capitals affiliate NMC Atl ...

Saudi Aramco reached an agreement last week to buy a 70 percent stake in Sabic, one of the worlds largest chemical companies.

Hong Kongs Securities and Futures Commission fined UBS, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch this month for inadequate due diligence in the 2014 initial p ...

Indian grease manufacturers, like their counterparts in other countries, have for the past couple years bemoaned sharp increases in the costs of lithi ...

Electric vehicle battery makers domination of global lithium supplies leaves Indian grease makers vulnerable to shortages. One Hungarian grease manufa ...

Trevor Gauntlett celebrates the International Year of the Periodic Table.

Lanxess completed a 15 percent expansion to its global production capacity of corrosion inhibition additives, which are used in a number of products - ...

Ongoing research examines how tiny polymer beads can produce big performance benefits throughout a lubricants service life.

The search for an elusive additive that promises extreme pressure, antiwear and friction reduction in either water or oil may be over.

Afton Chemical posted higher operating profit for its fourth quarter and a decline in its full-year operating profit, and Valvoline reported a decreas ...

Polyisobutylene demand in Asia-Pacific currently lags behind North America and Europe, but is expected to take a big leap forward in the next decade, ...

BASF increased lubricant antioxidant capacity at its Puebla, Mexico, site to keep up with growing demand for additives that lengthen the life of lubri ...

Oxea released additional details yesterday about its previously discussed plan to increase production capacity of carboxylic acids, which are used for ...