The trade war between the United States and China was one of the major events of 2018 - a year that otherwise was relatively quiet for the lubricants ...

Malaysias Micratto Technologies Sdn. - founded by researchers at Sunway University - will produce graphene-based lubricants for automotive application ...

Tianhe Chemicals reported last month that it has launched lubricant additive packages for passenger car engine oils meeting the API SN and SL sequence ...

Tom Glenn weighs in on additive suppliers cost of doing business.

Derived from animal remains, gelatin has been used for centuries in a variety of applications. Now it has found its way into lubricants.

Demand for lubricant antioxidants in the United States is expected to grow 1.5 percent per year to 194.9 million pounds by 2022, according to a study ...

The push for reduced emissions and increased fuel efficiency makes formulating lubes challenging. Pour point depressants play an increasingly importan ...

Steve Swedberg responds to readers questions on automotive topics.

An aftermarket product claiming to improve gear efficiency might sound like snake oil, but it could be just what the doctor ordered for power-hungry m ...

Tightening phosphorus limits are putting the squeeze on the tried and true antiwear additive. Could ionic liquids help fill the gap?

David Wedlock shines a light on an oft-forgotten piece of the additive puzzle: base oil.

Afton Chemical Corp. said Wednesday that it has completed an expansion of its lubricant additive plant in Singapore and that it expects to start produ ...

Industry organizations complained this week that a rule proposed recently by the Environmental Protection Agency could inappropriately subject some ch ...

Some small-volume chemicals-like lube additives-may have slipped through the cracks of REACH registration in the EU, creating potential supply chain d ...

The two-finger test for lube tackiness is finally being bumped by a standardized method, while a novel additive has emerged to help preserve tackifier ...

Simon Johns paints a picture of lubricants color.

Xinxiang Richful Lube Additive Co., a Chinese additives supplier, plans to focus more on emerging markets because of the U.S. governments recent decis ...

Japans Mitsui Chemicals plans to build a second plant in Japan for the production of its ethylene alpha olefin viscosity modifiers, according to a pre ...

An industry association said this month that U.S. tariffs on China were constraining availability of DCHA, a corrosion inhibitor used in metalworking ...

Trying to mix oil and water into a stable emulsion can leave metalworking operators feeling frustrated. Success depends on using the right technique.