Additives

EPA Gives Ground on CP Deadline

September 30, 2015

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday a postponement of about a year to the beginning of a ban on production and import of mid- ...

Tianhe Auditor Resigns

September 22, 2015

Tianhe Chemicals reported Thursday that the auditor of its 2014 financial results resigned after failing to reach a resolution with directors over que ...

Pertamina has expanded its production of viscosity modifiers to a second location - this one at its plant in East Java, Indonesia.

Know Thy Customer

September 22, 2015

Whether jumping into an existing market or an emerging one, successful marketers need to understand their target customers needs.

Industrial gear oils must meet the requirements of lingering legacy specifications as well as a number of new standards that are evolving rapidly and ...

Dutch additive supplier BRB International is partnering with a Singapore engineering firm to build a viscosity index improver factory that will open n ...

Lubrizol Corp. agreed to license polyisobutylene manufacturing technology from South Koreas Daelim Industrial and will use it to expand its PIB plant ...

Afton Chemical Corp. announced last week that it will expand its new lubricant additives plant in Singapore, increasing its investment there to about ...

Daelim Industrial agreed to license technology for the manufacturing of polyisobutylene to Lubrizol Corp., which plans to expand its main PIB and disp ...

Tianhe Chemicals disclosed Friday that its auditor has advised that it may not vouch for the validity of the companys 2014 financial results.

Statistical tools such as test modeling are invaluable in quickly and efficiently understanding the effects of additives on grease performance. These ...

Long-term investments in biobased products are starting to bear fruit. Are they finally poised to break out of the "green" niche and enter the mainstr ...

The American Chemistry Council launched a U.S. specialty chemical market volume index designed to provide a timely source of market trends for 28 mark ...

These lubricants are expected to save fuel, protect hardware and make everyone's life simpler -- but components and specifications are becoming more c ...

Solvay recently began producing specialty surfactants at its new alkoxylation plant in Singapore, which it said is the largest of its kind in Asia.

Specialty chemicals supplier Soltex announced yesterday the purchase of Petroleum Chemicals, an acquisition made to help Soltex expand into the lubric ...

Evonik Industries AG announced last week the completion of an expansion that nearly doubled capacity at its oil additives factory in Singapore. The Ju ...

Lubrizol Corp. will increase capacity for chemicals – including some used in specialty additive systems for lubricating oils – to support ...

Lubricant additives supplier Afton Chemical and the base oil business of South Korean refiner S-Oil each posted increased profits and decreased sales ...

If the federal agency prevails, some of the most effective extreme-pressure agents in metalworking will vanish from the U.S. market by next May.