SI Group has entered a long-term agreement to have some of its chemical products manufactured by Dingjide Petrochemical Co. – a move allowing the Am ...

Perstorp inaugurated a pentaerythritol production plant in western India on Feb. 20, saying it will meet growing regional demand for the chemical, whi ...

Today’s engine oils must meet increasingly stringent performance standards. Fortunately, a new additive may help to enable higher performing engine ...

Additives manufacturer SI Group is expanding production capacity at its Rasal, India, factory for antioxidants used in lubricants and greases, and wil ...

Lanxess said this week that it will expand its output of aminic antioxidants for lubricants at a chemical factory in Taiwan. The German chemical compa ...

Rianlon Corp., a Tianjin, China-based chemical company, will buy over 90% of the shares in Kangtai Lubricant Additives Co., a major Chinese lubricant ...

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

Feiya Chemical Co. has opened a factory in Chinas Jiangsu province to produce lubricant antioxidants on behalf of BASF. The plant was built under a te ...

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 ...

South Korean specialty chemicals manufacturer Songwon Industrial Co. is expanding its product range of phenolic antioxidants for the Asian fuel and lu ...

As part of a three-way deal that also involved Singapore chemicals supplier DyStar, Jiangsu Sinorgchem Technology Co. agreed to acquire two Emerald Pe ...

Many lubricants depend on antioxidants to protect the base oil against severe oxidation and degradation. A method called voltammetry provides a way to ...

Formulators use a wide range of chemicals to perform the long list of jobs assigned to lubricant additives. Todays engine oils offer extensive example ...

Chemtura announced it will undertake expansions of its antioxidant capacity at chemical plants in Canada, Italy and Taiwan. Officials said the company ...

Gasoline direct-injection engines, many with turbochargers, will be in over half of new cars by 2020. Are formulators facing a physical cliff of oxida ...

A new study sees antioxidants, friction modifiers and PPD racing ahead in this $10 billion market, as antiwear agents and detergents lag the field.

While some lubricants need only a single component, such as a rust inhibitor, engine oils demand a complex mix of chemistries. The key additives expla ...

Global economic woes have deflated the near-term outlook for lube additives, but there are some brighter openings among the clouds.

Following its latest reorganization, the petroleum additives and chemical company isemerging as a lubricants powerhouse.