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Now that the marine industrys approach to IMO 2020 seems to be settling out, lubricant producers can ramp up efforts on ...
Almost the entire lubricant industry is moving toward lower viscosity fluids. But in some additive package components, m ...
Polyisobutenes have kept a steady beat in the market. Recently producers have been cranking up the volume to meet increa ...
Additive companies play a key role in the drive for improved fuel economy and emissions targets, which are in turn deter ...
Afton Chemical Corp. said Wednesday that it has completed an expansion of its lubricant additive plant in Singapore and ...
New oils and maintenance techniques may finally scrub the threat of varnish from the face industrial equipment.
Protecting engine parts with surface-active additives is critical to improving fuel economy, and may be a revolution in ...
Demand for higher performance products means higher demand for additives, but not all components will benefit equally.
Afton Chemical Corp. announced last week that it will expand its new lubricant additives plant in Singapore, increasing ...
A recent IPO infused the native Chinese additive company with $654 million, a key milepost on its path to becoming a bil ...
A new study sees antioxidants, friction modifiers and PPD racing ahead in this $10 billion market, as antiwear agents an ...
While some lubricants need only a single component, such as a rust inhibitor, engine oils demand a complex mix of chemis ...
Global economic woes have deflated the near-term outlook for lube additives, but there are some brighter openings among ...
Global consumption of lubricant additives is climbing 2.2 percent a year -- which is faster than the lubes they go into, ...
Steve Swedbergs Automotive column examines the diverging technical demands of gasoline and diesel engine oils.
Global lubricant additive consumption will grow 2.2 percent per year from 4 million metric tons in 2012 to 4.5 million t ...