Long prized by grease formulators as extreme-pressure agents, molybdenum is increasingly tapped for its friction-easing properties.

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.

Less than a year remains to complete the new passenger car engine oil category - but there are still thorny patches in the path to final approval.

Antifriction coatings help reduce interior car noise and provide a soft, silky feel to controls. And they last for the life of the car under the harsh ...

With so much focus on fuel economy, lubricant formulators are seeking new types of friction modifiers. One academic says dont abandon the old.

Liqui Moly traces its success to a silvery powder called molybdenum disulfide and has built itself from a regional supplier of additives into a global ...

Moly Mines Ltd. has awarded a $1.1 billion Australian (U.S. $997.9 million), seven year mining and earthmoving contract for the Spinifex Ridge Molybde ...

Climax Molybdenums mine high in the Colorado Rockies is slated to resume operations, driven by growing demand in China for use in steel, but also bene ...

Xstrata Coppers North Chile Division on Monday announced commencement of feasibility studies on an expansion that would more than double molybdenum pr ...

MetalCorp Ltd. last week announced the start of drilling at its Playter molybdenum-silver project on the western end of its Big Lake property in north ...

Two Canadian companies — Quinto Technology Inc. and Gowest Amalgamated Resources Ltd. — hope to find new sources of graphite and molybdeni ...

Idaho General Mines Inc. announced Monday that it has filed a plan of operations with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, a key step in realizing its ...