Against a backdrop of economic hardship, increased awareness of car maintenance and a crackdown on fake oils, the country has seen growth in the sale ...

DIC Corp. began expanding its capacity to produce extreme pressure additives for metalworking fluids at its plant in Kashima, Japan. The company did n ...

Decades of dramatic changes in turbochargers and engine oils have overwhelmed the TEOST 33C bench test. Savants update will revive this important tool ...

The global lubricant industrys consumption of esters is faster than the overall industry. One market that can slake this almost unquenchable thirst is ...

Lubricant additive volume demand in the United States declined 0.3 percent between 2016 and 2017 to 2.1 billion pounds, according to the American Chem ...

The threat of wear imperils engines that rely on low-viscosity lubricants. Molybdenum based friction modifiers could help to save the day.

Beginning in June, Singapore will prohibit the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in metalworking fluids and other products, according to the co ...

Lanxess reports on the development of an ashless organic friction modifier that improves fuel economy over a range of lubricant viscosities.

Lanxess highlights the development of an ashless organic friction modifier that improves fuel economy over a range of lubricant viscosities.

Neutralizers and twist compression tests are putting an unexpected spin on fluid development.

Chevron Oronite completed an expansion of its additives plant in Singapore that doubles its global carboxylate-based detergents capacity, the company ...

For almost a century, the cone penetrometer has taken the measure of grease stiffness. Its easy, cheap, fast--and wildly overrated, critics say.

Verdezyne Inc. began constructing a commercial-scale, palm-based dodecanedioic acid manufacturing facility in Iskandar, Malaysia, following a two-year ...

With so many tests and chemical details for defoamers floating around, how can formulators see through the suds and select the ideal blend?

CHICAGO- Political, environmental and regulatory issues are working together to shape the industrial lubricants landscape near- to mid-term, according ...

Ingevity Corp. will acquire Georgia-Pacifics pine chemicals business – including tall oil fatty acids used in metalworking fluids and corrosion ...

Innov Oil completed an expansion at its Singapore lube additives plant - a project aimed at helping it meet growing demand for its olefin copolymer vi ...

Water ingress is the enemy of greased components. Pinpointing the proper formulation can minimize the damage.

Orgkhim and Ilim set up a 50-50 joint venture to produce chemical products, including tall oil fatty acids and their derivatives, at a plant in northe ...

The global amines market will grow at a compound annual rate of more than 5 percent from 2017 to 2021, with China and India expected to be the biggest ...