Additive Components

From Other Editions of Lube Report

From Other Editions of Lube Report

November 1, 2023

Profits Rise for Afton, WD-40

Profits Rise for Afton, WD-40

October 25, 2023

Afton Chemical reported a 68% jump in operating profit despite a 4% decline in sales for the quarter ending Sept. 30, as ...

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

October 11, 2023

The October issue features a special report on additives. Find out from where Russia is sourcing its additives after the ...

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

October 10, 2023

The October issue features a special report on additives. Find out from where Russia is sourcing its additives after the ...

An Overview of Additives

An Overview of Additives

October 2, 2023

Which factors have influenced the supply-demand dynamics for lubricant additives during the past few years?

Oppenheimer: The Lubricants Connection

Oppenheimer: The Lubricants Connection

October 2, 2023

How did a pivotal moment in the life of the director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory have positive co ...

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Softer Chlorinated Paraffin Ban Advised for EU

September 19, 2023

A subcommittee of the European Chemicals Agency recommended recently that medium-chain chlorinated paraffins be phased o ...

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SBZ Begins Manufacturing in U.S.

August 16, 2023

British lubricant additives maker SBZ Corp. announced it has begun manufacturing its lubricant additive packages in the ...

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Belarus Additives Joint Venture Expands

July 18, 2023

Additech, a lubricant additive joint venture between the Russian and Belarus oil majors Lukoil and Naftan, expanded its ...

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China Industry Wants Domestic Viscosity Modifiers

July 14, 2023

In step with central government goals for a wide range of sectors, China’s lubricant industry is in a hurry to develop ...

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Another Lithium Project Planned in Canada

July 12, 2023

Avalon Advanced Materials and Metso Corp. reached a memorandum of understanding this week to develop a lithium hydroxide ...

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EU Takes Input on Chlorinated Paraffin Proposal

July 11, 2023

Aug. 14 is the deadline for comments on a European Chemicals Agency draft opinion on a proposal to restrict medium-chain ...

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Russian Motor Group Complains of Lube Shortage

July 4, 2023

A Russian motorist group complained to the central government last week that the country faces a growing shortage of aut ...

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Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

June 28, 2023

North America’s lubricating grease production jumped up 16% in 2022, signaling a further rebounding from the impacts o ...

European Grease Output Nearly Steady in 2022

European Grease Output Nearly Steady in 2022

June 27, 2023

European grease production declined slightly in 2022, dipping less than a third of one percent compared to the prior yea ...

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Survey: China, India Shift from Lithium Greases

June 23, 2023

Use of lithium soap grease thickeners dropped significantly in China and South Asia in 2022, according to the latest ver ...

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U.S. Focusing on Battery Materials Processing

June 21, 2023

The supply chain for electric vehicles is becoming more central to the United States’ automotive sector, making it cru ...

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Petronas to Acquire, Upgrade Maleic Plant

June 16, 2023

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd. is buying a maleic anhydride plant from its Malaysian joint venture with BASF and plans to ...