Additives

Lubrizol and its Chemtool subsidiary face lawsuits from residents alleging major impacts on their properties from the devastating fire that started on ...

Lubricating grease production in Europe fell 7% in 2020, according to the latest survey by the United States-based National Lubricating Grease Institu ...

A fire occurred June 17 at Infineum’s lubricant additives manufacturing plant in Cologne, Germany. No one was injured, but the company said today th ...

Lithium greases made a small comeback in 2020 in Asia’s two largest grease markets, according to the latest survey by the United States-based Nation ...

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Vertellus acquired IM Chemicals, another specialty chemicals producer involved in the lubricants industry, the compan ...

Spotlight on Grease

June 1, 2021

Figures from the National Lubricating Grease Institute’s 2019 Annual Production Survey showed that although lithium remains the dominant thickener f ...

The markets for lubricants and additives in North America and Europe have shown minimal growth in the past decade. The level of vehicle ownership has ...

Lockhart Chemical Co. announced last week that it acquired chlorinated paraffin manufacturing rights and related assets in a transaction with North Ca ...

The Art of Glass

May 3, 2021

A tribological coating allows for increased production of vaccine vials.   For the past year, pharmacologists around the world have raced to d ...

Rounding out a year since COVID-19 struck its home market, Afton Chemical continued to run behind pre-pandemic performance, posting a double-digit yea ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is asking for additional public input on final rules for five chemicals deemed persistent, bioaccumu ...

China’s Jiangsu Lopal Tech. Co. and Richful Lube Additive Co. recorded increases in net profit and revenue last year as both seemed to benefit from ...

Derivatives marketplace CME Group last week announced it would begin trading futures contracts for lithium hydroxide on May 3, pending regulatory revi ...

Chemical company BRB International announced last week the groundbreaking for a lubricant additive factory that it will operate Echt, Netherlands – ...

Sludge and varnish in turbines, such as those used for power generation, have been observed more frequently in recent years due to increased use of AP ...

Fuchs Petrolub SE opened a polyurea lubricating grease factory at its Kaiserslautern, Germany, site, the company announced last week. The new facility ...

The European Chemicals Agency started public consultation March 9 on eight proposed substances proposed for designation as being of very high concern, ...

Since the first steam trains of early 19th century England, locomotives have been an invaluable boon to trade and civilization. While the rise of air ...

Afton Chemical recorded higher operating profit in the fourth quarter, but weaker full-year results, while Valvoline posted increases in sales and ope ...

An appeals court last week upheld a decision by the United States Patent Trial and Appeals Board granting a petition by Chevron Oronite to invalidate ...