German auto giant Volkswagen is holding course on investing multi-billions into its electrification future.

Japan’s Sanyo Chemical Industries delayed until early next year the start of operations at its new viscosity index improver plant in South Korea bec ...

Afton Chemical reported higher operating profit and a decrease in sales for its third quarter, and Valvoline’s operating income and sales from its t ...

A lubricant additive factory that ExxonMobil operates on behalf of Infineum is wrapping up an expansion of a facility that makes detergent components.

In effect since the start of the year, the International Marine Organization’s 2020 international convention was implemented to reduce air pollution ...

Emissions regulations threatened to steal engine oil formulators’ main weapon against wear. How has its use persisted?

There are a number of potential avenues of development and challenges for electric vehicle lubricant formulators, but whatever path they take, compreh ...

Chemicals distributor Brenntag said last week that it will change its operating model by forming two units – one to supply specialty chemicals and t ...

CDR will distribute Champion Lubricants’ passenger car products in the Italian market under a recently announced agreement.

Hong Kong’s securities regulator filed a complaint Wednesday accusing Tianhe Chemicals Group and its executive director of greatly overstating the c ...

Lubricant additive demand in the United States declined 9.5% through the first seven months of the year, according to data released recently by the Am ...

A financially struggling molybdenum mineral exploration and development company took steps last week to sell a mine in Nevada as part of an effort to ...

Lubrizol Corp. yesterday announced formation of a new business unit, Lubrizol Corporate Ventures, charged with growing the company in adjacent markets ...

The American Chemistry Council last week extended to Dec. 31 its emergency protocol meant to give companies flexibility to cope with scarcity of autom ...

Russian specialty chemical producer Vyazemsky Plant for Synthetic Products expanded its capacity to manufacture fatty acid esters, a feedstock for a v ...

Afton Chemical recorded lower operating profit and sales for its second quarter, and Valvoline reported decreases in operating income and sales for it ...

Steve Swedberg posits that aftermarket additives, often called “snake oil” or “mouse milk,” may have some usefulness in particular cases.

Chinese additives maker Kangtai Lubricant Additives Co. started construction in June on a 50,000 metric tons per year additive manufacturing plant in ...

There's no regulatory requirement for MWFs that meet Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant standards, but formulating greener fluids falls in line with ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group’s listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was cancelled Thursday after a review panel late last month upheld a previous decis ...