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 ...

A French Senate inquiry last week blasted local and regional governments’ response to the September 2019 blaze at a Lubrizol lubricant additive fact ...

U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Nynas Nynas AB announced last month that Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. sold a 35 percent stake in the company, resulting ...

The grease industry has been under pressure to develop formulations that keep pace with the increased performance and efficiency requirements of moder ...

Polymers can improve water resistance, thickener yield and tackiness in grease formulations, but their long molecular structure made formulators quest ...

Industrial robots have multiple joints, similar to human elbows and knees. Unlike humans, regular greasing is all they need to avoid wear and stay in ...

Altivia Oxide Chemicals LLC acquired KMCO and its associated chemical ethoxylation manufacturing assets in Crosby, Texas, last week out of Chapter 7 b ...

Once the traumas of lost production and lost customers due to Covid-19 are over, metalworking fluid formulators will have to resume their attempts to ...

All vehicles require a range of lubricants, greases, coolants and fluids, and EVs are no exception. Existing base stock technology may satisfy these n ...

Shipments of castor oil derivatives are flowing from India once again, easing availability of popular grease additives after supplies were constrained ...

Lube’n’Go Citgo Petroleum Corp. has developed the Mystik GoBox for the agricultural sector. The packaging system uses biodegradable boxes and o ...

Afton Chemical posted increases in both operating profit and sales for the quarter ending March 31, compared to a year earlier.

Air is an enemy of lubricants. One of a formulator’s major challenges is keeping out the entrained air caused by sliding, pumping and spinning of th ...

Emeka Umejei looks at African grease trends.

The American Chemistry Council on Monday invoked an emergency protocol meant to give companies flexibility to cope with unavailability of automotive l ...

Three lubricant industry associations in the United States petitioned India’s government last week to approve the export of castor oil derivatives s ...

Product development can be tedious and taxing, but a multifactor testing method helps manage the guesswork and get to the right formulation faster.