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.

Metalworking processes are evolving, and the fluids used to lubricate them must keep pace. One company highlights how the versatility of sulfur carrie ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group is scheduled to appear before a Hong Kong Stock Exchange disciplinary board today to appeal its delisting after the company’s ...

Lubricant additive supplier IPAC said last week that it has won two arbitration decisions against a former distributor and a former employee for misap ...

Ingevity Corp. announced Feb. 20 that its board of directors and D. Michael Wilson agreed he would resign as president, CEO and a director, effective ...

Selecting additives for engine oils requires careful consideration, as the search for better fuel economy goes on. Viscosity modifiers play an essenti ...

The looming introduction of one of the most complex specifications to date is top of mind for formulators. Two companies share how they are preparing ...

Infineum has signed a letter of intent to add a second phase to its lubricant additive plant in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, China, expanding a fac ...

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Vertellus acquired Denham Springs, Louisiana-based Bercen Chemicals, a lubricant additives and alkyl succinic anhydri ...

Now that the marine industrys approach to IMO 2020 seems to be settling out, lubricant producers can ramp up efforts on oils that will keep engines in ...

Andrews Brooks from VLS shines a light on counterfeiting.

Lanxess acquired Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda., a leading Brazilian manufacturer of biocides, including some used in metalworking fluids and lubri ...

The Mexican government is preparing to publish new national engine oil standards that are modeled on those in the United States and which would replac ...

A new Chinese national standard for diesel engine oil is expected to go into effect next year, leaving Chinese lubricant blenders relying on additive ...