Lithium prices have fallen in recent months, offering respite to lubricating grease producers who had been squeezed by a run-up triggered by the popul ...

Environmental impact testing following a Sept. 26 fire at Lubrizol Corp.s plant in Rouen, France, has found no abnormal levels of contaminants in the ...

Viscosity modifier producer Innov Oil completed the relocation of its Singapore operations to a larger factory that provides increased production capa ...

Global lubricant additive demand volume will grow 0.5 percent per year from 4.6 million tons in 2018 to more than 4.8 million tons by 2023, consultanc ...

Global lubricant additive demand volume will grow 0.5 percent per year from 4.6 million tons in 2018 to more than 4.8 million tons by 2023, consultanc ...

The Environmental Protection Agency issued significant new use rules on Sept. 18 under the Toxic Substances Control Act that approve pre-manufacture n ...

Tianhe Chemicals recently reported a 57 percent decline in gross profits from its lubricant additives segment for the first half of 2019, citing chall ...

Evonik has expanded its capacity to produce C13 alcohol isotridecanol at its Marl, Germany, chemical complex. The chemical is used to make surfactants ...

Different grease compatibility charts often present conflicting information, putting end users and their equipment at risk.

Studying a new type of viscosity modifier led to a valuable discovery about fluid flow in hydraulic systems.

Sasol announced last week that its new 1.5 million tons per year ethane cracker in Lake Charles, Louisiana, reached a milestone in its start-up, produ ...

Nouryon announced Aug. 27 that it will double capacity at its surfactants plant in Stenungsund, Sweden, through a 12-million expansion and upgrade sch ...

Fluid makers can no longer use existing automatic transmission fluid formulations in hybrids. But new products are being developed.

MFG Chemical recently announced manufacturing upgrades at its facilities in Dalton, Georgia, that make surfactants, esters and derivative amines, and ...

Indorama Ventures acquired Huntsman Corp.s chemical intermediates and surfactants businesses for $2 billion, the companies announced last week. A numb ...

Afton Chemicals petroleum additives segment posted higher operating profit, while Quaker Chemical and HollyFrontiers lubricants segment recorded weake ...

The National Lubricating Grease Institute yesterday announced a collaboration with the Center for Quality Assurance to define future grease specificat ...

Japan's Adeka Corp. will complete an expansion of its lubricant additive plant this month, and seeks to expand sale of its engine oil additives to the ...

Croda International Plc announced last week the acquisition of Rewitec GmbH, stating it aims to help the German additive supplier to expand. The compa ...

Smaller additive companies are nimbly filling in markets the big four have left behind, with some even offering their own packages.