Additives

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

Aerospace Lubricants is nearing completion on an expansion to add 10 million pounds of grease production capacity at its plant in Columbus, Ohio, to h ...

New techniques, technologies and trends suggest the metalworking fluids market is entering a period of change. One company shares how its preparing fo ...

A how-to guide for using bench tests to select the right grease for your heavy mining equipment.

Nano-additives continue to make strides in lubricants formulation, proving that size really does matter.

Almost the entire lubricant industry is moving toward lower viscosity fluids. But in some additive package components, mainly for crankcase lubricants ...

Developing new additive components for lubricant applications is a challenging, risky and expensive process. These barriers to development mean new co ...

From carousels to wheel bearings to electric vehicle motors, grease keeps the world rotating on its axis. This makes predictable performance under hig ...

Nicca Chemical plans to re-enter the lubricant market with the completion of its new fluorine plant in South Korea, increasing its production capacity ...

Axel Christiernsson AB announced on Monday a multi-million dollar expansion and improvement plan across its three grease plants in the United States, ...

Q3 Profit Up for Afton

October 30, 2019

Afton Chemical, NewMarket Corp.'s petroleum additives segment, reported an operating profit of $94.8 million for the quarter ending Sept. 30, up 24 pe ...

A month after a blaze roared through two Lubrizol warehouses in Rouen, France, the company is still working to reopen its manufacturing facility there ...

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 Reports Rough Waters

September 20, 2019

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 ...