Additives

Derived from animal remains, gelatin has been used for centuries in a variety of applications. Now it has found its way into lubricants.

Antioxidants Enjoy U.S. Growth

November 28, 2018

Demand for lubricant antioxidants in the United States is expected to grow 1.5 percent per year to 194.9 million pounds by 2022, according to a study ...

The push for reduced emissions and increased fuel efficiency makes formulating lubes challenging. Pour point depressants play an increasingly importan ...

Automotive

November 12, 2018

Steve Swedberg responds to readers questions on automotive topics.

R.I.P. Gear Inefficiency

October 23, 2018

An aftermarket product claiming to improve gear efficiency might sound like snake oil, but it could be just what the doctor ordered for power-hungry m ...

Finding Alternatives to ZDDP

October 23, 2018

Tightening phosphorus limits are putting the squeeze on the tried and true antiwear additive. Could ionic liquids help fill the gap?

Base Oil Report

October 22, 2018

David Wedlock shines a light on an oft-forgotten piece of the additive puzzle: base oil.

Afton Chemical Corp. said Wednesday that it has completed an expansion of its lubricant additive plant in Singapore and that it expects to start produ ...

Industry organizations complained this week that a rule proposed recently by the Environmental Protection Agency could inappropriately subject some ch ...

REACHing for Lube Additives

September 19, 2018

Some small-volume chemicals-like lube additives-may have slipped through the cracks of REACH registration in the EU, creating potential supply chain d ...

On the Right Tack

September 19, 2018

The two-finger test for lube tackiness is finally being bumped by a standardized method, while a novel additive has emerged to help preserve tackifier ...

Last Word

September 19, 2018

Simon Johns paints a picture of lubricants color.

Xinxiang Richful Lube Additive Co., a Chinese additives supplier, plans to focus more on emerging markets because of the U.S. governments recent decis ...

Japans Mitsui Chemicals plans to build a second plant in Japan for the production of its ethylene alpha olefin viscosity modifiers, according to a pre ...

DCHA and the Trade War

August 29, 2018

An industry association said this month that U.S. tariffs on China were constraining availability of DCHA, a corrosion inhibitor used in metalworking ...

Trying to mix oil and water into a stable emulsion can leave metalworking operators feeling frustrated. Success depends on using the right technique.

Lubricant additives supplier SBZ Corp. opened a manufacturing facility and laboratory in Wickford, United Kingdom, to accommodate growing demand from ...

Lanxess Corp. said sales revenue from its Additives business are rising since its acquisition of Chemtura in the spring of 2017, the company said in a ...

Serbian lube marketer Fam recently opened a corrosion inhibitor and degreaser production unit. The government is now seeking a foreign investor follow ...

Oxea will increase its European production capacity for neopentyl glycol - a polyalcohol that can be used as a building block in lubricants - by early ...