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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chinas state-owned Shanxi Luan Mining Group is preparing to open a plant in Shanxi province with capacity to make 350,000 metric tons per year of coal ...

Private investment firm SK Capital Partners agreed to acquire Schenectady, New York-based SI Group, a global developer and manufacturer of performance ...

Modern grease formulation is a balancing act of performance, service life and energy efficiency. Two companies give insight into the drivers of innova ...

Gone are the frigid mornings of yore when engine oils were as sluggish as shivering drivers. But can the latest low-viscosity oils flow in winter with ...

New oils and maintenance techniques may finally scrub the threat of varnish from the face industrial equipment.

Low-speed pre-ignition can knock down even the fittest of modern engines. Research says calcium based additives may be responsible for the roughhousin ...

Chinese additives manufacturer Jinzhou Kangtai published an updated prospectus in March, hoping to gain approval from Chinas securities regulatory com ...

Against a backdrop of economic hardship, increased awareness of car maintenance and a crackdown on fake oils, the country has seen growth in the sale ...

DIC Corp. began expanding its capacity to produce extreme pressure additives for metalworking fluids at its plant in Kashima, Japan. The company did n ...