The threat of wear imperils engines that rely on low-viscosity lubricants. Molybdenum based friction modifiers could help to save the day.

KH Neochem Co. will build a 7.5 billion (U.S. $67 million) facility in western Japan to manufacture additives for refrigeration lubricants.

German lubricant marketer Liqui Moly announced last week that it had been acquired by Adolf Wuerth GmbH & Co. in a deal intended to ensure stability f ...

BASF and Sinopec plan to double capacity of neopentyl glycol, a component of polyester resins for synthetic lubricants, at their joint venture facilit ...

Specialty chemicals and minerals company ICL entered into an agreement to sell its fire safety and oil additives business units to private investment ...

Beginning in June, Singapore will prohibit the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in metalworking fluids and other products, according to the co ...

Japans Mitsui Chemicals Inc. plans to expand capacity for its Lucant-branded polymer lubricant additives, the company told Lube Report Asia recently.

Lanxess reports on the development of an ashless organic friction modifier that improves fuel economy over a range of lubricant viscosities.

Lanxess highlights the development of an ashless organic friction modifier that improves fuel economy over a range of lubricant viscosities.

Detecting particles in oil is crucial to prevent contamination and equipment failures. Additives, however, can muddle the results.

Neutralizers and twist compression tests are putting an unexpected spin on fluid development.

Chevron Oronite completed an expansion of its additives plant in Singapore that doubles its global carboxylate-based detergents capacity, the company ...

Profits were up for S-Oil and for Milacrons Fluid Technologies segment, while Afton Chemical reported lower operating profit, BPs lubricants business ...

After two consecutive years of decline, lubricant demand in the Asia-Pacific region should rebound to grow at a compound average annual rate of 0.9 pe ...

For almost a century, the cone penetrometer has taken the measure of grease stiffness. Its easy, cheap, fast--and wildly overrated, critics say.

CNPC has begun supplying a variety of lubricants-related products, including lube additives, in a bid to gain new clients and fight for market share.

Verdezyne Inc. began constructing a commercial-scale, palm-based dodecanedioic acid manufacturing facility in Iskandar, Malaysia, following a two-year ...

In an industry dominated by acronyms and strings of letters, the major focus is naturally on those that influence the customer or regulations. Its eas ...

With so many tests and chemical details for defoamers floating around, how can formulators see through the suds and select the ideal blend?

CHICAGO- Political, environmental and regulatory issues are working together to shape the industrial lubricants landscape near- to mid-term, according ...