Richful Lube Additive Co. and Farabi Petrochemicals have inked an agreement to build the first full-fledged lubricant additive factory in Saudi Arabia ...

Gero Thalemann explains how a new, patented polymer dissolving process can improve lubricant quality while increasing production efficiency.

Lubricant additives production capacity in China is soaring. The Strategy Works explains why.

Lubrizol examines the pros and cons of various types of extreme pressure additives in metalworking fluid formulations.

The discussion about sustainability has so far largely focussed on products’ immediate environmental impact. But there is a more pertinent and usefu ...

Lubrizol is cutting staff in France and shifting some production overseas, blaming overcapacity in the market, the rise of electric vehicles, the afte ...

Pilot Chemical Co. said last week that it will significantly expand its capacity to produce anionic surfactants at its specialty chemical factory in M ...

Matias de Tezanos and Boris Zhmud explain how waste plastic can be converted into value-added products, including lubricants.

Ingevity is considering divesting from certain performance chemicals industrial specialties product lines at its site in North Charleston, South Carol ...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., part of the Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi, axed plans to open a 350,000-metric-tons-per-year methyl methacrylate pla ...

Growth in developing markets and supply chain disruptions have led to the emergence of a new generation of additives suppliers. Trevor Gauntlett expla ...

Europe’s two leading lubricant associations launched their product carbon footprint calculation tool this week, vital to reducing greenhouse gas emi ...

Germany-based OQ Chemicals announced it will increase prices for its range of carboxylic acids.

As first license for GF-7 nears, lubricant manufacturers must adjust their blending strategies to meet new performance requirements.

United Kingdom-based additive company Infineum will open an additive blending plant in India next year. The announcement last week points to the lubri ...

Aorun is a relative newcomer to the lubricant additives business and is one of several Chinese companies looking to supply high-volume commodities, su ...

Specialty chemicals company Ingevity saw the company’s value tumble after its CEO John Forston left the boardroom for the last time on Thursday, the ...

Infineum has split operations into two business units to develop products for new energy vehicles and enhance new business. The company hopes the spli ...

Chemical regulation may be reducing the flow of new molecules into the market, but it has prompted a variety of new approaches to product R&D and intr ...

Is copper a viable anti-wear solution, and what barriers might it face on its way to market?