The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stated it could eliminate mid- and long-chain chlorinated paraffins in U.S. commerce as early as May 2016 usi ...

Many lubricants depend on antioxidants to protect the base oil against severe oxidation and degradation. A method called voltammetry provides a way to ...

Although global lubricants demand is consistently flat, ester-based lubricants will grow at an average rate of 6 percent for the next several years, a ...

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange suspended trading of Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd. shares Thursday. Tianhe said it requested the suspension because a delay ...

BASF announced plans March 4 to significantly expand its production capacity for 20 specialty amines at its chemical complex in Ludwigshafen, Germany. ...

Chevron Oronite announced last week that it will build an additive manufacturing plant in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, by 2019.

Tianhe Chemicals recently opened a 6,000 square meter additives research and development facility in Jinzhou, China.

BASF and Petronas Chemicals Group will build a 2-ethylhexanoic acid factory at the site of their joint venture in Kuantan, Malaysia, the companies ann ...

Huntsman Corp. will double capacity at its polyetheramines plant in Jurong Island, Singapore, to 50,000 tons per year by mid-2016.

Chevron Oronite announced yesterday that it will install carboxylate capacity at its lubricant additive plant in Singapore.

Formulators use a wide range of chemicals to perform the long list of jobs assigned to lubricant additives. Todays engine oils offer extensive example ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Significant New Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act for alkanes C12-13, chloro, a short-chai ...

Lubrizol Corp. said it is wrapping up $65 million in investments aimed at expanding and improving efficiency at its lubricant additive blending plant ...

Lubricant additive marketer Lubrizol Corp. has entered into an exclusive agreement to carry Mitsui Chemicals Lucant polymer products, materials used i ...

A draft list of substances that will require registration under South Koreas looming new chemical safety regulation includes a number of chemicals use ...

Chemtura announced it will undertake expansions of its antioxidant capacity at chemical plants in Canada, Italy and Taiwan. Officials said the company ...

Lubrizol invested $20 million in its additive blending operations in Le Havre, France, saying it will help the company cope with increased complexity ...

Chemtura Corp. said it will expand capacity for antioxidant capacity in Taiwan and elsewhere to help meet demand triggered by the push for greater fue ...

Many consider viscosity the most important property of a lubricant. If so, how do formulators control it? The answer: often through the use of viscosi ...

The Russian additives market amounted to around 56,000 tons in 2013 and was ruled by imported products. The countrys lubricant suppliers use these pro ...