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 ...

Shares of lubricant additives supplier Tianhe Chemicals Group resumed trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday after a month-long suspension t ...

George Gill updates the global outlook for deposit control additives.

A week after being subjected to fraud allegations by research firm Anonymous Analytics, lube additive producer Tianhe denied the claims and accused AA ...

Tungsten disulfide nanoparticles hold promise as extreme pressure and antiwear additives in grease.

VOLGOGRAD, Russia – Russian grease maker Intesmo pledged to reduce Russias reliance on imported grease and to also export its grease products du ...

Tianhe Chemicals has been suspended from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after Anonymous Analytics accused it last week of fraud.

A recent IPO infused the native Chinese additive company with $654 million, a key milepost on its path to becoming a billion dollar global contender.

The worlds fifth-largest additives supplier, Tianhe Chemicals, is building a facility that will output API Group II and III base oil.

Russian grease maker Intesmo, a joint venture between Lukoil and Russian Railways, is ready to launch its new grease plant early next month to supply ...

Automakers and lubricant formulators alike recognize that soot is a bad actor, promoting engine wear and untimely engine failure. Researchers hope a f ...

A Frost & Sullivan analysis projects global lubricant additives revenue to grow 38.2 percent from $11.8 billion in 2013 to $16.3 billion in 2020, ...

Lanxess new Rhein Chemie Additives business unit will launch effective Jan. 1, combining its Rhein Chemie and functional chemicals business units with ...

The grease market is grappling with two opposing trends. Demand is increasing because of industrial and vehicle growth in developing countries, but it ...

David Wedlock discusses the low temperature demands on base oils.

Chevron Oronite announced last week the completion of a major expansion at its lubricant additive plant in Singapore. The project increased the facili ...

KH NeoChem said last week that it had completed a 10 percent expansion of 2-ethyl hexanoic acid at its plant in Yokkaichi, Japan. The chemicals are ca ...

Infineum opened a research and development center in Shanghai, China, last week, as part of its growth plan for the Asia-Pacific region.

Afton Chemical began construction last week of a lubricant additive plant on Jurong Island, Singapore, The facility is scheduled to begin operating in ...