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China to Ban Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins

December 8, 2023

China’s government will prohibit the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins beginning Jan. 1, aligning with numerous ...

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Rising Costs, Potential Regs Loom Over Lithium

December 5, 2023

Lithium greases are under pressure from a run-up in lithium prices and from calls for the European Union to classify the ...

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BASF-YPC Makes Ethanolamines in China

November 24, 2023

Sinopec and BASF recently inaugurated the downstream expansion of their petrochemicals joint venture in Nanjing, China ...

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

November 17, 2023

Profits and sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 surged for Japanese metalworking fluids and industrial fluids manufactu ...

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ExxonMobil to Enter Lithium Business

November 15, 2023

ExxonMobil announced Monday that it will enter the lithium business by drilling a well for the mineral in Arkansas. The ...

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Ingevity to Close Crude Tall Oil Fatty Acid Plant

November 8, 2023

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces cr ...

Profits Rise for Afton, WD-40

Profits Rise for Afton, WD-40

October 25, 2023

Afton Chemical reported a 68% jump in operating profit despite a 4% decline in sales for the quarter ending Sept. 30, as ...

Special Report: Additives

Special Report: Additives

October 20, 2023

he Special Report on Additives examines where Russia is sourcing its additives after the major additive suppliers withdr ...

Podcast 14: PCMO Still Has a Way to Go

Podcast 14: PCMO Still Has a Way to Go

October 19, 2023

Afton's Adam Banks is confident there's a lot more business to be done in the automotive lube space

Special Report: Additives

Special Report: Additives

October 18, 2023

The Special Report on Additives examines where Russia is sourcing its additives after the major additive suppliers withd ...

Special Report: Additives

Special Report: Additives

October 17, 2023

The Special Report on Additives examines where Russia is sourcing its additives after the major additive suppliers withd ...

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

October 13, 2023

The October issue features a special report on additives. Find out from where Russia is sourcing its additives after the ...

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

October 11, 2023

The October issue features a special report on additives. Find out from where Russia is sourcing its additives after the ...

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases October Issue Available

October 10, 2023

The October issue features a special report on additives. Find out from where Russia is sourcing its additives after the ...

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Lukoil Plans Additives, Lubricants Plants

October 3, 2023

Lukoil’s lubricant arm intends to build two production facilities at its refining complex in Volgograd, Russia – one ...

An Overview of Additives

An Overview of Additives

October 2, 2023

Which factors have influenced the supply-demand dynamics for lubricant additives during the past few years?

Russia Leans on Asian Additives

Russia Leans on Asian Additives

October 2, 2023

The major additive companies pulled out of Russia last year. Which countries are now helping Russia to meet demand for a ...

Oppenheimer: The Lubricants Connection

Oppenheimer: The Lubricants Connection

October 2, 2023

How did a pivotal moment in the life of the director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory have positive co ...