Additives

In a move to diversify, NewMarket Corp., the parent company of lubricant additive supplier Afton Chemical, agreed to buy American Pacific Corp., a pro ...

Lanxess completed an expansion at its Mannheim, Germany, factory of production capacity for sustainable light-color sulfur carriers – used as extrem ...

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

Lithium greases are under pressure from a run-up in lithium prices and from calls for the European Union to classify the mineral as hazardous, an indu ...

Sinopec and BASF recently inaugurated the downstream expansion of their petrochemicals joint venture in Nanjing, China – a project that added produc ...

Profits and sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 surged for Japanese metalworking fluids and industrial fluids manufacturer Yushiro Chemical, as the i ...

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

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces crude tall oil fatty acid produc ...

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

Special Report: Additives

October 20, 2023

he Special Report on Additives examines where Russia is sourcing its additives after the major additive suppliers withdrew from the country, as well a ...

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

Special Report: Additives

October 18, 2023

The Special Report on Additives examines where Russia is sourcing its additives after the major additive suppliers withdrew from the country as well a ...

Special Report: Additives

October 17, 2023

The Special Report on Additives examines where Russia is sourcing its additives after the major additive suppliers withdrew from the country, as well ...

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

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

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

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

An Overview of Additives

October 2, 2023

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

The major additive companies pulled out of Russia last year. Which countries are now helping Russia to meet demand for additives and finished lubes?

How did a pivotal moment in the life of the director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory have positive consequences for additives?