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Tsuno Makes Esters from Used Cooking Oil

July 28, 2023

Tsuno Group, a Japanese chemical company, announced the launch of fatty acid esters made from used cooking oil. The lub ...

Profits Up for Afton, WD-40

Profits Up for Afton, WD-40

July 26, 2023

Increased selling prices helped lead to increased operating profit for Afton Chemical’s petroleum additives business f ...

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Belarus Additives Joint Venture Expands

July 18, 2023

Additech, a lubricant additive joint venture between the Russian and Belarus oil majors Lukoil and Naftan, expanded its ...

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China Industry Wants Domestic Viscosity Modifiers

July 14, 2023

In step with central government goals for a wide range of sectors, China’s lubricant industry is in a hurry to develop ...

Infineum Releases Third Sustainability Report

Infineum Releases Third Sustainability Report

July 13, 2023

U.K.-based specialty chemicals company Infineum recently released its third annual sustainability report. In the report, ...

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Another Lithium Project Planned in Canada

July 12, 2023

Avalon Advanced Materials and Metso Corp. reached a memorandum of understanding this week to develop a lithium hydroxide ...

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EU Takes Input on Chlorinated Paraffin Proposal

July 11, 2023

Aug. 14 is the deadline for comments on a European Chemicals Agency draft opinion on a proposal to restrict medium-chain ...

Richful Q1 Profits, Sales Rise

Richful Q1 Profits, Sales Rise

July 7, 2023

China’s Richful Lube Additives Co. reported an 88% jump in net profit for and a 58% rise in sales revenue for the firs ...

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Russian Motor Group Complains of Lube Shortage

July 4, 2023

A Russian motorist group complained to the central government last week that the country faces a growing shortage of aut ...

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Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

June 28, 2023

North America’s lubricating grease production jumped up 16% in 2022, signaling a further rebounding from the impacts o ...

European Grease Output Nearly Steady in 2022

European Grease Output Nearly Steady in 2022

June 27, 2023

European grease production declined slightly in 2022, dipping less than a third of one percent compared to the prior yea ...

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Survey: China, India Shift from Lithium Greases

June 23, 2023

Use of lithium soap grease thickeners dropped significantly in China and South Asia in 2022, according to the latest ver ...

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U.S. Focusing on Battery Materials Processing

June 21, 2023

The supply chain for electric vehicles is becoming more central to the United States’ automotive sector, making it cru ...

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Petronas to Acquire, Upgrade Maleic Plant

June 16, 2023

Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd. is buying a maleic anhydride plant from its Malaysian joint venture with BASF and plans to ...

Spotlight on Corrosion Inhibitors

Spotlight on Corrosion Inhibitors

June 14, 2023

New Engine and Fuel Technology Opens Doors for Corrosion Inhibitors  Each year on April 24, World Corrosion Awar ...

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U.S. Proposes Tighter Regulation of PFAS

June 14, 2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed chemical safety regulation amendments that would tighten ...

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BASF Increases Alkoxylation Capacity in Europe

June 13, 2023

BASF is gradually adding alkoxylation capacity – in part to produce chemicals with uses in lubricants – at its plant ...

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Chile to Nationalize Lithium Industry

June 7, 2023

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font unveiled a plan recently to nationalize the country’s lithium industry, declaring ...