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

China’s Richful Lube Additives Co. reported an 88% jump in net profit for and a 58% rise in sales revenue for the first quarter, compared to the sam ...

A Russian motorist group complained to the central government last week that the country faces a growing shortage of automotive engine oils and qualit ...

North America’s lubricating grease production jumped up 16% in 2022, signaling a further rebounding from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, accor ...

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

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

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

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

New Engine and Fuel Technology Opens Doors for Corrosion Inhibitors  Each year on April 24, World Corrosion Awareness Day shines the spotlight ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed chemical safety regulation amendments that would tighten control over introduction of n ...

BASF is gradually adding alkoxylation capacity – in part to produce chemicals with uses in lubricants – at its plants in Belgium and Germany start ...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font unveiled a plan recently to nationalize the country’s lithium industry, declaring that the nation should make t ...

Major players in the lubricant additives space are allocating significant resources to developing sustainable additives. How will these additives cont ...

What did demand for additives look like last year, and how might that outlook shift in the coming years?

Valvoline reported double-digit gains in operating income and sales revenue for the quarter ended March 31, while Moove suffered a massive loss due to ...

Afton Chemical posted a 52% climb in operating profit for the quarter ending March 31, primarily due to higher selling prices, and sales increased 6%, ...

What factors caused base oil production in the United States to drop off last year?

Global lubricant additives consumption topped 4 million tons in 2022 and is forecast to reach near 4.5 million tons in 2027, close to pre-pandemic lev ...

China’s Richful Lube Additives reported that its lubricant additives operating income surged 188% in 2022, while its overall net profit spiked more ...

French biobased chemistry company Groupe Berkem yesterday announced completion of its acquisition of Biopress, a French producer of vegetable oils – ...