Automotive Lubricants

ILSAC GF-7: A Meaningful Upgrade
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ILSAC GF-7: A Meaningful Upgrade

September 27, 2024

Steve Haffner discusses the benefits of ILSAC GF-7 as well as some of the concerns stakeholders had that have now been r ...

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

November 17, 2020

Custom Content – Within the space of just three years, Valvoline Europe has significantly grown its industrial lubrica ...

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

October 6, 2020

Custom Content – Valvoline, one of the world’s leading lubricant and automotive suppliers, has made a frictionless m ...

The Evolving Role of the Lubricant in the Americas

The Evolving Role of the Lubricant in the Americas

September 27, 2024

Lubrizol’s Keith Corkwell explains how forging meaningful partnerships across the value chain and leveraging new techn ...

Special Report on Electric Vehicles

Special Report on Electric Vehicles

September 25, 2024

Click here to discover how the global EV market is projected to grow in the coming years and how an uptick in EV manufac ...

Calling for Better Products

Calling for Better Products

September 4, 2024

Electric vehicle manufacturers are pressing the lubricants industry for significant improvements in electric driveline f ...

EV Growth Amidst Uncertainty

EV Growth Amidst Uncertainty

September 3, 2024

There have been conflicting messages about the health and prospects of the electric vehicle market, but many projections ...

Police Swoop on Fake Oil Factory

Police Swoop on Fake Oil Factory

August 14, 2024

Law enforcement over the weekend seized drums of counterfeit Castrol engine oil and packaging during a raid in the city ...

Valvoline Settles in Labor Case

Valvoline Settles in Labor Case

August 7, 2024

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced the state had settled with Valvoline to resolve allegations of unfair l ...

ILSAC GF-7: Welcome or Not?

ILSAC GF-7: Welcome or Not?

August 1, 2024

Steve Haffner explores how stakeholder alignment for ILSAC GF-7 has differed from that of past categories.

Cyprus Lube Sales Up

Cyprus Lube Sales Up

July 30, 2024

Cyprus sold 111 metric tons of lubricants from filling stations dotted around the southern part of the island in June.

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India Grease Production Rising

July 24, 2024

Grease production in India will ramp up by almost 37% over the next six years, according to a Mumbai-based producer. Sp ...

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Thailand Lube Sales Regain Covid Losses

July 17, 2024

Lubricant sales in Thailand are expected to recover to pre-Covid levels, said an official from the Department of Energy ...

Will EV Lubricants Electrify the Market?

Will EV Lubricants Electrify the Market?

July 1, 2024

As electric vehicles become more popular, engine oil demand is expected to erode. But perhaps EV lubricants will provide ...

The New Normal in Lubricant Demand?

The New Normal in Lubricant Demand?

July 1, 2024

The trajectory of lubricant demand post-COVID might not be as abnormal as the industry once thought it to be.

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China Shifts from Lithium Thickeners

June 28, 2024

China’s grease industry continued shifting away from lithium soap thickeners, according to the latest survey from the ...

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Shell Expands Thai Grease Plant

June 28, 2024

Shell announced last week that it has completed an expansion of its grease manufacturing plant in Bangkok, tripling the ...