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BASF said Monday that it will almost double synthetic ester base stocks production capacity at its Jinshan, China, site ...
There are a number of potential avenues of development and challenges for electric vehicle lubricant formulators, but wh ...
While global lubricant demand drags, says Caitlin Jacobs, the odds are still looking good for renewable and biodegradabl ...
Russian specialty chemical producer Vyazemsky Plant for Synthetic Products expanded its capacity to manufacture fatty ac ...
Chevron and Novvi LLC announced the first production of fully renewable base oil from Novvi’s Deer Park facility in Ho ...
Rosneft’s domestic lubricant sales grew almost 10% to 712,000 tons in 2019, up from 650,000 tons the year before as ex ...
It was long thought that raw materials for oil-miscible PAGs were too rare or too expensive to create a widely used prod ...
While blenders converting their production lines for hand sanitizer grab headlines, companies that make greases for life ...
All vehicles require a range of lubricants, greases, coolants and fluids, and EVs are no exception. Existing base stock ...
Two industry associations urged the Malaysian state of Sabah this week to allow oil palm plantations and mills to reopen ...
Cooling fluids for electric vehicle batteries are a potential avenue of exploration and investment for lube companies, b ...
Researchers at a University of Delaware-partnered lab say they have discovered a way to create lubricant base oils from ...
Global bright stock demand was 2.7 million tons in 2017, but is expected to decline by approximately 250,000 tons by 202 ...
Despite what it described as a lull in demand, Akzo Nobel announced that it will expand its phosphate ester lubricant ad ...
In an industry dominated by acronyms and strings of letters, the major focus is naturally on those that influence the cu ...
Chinese engine oil buyers have been developing a taste for green lubes. Now consumers are expanding their palates to inc ...
Although global lubricants demand is consistently flat, ester-based lubricants will grow at an average rate of 6 percent ...
