Non-conventional Base Stocks

PAO Picks Up Speed in China

PAO Picks Up Speed in China

March 1, 2022

China has significantly elevated its base oil production capacity in recent years. Has PAO capacity increased along with ...

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U.S. to Seize Sime Darby Palm Products

February 9, 2022

The United States Customs and Border Patrol agency has directed the nation’s ports to seize shipments of palm oil and ...

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Apalene Builds PAO Plant in China

January 28, 2022

A start-up research and development company has begun building a demonstration plant in East China that is designed to m ...

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Moresco Specialty Lube Sales Rise

January 21, 2022

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. reported higher sales of specialty lubricants and slightly highe ...

PAOs Offer Electric Performance

PAOs Offer Electric Performance

January 1, 2022

The base stocks used to formulate lubricants for electric vehicles are vital to performance. What are the best options?

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

January 1, 2022

The lubricants industry is constantly looking for sustainable replacements for traditional mineral oils. How does soybea ...

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ExxonMobil Helps Scale Bio Base Stocks

December 22, 2021

ExxonMobil entered a joint development agreement with biobased base stock manufacturer BioAccelergy to commercially scal ...

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ExxonMobil LAO Project Pushed Back

December 8, 2021

ExxonMobil’s entry into the linear alpha olefin market has been delayed as a large expansion of the company’s Baytow ...

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

November 1, 2021

Leave No Trace   By now you’ve probably heard of the push for carbon neutrality. It’s gone from a buzz term ...

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ExxonMobil to Raise High-vis PAO Capacity

October 13, 2021

ExxonMobil Synthetics today announced plans to expand the production capacity of its metallocene high viscosity polyalph ...

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

October 4, 2021

A Time of Transition   The past 18 months have not been particularly wonderful for the active industries involve ...

Spotlight on Biobased Lubricants

Spotlight on Biobased Lubricants

September 1, 2021

Entering an important phase for greener, more sustainable lubricants Gone are the days when biobased lubricants were ...

Not Your Father’s Base Oil

Not Your Father’s Base Oil

September 1, 2021

The ever-growing emphasis on sustainability is pushing the lubricants industry to develop products that help achieve car ...

India Cuts Palm Oil Import Duty

India Cuts Palm Oil Import Duty

July 23, 2021

India implemented a temporary cut in the duty charged on palm oil imports, part of an effort to offset a sharp run-up in ...

How Low Can You Go?

How Low Can You Go?

July 3, 2021

Base Oil Report: Trends As governments worldwide pass stricter standards to combat carbon dioxide emissions, lubrican ...

The Beauty of Being Biobased

The Beauty of Being Biobased

June 10, 2021

Lubes'n'Greases talked to Mark Miller, the CEO of Biosynthetic Technologies, about the sustainability of his company’s ...

Taif Makes Lubes in Nizhnekamsk

Taif Makes Lubes in Nizhnekamsk

March 30, 2021

A finished lubricant blending facility was installed late last year at the site of Russia’s only polyalphaolefin plant ...

PAO Springs Forward

PAO Springs Forward

March 4, 2021

Polyalphaolefins are expensive, available from just a handful of producers and increasingly being replaced in automotive ...