Polyalkylene Glycols

Russia’s only polyalphaolefins complex now can also produce polyalkylene glycols and complex esters, after completing an expansion that included a r ...

Electric vehicles will trend toward batteries that generate higher levels of heat, industry pundits say, and therefore the industry will shift to more ...

There are a number of potential avenues of development and challenges for electric vehicle lubricant formulators, but whatever path they take, compreh ...

It was long thought that raw materials for oil-miscible PAGs were too rare or too expensive to create a widely used product. With two new players join ...

Gear Oils Gain Efficiency

October 22, 2019

A new polyether hybrid base stock hopes to bridge the gap between compatibility and performance in the synthetic fluid lineup.

Could PAG Be an EV AC Lube?

September 17, 2019

Finding the right lubricant for automotive air conditioning systems is a tough in conventional cars. Its even trickier for electric vehicles, whose co ...

Playing it Cool

March 5, 2019

Cooling fluids for electric vehicle batteries are a potential avenue of exploration and investment for lube companies, but a key issue is what cooling ...

PAGs for the Crankcase?

April 28, 2014

Polyalkylene glycols have been popular base stocks in certain types of lubricants, but inadequate oxidation stability has kept them out of engine oils ...

The world’s largest producer of polyalkylene glycol (PAG) is getting even larger: Dow Chemical is adding capacity in Tarragona, Spain, to make a ...