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China Offers Opportunities for PAO

June 14, 2024

As China pushes to be a major player in global high-tech industries such as artificial intelligence, polyalphaolefin bas ...

Secondary Polyol Ester Technology: A Novel Base Oil Family for Developing Bio-Lubricants

Secondary Polyol Ester Technology: A Novel Base Oil Family for Developing Bio-Lubricants

April 30, 2024

VBASE Oil Co. has designed and evaluated a new family of high-performance sustainable base stocks. How can they be used, ...

Synthetics: From Special to Commodity?

Synthetics: From Special to Commodity?

March 5, 2024

Demand for synthetic lubricants has grown over the past few decades. Steve Haffner explores whether synthetics are becom ...

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

February 7, 2024

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive indust ...

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

February 6, 2024

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive indust ...

Automotive Lubricants Shift Toward Synthetics

Automotive Lubricants Shift Toward Synthetics

January 2, 2024

Sean Nguyen of Pennzoil outlines some of the most prominent trends affecting automotive lubricants, including the uptake ...

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

July 6, 2022

How do different base stocks contribute to improved grease performance? Are synthetics the best option, or have mineral ...

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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 ...

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

November 2, 2020

PAOs, Past and Present Polyalphaolefins will be in the spotlight at the next National Inventors Hall of Fame inductio ...

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High-performance Base Stocks Set to Gain Traction in India

March 30, 2020

India is a big country with a big thirst for base oils. This traditionally Group I market is continuing its shift toward ...

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Spotlight Shifts to Synthetic and Naphthenic Base Oils

June 24, 2019

Are the synthetic and naphthenic understudies to paraffinic base oils ready to steal the limelight?

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Demand Sprouts for Ester Lubes

April 14, 2015

Although global lubricants demand is consistently flat, ester-based lubricants will grow at an average rate of 6 percent ...

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Synthetic Specialists

April 28, 2014

Demand is growing for synthetic greases. Wilfried Bartz says these products have impressive strengths - and some weaknes ...