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Lubricant additive marketer Lubrizol Corp. has entered into an exclusive agreement to carry Mitsui Chemicals Lucant polymer products, materials used i ...

Asian shipping companies account for just over half of global demand for marine lubricants, an industry insider said during a conference in Amsterdam ...

Rewards Flow to Lab, R&D Pros

November 26, 2014

That humming noise in your lab may be coming from a manager with plenty to sing about on payday. Part 3 of our exclusive 2014 Lubricants Industry Sala ...

Best Practices

November 26, 2014

Sara Lefcourt reveals how to improve your success rate in getting colleagues to accept and embrace your ideas.

Synthetic lubricant demand in Asia-Pacific should rise in coming years as governments toughen regulations on fuel economy and vehicle emissions, an Ex ...

Average ticket totals for oil change-plus facilities – places that change oil, but not as their primary business – reached more than $90, ...

Dow Chemical agreed to sell Angus Chemical to private equity investment firm Golden Gate Capital for $1.2 billion. Subject to approvals, the transacti ...

Balmer Lawries greases and lubricants segment posted an 8 percent drop in revenue and a marginal loss for the three months ended Sept. 30 compared to ...

Sinopec recently signed a deal with the Italian racing lubes supplier Pakelo to serve Chinese sports car owners. Under the agreement, Sinopec will be ...

Cosco Shipping Co.'s subsidiary, Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Co., has agreed to increase its investment in Total's three, soon-to-be combined lubricant c ...

Industry Calendar

November 18, 2014

DECEMBER 3-4. 7th Annual Base Oils and Lubricants in Russia & CIS Conference Marriott Hotel, Berlin, Germany E-mail: a.tyumenin@theenergy exchange ...

Two U.S. lubricant distributors with extensive but distinct geographic reaches joined forces this week, as PetroChoice acquired PetroLiance. PetroChoi ...

3Q Earnings Wrap-up

November 12, 2014

Calumet Specialty Products Partners posted a strong turnaround in operating income, Ashlands Valvoline segment reported increased operating income, Cl ...

While biolubricants accounted for less than 1 percent of the global finished lubricants market in 2013, the segment is experiencing above-average grow ...

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC and Tide Water Oil Co. both reported improved performance for the three months ended Sept. 30, while Savita Oil Technolog ...

Global lubricant demand – including process oil – is expected to grow about 1.4 percent per year to 45.5 million tons by 2023, up from 39. ...

3Q Earnings Round-up

November 5, 2014

Afton Chemicals operating profit was down slightly, and profits for Fuchs and BPs lubricants business were up, compared to 2013s third quarter. Afton ...

ARG Sells Brad Penn Brand

November 5, 2014

American Refining Group agreed in principle to sell the Brad Penn Lubricants brand to D-A Lubricant Co., of Lebanon, Ind. Terms were not disclosed. Th ...

Quaker Gets Biolubes Maker

November 5, 2014

For a decade, officials at Quaker Chemical Corp. had a chance to observe Binol AB, which served as a Quaker distributor for industrial lubricants. App ...

Myanmars consumption of medium- and high-grade lubricants has risen steadily the past five years and now accounts for 40 percent of the nations overal ...