Business

The election of Narendra Modi to the post of prime minister was generally viewed as good for Indias economy, and that is considered good news for the ...

Australia might be known as the land of opportunity, and its lubricant market has attractions, but it also has risks for lube suppliers.

Best Practices

August 2, 2014

Sara Lefcourt conducts a tutorial in reaching the acme of people leadership.

Your Business

August 2, 2014

Jack Goodhue reminds that criticism is a regular part of business life, so youd better deal with it.

2Q Earnings Round-up

July 30, 2014

SK Lubricants, S-Oil, and Heritage-Crystal Clean each reported positive numbers in their second quarter earnings compared to the year-earlier period. ...

The Petroleum Association of Japan forecasts that lubricant demand in Japan will increase 0.5 percent this year to 1,539,000 kiloliters.

Newly formed Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. is scheduled to be listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Thursday, completing its demerger from Gulf Oil Cor ...

The base oil and lubricant businesses of S-Oil and SK both reported significant improvements in their second quarter financial performance, compared t ...

Faced with pressure to provide safe products but with little access to food-grade lubricants, some food and beverage processors in China are reportedl ...

Evonik Oil Additives invested in and will collaborate with Biosynthetic Technologies, which makes base oils synthesized from fatty acids found in vege ...

Bike owners in the world's third-largest motorcycle market make their own decisions about which engine oils to use, and a growing number believe thinn ...

JX Nippon Oil & Energy announced a 50-50 joint venture with Tide Water Oil to manufacture and market lubricants in India.

Industry Calendar

July 20, 2014

SEPTEMBER 17-18. ACI 2014 European Base Oils & Lubricants Summit Alicante, Spain E-mail: cwilliams@acieu.net Website: www.wplgroup.com/aci/confere ...

WD-40 Earnings, Sales Up

July 16, 2014

WD-40 posted net income of $10.4 million for the quarter ending May 31, up 1 percent from the year-ago period, with net sales up 3 percent at $95.7 mi ...

Asia-Pacifics demand for fully synthetic lubricants and semi-synthetic lubricants will grow at average annual rates of nearly 8 percent and more than ...

Synlubes Keep Growing

July 9, 2014

Synthetics 13 percent share of the 33.5 million metric ton global lubricants market in 2013 – excluding process oil – will grow to 18 perc ...

As refiners around the world race to keep up with mounting demand for API Group II and III base stocks, the share of global refining capacity held by ...

Russian lube maker LLK International signed a lubricant supply deal with Mosenergo, Russias largest utility company, and introduced a key product for ...

United Arab Emirates-based oil products trader Gulf Petrochem Group is in the midst of an initiative to buy Indian lubricant supplier Sah Petroleums, ...

Nearly six out of every 10 kilos of lubricating grease produced worldwide during 2013 were made in the Asia-Pacific region, according to newly release ...