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New vehicle sales in India rose 3.5 percent in the fiscal year ended March 31, the Indian Society of Automobile Manufacturers reported last month. But ...

China will continue to tighten regulations limiting emission of air pollutants, creating challenges for automakers and lubricant suppliers alike, an o ...

China Rerun Chemical Group reported sharp improvements in sales and profits for the first half of its fiscal year. Gulf Oil Corp. Ltd. said profits fo ...

How do people get into the lubricants business? And where can newcomers find a future in this maturing industry? Industry leaders offer their views.

Your Business

May 13, 2014

A recent review of a book by Ram Charan informs us, astonishingly enough, that the professor thinks salesmen should take the time to get to know the n ...

STLE President Dan McCoy sees the group's members finding common ground between advanced technology and basic lubrication practices.

Salary Survey 2006

May 10, 2014

Part 2of our exclusive report finds a hearty uptick in how the industry rewards it sales and marketing executives.

Salary Survey 2006

May 10, 2014

Its a sellers market right now for laboratory, R&D and technical managers - and their compensation shows it. Part 3 of our exclusive report.

Thats the real meaning of PPC, says Ross Quantz, incoming president of the Petroleum Packaging Council.

Major initiatives - like this months World Tribology Congress - are under way at the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, says Bill Wamb ...

As the industry worked to repair supply chains snapped by the recent Gulf of Mexico hurricanes, the American Petroleum Institute acted to ensure engin ...

Q1 Earnings Wrap Up

May 7, 2014

Fuchs Petrolub and Ashlands Valvoline business each posted increases in first quarter profits and sales compared to year-earlier numbers. Heritage-Cry ...

Cam2 International purchased a Vicksburg, Miss., blending and packaging plant from Shell that will produce over 100 million gallons of finished lubric ...

The seasons first earnings reports showed positive trends for Asian lubricant players for the initial quarter of 2014. S-Oil and SKs base oil and lubr ...

The heady growth of recent years may be gone for now, but industry insiders remain upbeat about India's lube market. Speakers at a conference said the ...

Industry Calendar

May 1, 2014

JUNE 6-8. Lubmat 12 Conference on Lubrication, Maintenance and Tribotechnology Euskalduna Conference Center, Bilbao, Spain. Contact: Lankor, administr ...

Industry Calendar

May 1, 2014

SEPTEMBER 6-9. Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology INSA (National Institutes of Applied Science), Villeurbanne, France. Contact: Anne-Marie Colin, INSA ...

Industry Calendar

May 1, 2014

Correction – The calendar in the July issue mistakenly listed details for the2011 Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology. The information below is fo ...

Industry Calendar

May 1, 2014

SEPTEMBER 4-7. Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology Leeds Trinity University College, University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K. Contact: Rachael Lawson, Secretari ...

Industry Calendar

May 1, 2014

OCTOBER 10-11. ICIS Middle East Base Oils & Lubricants Conference Intercontinental Dubai Festival City,Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Contact: Emile ...