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Some critics are sceptical about the lubricants industry’s ability to operate in a sustainable manner. Others are hopeful that the industry can do i ...

Pump Up the Policy

August 1, 2022

Lawmakers, regulators and standards agencies around the world are driving the transition to a low-carbon economy through a raft of policy initiatives. ...

Industry expert and sustainability adviser Apu Gosalia explains how lubricant companies can achieve climate neutrality.

Sara Lefcourt explains how completing a mid-year check can keep your business on the right track amidst this year’s chaotic business environment.

Indian transformer oil supplier Apar Industries reported increases of more than 100% in net profit and a 24% jump in revenues from its transformer and ...

Lubricant manufacturer and distributor Gold Eagle Co. acquired another blender and distributor, Lubrication Specialties Inc., in a deal struck earlier ...

Japanese specialty lubricant producer Moresco Corp. reported improved sales for its specialty lubricants for its first fiscal quarter ended in May, wi ...

Southern Cross Group, which owns the Petrobras lubricants and fuels business in Chile, has put it on the sales block, according to local news reports. ...

WD-40 Profit Declines

July 13, 2022

WD-40 reported net income of $14.5 million for the quarter ending May 31, a 31% drop from the same period last year, while net sales for its maintenan ...

Cepsa Quimica closed on its acquisition of 27.88% of Deten Quimica from Brazil’s Petrobras, after obtaining authorization from a government agency. ...

Nigerian blender and distributor Ardova Plc’s lubricants and greases segment reported an increase of more than 200% in its net profit and a large ri ...

Chinese lubricant marketer Lopal Tech Co. reported that operating income for its lubricant products segment fell nearly 30%, and Richful Lube Additive ...

As time passes and new technology emerges, the lubricants industry will inevitably face significant challenges. Will 3D printing be the next big disru ...

Natural gas engines are becoming more common in non-transport applications, and demand for the engine oils used to lubricate them is also forecast to ...

Jack Goodhue questions whether groupthink is always the most productive method of making business decisions.

Shell completed the sale last week of an oil products storage facility in the Jebal Ali Free Zone area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Used to store l ...

Profits tumbled for three Bangladesh lubricant companies – MJL Bangladesh, Lub-rref and Eastern Lubricants Blenders Ltd. – for the quarter ended M ...

Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc. reported hefty increases in profit and sales for the quarter ending March 31, and Lanka IOC Plc. posted much higher prof ...

Fuchs Petrolub SE has merged two subsidiaries in Germany – Fuchs Schmierstoffe GmbH and Fuchs Lubritech GmbH – to form a single business in its ho ...

Indian lubricants blender Maximus International Ltd. said it had weathered supply chain disruption, competitiveness in pricing and low demand in the m ...