Business

Austria-based Alpla Group, a global plastic packaging and recycling specialist, acquired last month the lubricants division of South African packaging ...

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported large increases in profit and sales for the second quarter, compared to results in 2020’s ...

The lubricant supply chain is both long and complex, and no group is more aware of that than lubricant distributors. Because distributors deal with a ...

I am in New York City these days, and the “animal spirits” have been unleashed here due to the high level of vaccinations leading to low infection ...

South Korean refiner S-Oil’s base oil business and Hyundai Shell Base Oil both reported large increases in profits and sales revenue for the quarter ...

A team of researchers from a number of companies and institutions seeks to turn plastic waste into lubricants, including hydraulic fluids and greases. ...

A United States investment firm is the largest shareholder of Stockholm-based Nynas AB after acquiring a 49.9% stake in the refiner. The firm played a ...

Citizen Gain

July 26, 2021

Many factors can stimulate corporate citizenship growth in companies. Companies that demonstrate consistent social commitment strengthen their employe ...

Aerosol manufacturer PLZ Aeroscience has agreed to purchase Champion Brands LLC, an independent producer of automotive and industrial lubricants and r ...

Chemicals producer Verdant Specialty Solutions acquired surfactants manufacturer DeForest Enterprises last week, the company announced. The acquisitio ...

Fuchs Petrolub SE said Monday that it has extended the carbon neutrality of its business to cover on-site operations of joint ventures and non-manufac ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. reported higher sales of specialty lubricants and lower sales of synthetics oils for its first ...

WD-40 reported net income of $21 million for the quarter ending May 31, a 45% increase from a year earlier, while net sales for its maintenance produc ...

Regulations Ramp Up for Food-grade Lubes COVID-19 may have caused widespread disruption this past year, affecting output and pushing the suppl ...

Two Is Better Than One

July 3, 2021

In the world of business, change is both fast and inevitable, and no group is more aware of that than the lubricants industry. But how specifically ha ...

Root, Hog, or Die

July 3, 2021

Your Business If you want to achieve success in the business world, it’s up to you.   Hard work and clearly focused effort, along with a ...

For the quarter and fiscal year ending March 31, Savita Oil Technologies Ltd. reported higher net profit, while Continental Petroleums Ltd. reported l ...

The word “green” is often overused and misused across the board as a marketing ploy. But it finds its proper place in the notorious phrase “gree ...

Clean Harbors will pay $140 million in cash to acquire Vertex Energy’s Heartland base oil rerefinery in Ohio, a second rerefinery in Louisiana and i ...

Balmer Lawrie Co.’s Greases and Lubricants saw its operating profit drop 8% during the company’s 2020-21 fiscal year due to impacts of the COVID-1 ...