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Bangladesh lubricant producer Lub-rref posted a 7% improvement in operating profit for the quarter ended March 31, thanks mostly to a reduction in fin ...

Independent lubricant blender Fuchs Petrolub, based in Mannheim, Germany, acquired Swedish company Gleitmo Technik AB’s lubricants business, the com ...

India’s Tide Water Oil Co. and GP Petroleums Ltd. reported substantially higher net profit for the quarter ending March 31, compared to results in t ...

India’s Standard Greases and Specialties Pvt. earlier this week purchased a stake in Archit Organosys, which produces organic chemicals, pigments, s ...

Lubes'n'Greases talked to Mark Miller, the CEO of Biosynthetic Technologies, about the sustainability of his company’s products and why he thinks su ...

Royal Dutch Shell on Monday agreed to sell its lubricant business in Brazil to Raizen, the energy company joint venture that has served as its lubes d ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. and Indian transformer oil supplier Apar Industries Ltd. both reported large increases in profit and sales revenue for ...

Vertex Earnings Jump

June 2, 2021

Vertex Energy’s black oil segment, which includes its rerefineries and used oil collection business, reported increases in gross profit, income from ...

Non-degree certificate programs and six-month career certifications could help draw more young people into tribology and lubrication engineering, help ...

Specialty chemicals manufacturer Vertellus acquired IM Chemicals, another specialty chemicals producer involved in the lubricants industry, the compan ...

Best Practices The world seems to be turning the corner on COVID-19 as vaccinations are administered and businesses are reopening, albeit at differ ...

After a tumultuous year in 2020, lubricant industry players may be wondering whether sustainability is still a priority in a post-COVID world. Indepen ...

The markets for lubricants and additives in North America and Europe have shown minimal growth in the past decade. The level of vehicle ownership has ...

In Japan, KH Neochem Co. reported higher first-quarter operating profit and sales for its performance materials segment, which includes raw materials ...

Lockhart Chemical Co. announced last week that it acquired chlorinated paraffin manufacturing rights and related assets in a transaction with North Ca ...

Lubricant, base stock and additive companies are doing a good job of communicating their sustainability efforts to employees, according to a new surve ...

Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc. reported large increases in profit and sales for the quarter ending March 31, compared to the same period last year, and ...

Moove, Cosan’s lubricants arm, reported increases in profit, revenue and sales volume for the first quarter of 2021, building off of a strong end to ...

South Korean base oil refiners SK Lubricants, GS Caltex and Hyundai Shell Base Oil, along with Thai Oil’s lube base oil business, all recorded much ...

Petrobras on Tuesday extended until the end of July the negotiations completion deadline for the sale of a refinery with a naphthenic base oil plant i ...