The trend toward electrified vehicles will mean an increase in demand for Group III+ base stocks because they will be needed to formulate engine oils ...

Chevron and Casablanca, Morocco-based energy company Akwa Group reached an agreement to create an African lubes hub in Morocco, the companies announce ...

Sara Lefcourt offers up techniques to solve your companys most perplexing problems.

Trends come and go, and what once were attractive, high-volume sales channels are now past their prime. One thing remains the same: Customer service i ...

Jack Goodhue gives pointers to those in leadership roles about how to ensure a smooth transition after a merger or acquisition.

Balmer Lawrie & Co.s Sreejit Banerjee sees opportunity for volume growth for Indias lubricant suppliers but challenges, too, due to regulations and ri ...

China is a key driver of increasing installed wind turbine capacity, which is expected to help boost demand for wind energy lubricants, an industry in ...

U.S. demand volume for industrial oils and fluids is forecast to decrease by a compound annual rate of 0.3 percent out to 2023, but demand is rising f ...

Compliance with the looming IMO 2020 will impact the cost of freight for African lubricant blenders, and some were advised to place orders for base oi ...

Asias electric vehicles growth will create new market opportunities for marketers of industrial lubricants, not just automotive lubes, a consultant sa ...

Viva Energy, Shells exclusive lubricants distributor in Australia, has completed its purchase of the remaining 50 percent of Liberty Oils Australian w ...

Brazils Petrobras started the process to sell its distribution company in Uruguay so that it can exit the South American countrys lubricants, fuels an ...

Lanxess acquired Itibanyl Produtos Especiais Ltda., a leading Brazilian manufacturer of biocides, including some used in metalworking fluids and lubri ...

Russian base oil export volumes are off an estimated 1 percent this year after a sharp 12 percent decline in 2018, an industry insider estimates. An o ...

The Fuchs Group acquired half the shares of three separate African lubricant distributors to strengthen its presence in the continents Sub-Saharan reg ...

The demand for factory fill lubricants in India has slowed during the past few months because weak vehicle sales in the world's fourth-largest automob ...

Lubricant blenders should consider each countrys unique preferences, market and work environments when formulating for the Asian market, an industry i ...

Caltex Australia, one of Australias biggest lubricants and grease suppliers, rejected an unsolicited A$8.6 billion (U.S. $5.8 billion) takeover bid fr ...

United States wind operations and annual maintenance spending is expected to increase by 50 percent from 2018 to more than $7.5 billion by 2030, accor ...

Wider use of synthetic engine oils and a shift to electric vehicles could reduce the threat of environmental contamination from waste oil in the Middl ...