Additives and Specialty Chemicals Afton Chemical Corp. is one of the “Big Four” additive companies. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of� ...

The lubricant industry is undergoing structural changes driven by both technological and regulatory developments: EV shift: Markets mostly in Euro ...

Rerefined base oil production is gaining traction globally as sustainability goals and circular economy models reshape the lubricants market. Capacity ...

Synthetic base stocks, unlike mineral base oils in Groups I–III, are synthesized from molecules with identical structures rather than refined. This ...

Understanding the differences between Group I, Group II, Group III and naphthenic base oils is essential for lubricant formulation, industrial perform ...

The “Big Four additive” companies – Lubrizol, Infineum, Afton and Chevron Oronite – have dominated the world lubricant additive market ...

The global electrification of personal transport is accelerating, but adoption remains highly uneven across regions, creating diverging implications f ...

A significant portion of the world’s base oil production capacity is concentrated in a relatively small group of countries – namely the United Sta ...

Pre-2018 — EVs Rely on Conventional Lubricants What happenedBefore EV-specific fluids entered the market, early battery electric vehicles and hyb ...

Turbine lubrication applies to a range of machinery and so formulators are presented with a host of technical challenges depending on the application. ...

Demulsifier additives are critical lubricant components designed to promote rapid separation of water from oil, ensuring that lubricants maintain thei ...

Antiwear additives are designed to protect metal surfaces under boundary and mixed lubrication conditions, where full fluid films cannot be maintained ...

Dispersant additives play a critical role in maintaining lubricant cleanliness by keeping contaminants suspended in the oil, preventing sludge and var ...

Detergent additives are a foundational component of modern lubricant formulations, primarily responsible for deposit control and acid neutralization. ...

Capacity The Middle East is a major global base oil–producing region, with total installed capacity estimated at almost 5 million metric tons per ...

Foam control and corrosion resistance are critical performance requirements addressed by antifoam additives and corrosion inhibitors. Both are essenti ...

Extreme pressure (EP) additives protect lubricants under high loads and sliding contact. Sulfur and phosphorus carriers and chlorinated paraffins are ...

Friction additives, commonly known as friction modifiers, play a critical role in improving lubricant efficiency by reducing friction between moving s ...

Viscosity modifiers ensure that the viscosity of the fluid is close to constant over as wide a temperature range as required by the application (cold ...