The American Petroleum Institute last week invoked provisional licensing for the ILSAC GF-5 and API SN with Resource Conserving passenger car engine o ...

For upwards of a year, Indias grease manufactures have had difficulty sourcing lithium hydroxide, a key raw material for making greases thickened with ...

As Indonesias automotive parc continues its forecasted path to over a million units this year, observers say that preference will trend toward synthet ...

Nynas posted a decrease in operational cash flow for its naphthenic unit, Calumet Specialty Products Partners reported a net loss, and operating incom ...

LONDON – The process for developing automotive engine oil specifications has been a hot topic for the past several years. Many in the lubricants ...

Fuchs Petrolub SE and Cosans lubricant production and distribution arm – renamed Moove last year – reported increased profits and sales fo ...

Japanese lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. will purchase U.S. blender AML Industries by May next year, the company announced in a press release las ...

Castrol created a joint venture with Romax Technologys InSight business, which provides condition monitoring and predictive maintenance services for w ...

No longer restricted to a monotone slate of mineral oils, marine operators can select from a vibrant palette of base stocks.

The growing demand for used cars in many African countries and the general expansion of the regions automobile market have boosted the prospects for s ...

Demand for synthetic engine oils in the United States is forecast to grow 5 percent per year to 148 million gallons by 2020, with a market value of $2 ...

Gazpromneft-Lubricants sold 353,000 metric tons of finished lubricants in 2016, barely more than its sales of 351,000 tons in 2015. The company, the l ...

Afton Chemical, S-Oil and BPs lubricants business each posted higher fourth quarter profits, while SK Lubricants profits were down, all compared to th ...

KMG Chemical Inc. acquired Sealweld for $17.4 million, declaring that the Canada-based valve specialist will help to expand its industrial lubricant o ...

Lubricant maker Technol last week opened a 50,000 metric tons per year blending plant located in Azerbaijan, calling it the first blending plant in th ...

Valvoline and BP Castrol notified U.S. customers of finished lubricant price increases that take effect in March, citing rising costs for raw material ...

ATIEL, the European lubricants industrys technical association, released a new version of its Code of Practice, which provides guidance for developers ...

Ever Chemical Industry Co., a Japanese metalworking fluids manufacturer, will start production in Indonesia this year as part of a joint venture with ...

Valvoline Inc. reported operating income of $100 million for its three operating segments – North America, quick lubes and international – ...

In late December, Californias Department of Food and Agricultures Division of Measurement Standards disclosed that Smittys Supply Inc. paid $751,555 t ...