Bulgarian lube maker Prista Oil is upgrading the blending technology at its Ruse lubricants blending plant in Bulgaria, and hopes to persuade others t ...

The Russian government further lowered its lubricant export tax, due to low average crude oil prices on international markets in July and August. The ...

Russian Gazpromneft Lubricants sealed a factory-fill agreement with Kazakh car and machinery maker Agromash Holding. Under the deal, Gazprom is signif ...

Is it possible to meet demanding metalworking requirements without using boron, formaldehyde, DCHA or phosphorus? Recent research from Angus Chemical ...

Lube operations of Thai Oil, Chevron Lanka and Tide Water Oil Co. reported gains in second quarter earnings while Yips saw a marginal decrease in firs ...

Local government in Tianjin, China, suspended port traffic following Wednesdays deadly warehouse explosions at the northeast China industrial zone, wh ...

Balmer Lawrie & Co.s greases and lubricants segment moved from the red to black with its performance for the quarter ended June 30, while Savita Oil T ...

Statistical tools such as test modeling are invaluable in quickly and efficiently understanding the effects of additives on grease performance. These ...

Sub-Saharan Africa is forecast for slow but steady growth in the next few years. But the continents inadequate infrastructure remains a daunting chall ...

Tide Water Oil Co. (India) is gearing up to enter South African and Sudanese markets with its Veedol automotive lubricants, license sales of its produ ...

Malaysias Emery Oleochemicals plans to expand its biolubricant business globally with partnerships, acquisitions and expansion of existing sites in Ma ...

MOSCOW-Russian oil major Tatneft and subsidiary Nizhnekamskneftekhim announced plans to restart polyalphaolefins production at its plant in Nizhnekams ...

Quaker Chemical Corp. acquired Spanish industrial lubes and grease company Verkol last week for $32.4 million. Quaker, of Conshohocken, Pa., said that ...

Fuchs Petrolub acquired Sweden-based Statoil Fuel & Retail Lubricants AB for an undisclosed amount. SFR Lubricants is part of Couche-Tard Luxembou ...

Long-term investments in biobased products are starting to bear fruit. Are they finally poised to break out of the "green" niche and enter the mainstr ...

The Russian government imposed a new petrochemical industry taxation rule that envisions gradual decrease on an annual basis of the export tax for cru ...

From home appliances to industrial equipment, electric motors are the world's number one drain on electricity. Greases may have an impact -- but can t ...

These lubricants are expected to save fuel, protect hardware and make everyone's life simpler -- but components and specifications are becoming more c ...

North Americas finished lubricants demand will change little, with 0.3 percent compounded annual growth from 2014 to about 2.8 billion gallons in 2019 ...

Rafinerija ulja Modrica recently launched a new blending plant in Modrica, northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 13 million (U.S. $14.2 million) blendi ...