Finished Lubricants

RSC Bio Expands in Europe

September 17, 2014

RSC Bio Solutions opened a warehouse in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to distribute its biobased lubricants to European customers, particularly in the marin ...

Japanese companies Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. and Idemitsu Kosan Co. launched new construction machinery lubricants in Indonesia, not only to ...

Lopal Announces Green Strategy

September 16, 2014

Chinese lubricant marketer Lopal Tech unveiled a new strategy based on supply of green lubricants billed as helping motorists improve fuel economy.

Africa is a small but growing consumer of finished lubricants, but government spending on infrastructure will boost demand in the continents lubricant ...

Tungsten disulfide nanoparticles hold promise as extreme pressure and antiwear additives in grease.

Local and international brands are competing for a share of Tanzanias thriving lubricant market. Heres a look at the prospects and challenges in the s ...

Mixed Results for Fast Lubes

September 10, 2014

While U.S. quick lubes average ticket totals crossed the $70 mark for the first time, average yearly sales per store declined almost 11 percent from 2 ...

U.S. demand for full synthetic lubricants and functional fluids will increase 6.8 percent per year by value, to $6.3 billion (and 555 million gallons) ...

VOLGOGRAD, Russia – Russian grease maker Intesmo pledged to reduce Russias reliance on imported grease and to also export its grease products du ...

Newly formed Sinopec Lubricant Co. has yet to set a date for its anticipated initial public stock offering, but observers expect Sinopec to announce t ...

Caltex Australia announced yesterday that it will invest AU $5 million to construct and expand lubricant storage facilities at multiple locations. Off ...

Test Drivers

September 8, 2014

Every engine oil upgrade is a struggle, and the GF-6 light-duty and PC-11 heavy-duty categories are no exceptions. Each needs a costly slate of new an ...

Investments in oleochemicals projects in Malaysia have more than doubled during the first five months of 2014, the Malaysian Investment Development Au ...

Lubricants sales have dropped approximately 40 percent in north and central India, partly due to monsoon flooding during July and August, according to ...

Kazakh Lube Plant Postponed

September 2, 2014

Lukoil said it will halt construction of its blending plant in Kazakhstan due to the countrys restrictions on base oil imports and lubricant exports.

A recent report from the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council upheld the listing of formaldehyde as known to be a human carcinogen i ...

North Korean leader Kim Jonguns recent highly publicized visit to a blending plant brought rare attention to the nations lubricant industry.

Major Japanese lubricant companies, Idemitsu Kosan Co. and JX Nippon & Energy Corp., are following Japanese automobile manufacturers expansions in Tha ...

BPs lubricants business profits were down, and net revenues were up for Cosan Lubrificantes in the second quarter, compared to 2013s second quarter. B ...

Russian grease maker Intesmo, a joint venture between Lukoil and Russian Railways, is ready to launch its new grease plant early next month to supply ...