Few operators have any real way of knowing how long their metalworking fluids should last. John Burke thinks its time to change that.

As makers of lithium complex greases cope with higher raw material costs, theres renewed interest in sebacic acid, a familiar castor oil derivative.

While awareness of food grade lubricants has grown significantly in the last ten years, much confusion remains surrounding food safety standards and r ...

Nancy DeMarco describes the challenges of designing greases for high-temperature applications.

Dick Beercheck covers the future outlook for food grade lubricants.

Frost & Sullivan estimated the global industrial grease market will reach $1.8 billion revenue in 2019, up from $1.2 billion in 2012, with techno ...

Several oil majors and smaller and independent suppliers informed U.S. customers of finished lubricant price hikes, generally 4 percent to 6 percent, ...

A provincial court in India has approved Gulf Oil Corp.s decision to carve its lubricants operations into a separate business.

India is importing enormous volumes of base oils, and those imports are helping the market to raise the quality of its finished lubricants.

China will continue to tighten regulations limiting emission of air pollutants, creating challenges for automakers and lubricant suppliers alike, an o ...

China Rerun Chemical Group reported sharp improvements in sales and profits for the first half of its fiscal year. Gulf Oil Corp. Ltd. said profits fo ...

Malaysia's Hyrax Oil will set up a lubricant blending plant in Sri Lanka with state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corp.

When Ford and other manufacturers wanted more uptime, better product quality and cost savings, an advanced wastewater treatment technology helped them ...

Used grease can be an impenetrable mystery, yielding few clues to its life or equipment condition. It doesnt have to be that way, says a testing exper ...

When metalworking fluids created a massive headache for this automotive component manufacturer, it sought relief in a vegetable oil based coolant.

Canadas new packaging safety recommendations could have sweeping effects along the global food chain - including lubricants.

Canadian and European regulators are all taking whacks at biocide use - and metalworking fluids are feeling the heat.

Long comfortable with used oil analysis, more end users are starting to test in-service greases, too. Here are ideas from some trailblazers in the fie ...

Lubes. In this acronym-giddy market - where USDA, FSIS, FDA, EPA and HACCP rule - lube makers have plenty to stew over. Do they really need another IS ...

Even the best hydraulic fluid can turn into your enemy in an industrial fire. You can buy less-flammable fluids - but safety definitely comes at a pri ...