Tom Glenn puts the distributor-supplier relationship under a microscope and checks its vital signs.

Given today's slowing demand, intensifying competition and dwindling supply options, that question needs to be on every independent's lips, believes F ...

Shell Lubricants notified U.S. customers on Monday that prices for Shell brand finished lubricants will generally increase by up to 4 percent effectiv ...

The chief executive of Sri Lankas largest lubricant supplier complained recently that the island country does too little to ensure fair play in the lu ...

Shell opened a 1.8 billion (U.S. $290 million) lubricant technology center in Shanghai last week. The worlds largest lubricant supplier hopes the faci ...

Brazils lubricant oils market reached 1.37 million tons in 2013, which represents growth of 8.3 percent over 2012. The numbers surprised mainly becaus ...

Engine oils in Asia tend to lag behind oils from Europe and the Americas in their ability to prevent deposits around piston ring belts, while Asian an ...

India recently announced a new schedule of mandates to raise the fuel efficiency of passenger cars over the next eight years. Observers say the rules ...

Reducing production costs is the major driver for biolubes market growth, with legislation that mandates biolube usage a close second, two industry co ...

An upgraded standard for diesel engine oils will be released in Japan next week, armed with a newly viable test for piston detergency. Later this year ...

Malaysian conglomerate UMW Group formed a joint venture to supply lubricants, automotive components and service center operations in Indonesia. UMWs m ...

Lukoil claims that it is being openly defrauded by a former Chinese distributor falsely claiming that it is still an authorized dealer in China.

The number of lubricant blending plants in Australia continues to shrink. High expenses for imported raw materials, rising labor costs and advantages ...

Indonesias state energy company, Pertamina, announced last week it will build a lubricant blending plant and a grease plant in Jakarta. The blending p ...

Brazil, Russia, India and China have little in common, but the economic performance of these countries is of prime importance to the lubricants indust ...

Africa is home to a huge share of the worlds mineral resources, and the continents highly mechanized mining operations need high-quality lubricants to ...

Mehrdad Vajedi looks at the growing quality consciousness of African consumers.

The state of Oregon issued $30,400 in fines to a quick lube and a plumber for intentionally discharging an oily mixture into a creek in late 2012. Bot ...

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization is working on a two-year schedule to update specifications for both two- and four-stroke motorcycle eng ...

The practice of selling counterfeit lubricants appears to be alive and well in China. Authorities say supply chains of criminals are widening and that ...