Finished Lubricants

Germany’s domestic lubricant demand fell 16% year on year to 46,070 metric tons in January, with hydraulic oils and metalworking oils showing the st ...

Poland’s lubricant market contracted 2% in 2022, impacted by a European energy crises amplified by the war in Ukraine and related sanctions and by c ...

French biobased chemistry company Groupe Berkem yesterday announced completion of its acquisition of Biopress, a French producer of vegetable oils – ...

Catching the Wind

April 3, 2023

Wind assistance is one of the ways by which the commercial maritime industry will reduce its emissions in the next decade. What might this development ...

How are today’s EALs formulated to deliver reliable performance in a broad range of industrial applications?

Grease manufacturers and end users are closer to having another simple manual device to quickly inspect samples of lubricating greases and forecast at ...

As the vehicle parc modernizes in Latin America, there is a widening gap between engine oils that new vehicles require and what is available in the ma ...

Discover how one test lab used different ASTM D1384 testing strategies to address the new challenges posed by conditions within electric vehicles.

How might changes in fuel affect the lubricants used in automotive engines? Steve Swedberg investigates.

High coal prices caused a number of power shortages during 2021, and this could represent a growth opportunity for the country’s wind industry becau ...

Hong Kong-based Yip’s Chemical Holdings Ltd.’s lubricants business had an operating loss in 2022 on 10% lower sales revenue, falling from a strong ...

API Group III base oil prices in the United States have stayed high while values for Group I and II oils dropped steeply from record levels in mid-202 ...

Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp. is adding a building to the warehouse space it leases in southern Indiana near its United States blending plant, par ...

Vibra Energia’s lubricants business recorded 30% higher profit for 2022 on a 12% increase in sales revenue, while fourth quarter earnings also jumpe ...

Spain’s lubricant demand decreased 2% in 2022, remaining short of the country’s pre-pandemic level of consumption, the Spain Lubricants Associatio ...

Spain’s Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Union, through its Next Generation fund, are financing a project to develop advanced ser ...

Singaporean independent lubricant blender AP Oil International Ltd. reported declines of 60% in net profit for full-year 2022 and 94% for the second h ...

Vivo Energy, a major distributor of lubricants to retail and commercial customers across Africa, reported a slight decrease in earnings for its lubric ...

France’s lubricant consumption increased 2% to 42,000 tons in January, compared to the same month last year, Paris-based Professional Lubricants Cen ...

Yushiro Chemical posted lower operating income for the quarter ending Dec. 31, and KH Neochem’s performance materials segment had lower operating in ...