Finished Lubricants

The COVID-19 pandemic caused global consumption of finished lubricants to fall 10.9% in 2020 to 36.4 million metric tons, according to a new study rel ...

An investment firm representing the main stockholders of United Global Ltd. announced on Dec. 10 an unconditional cash offer to acquire the rest of th ...

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. announced yesterday the completion of its $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern, one of the largest transporte ...

The United States Supreme Court reopened the door this week on a two-decade patent battle between Chevron Oronite and Infineum, ruling that Infineum c ...

The years-long process of writing the next heavy-duty diesel engine oil category began last week when the American Petroleum Institute’s Lubricants ...

The European lubricant industry was not spared from the major shock to Europe’s manufacturing sectors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ...

European lubricant demand will never recover to the level it reached in 2019, and while the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline, decarbonization ...

More than half of United Kingdom drivers responding to a recent survey said they have delayed vehicle maintenance such as engine oil changes during th ...

UMW Reports Sales Drop

December 10, 2021

UMW Holdings Bhd. reported slightly lower sales of lubricants and related products for the nine months ending Sept. 30, compared to the same period la ...

France-based Arkema announced on Monday a 50% increase in global capacity for its Oleris castor oil derivatives, which are used in synthetic lubricant ...

French building materials company Saint-Gobain announced on Monday the acquisition of construction chemicals company GCP Applied Technologies, whose p ...

The global fleet of hybrids could grow faster than battery electric vehicles as industry experts forecast that powertrain production in the short term ...

China’s Jiangsu Lopal Tech Co. and Richful Lube Additive Co. both reported drops in net profit for the third quarter, although year-to-date profits ...

Japan Demand Fell in October

December 3, 2021

Japan’s finished lubricant demand tumbled in October, as consumption volume fell by 20% compared to the same month last year and by more than 30% se ...

Industrial lubrication company Condat reached platinum level on the Ecovadis corporate social responsibility platform, putting the French lubricant co ...

Lubricant bench tests are small-scale tests examining a specific aspect of a lubricant’s performance. Faster and cheaper than full-scale tests, they ...

The Road to Standardization

December 1, 2021

Quantifying Tackiness and Adhesion in Greases Standardization of test methods in the lubricants industry is neither a quick nor an easy process.&nb ...

Pumping Up Performance

December 1, 2021

Performance Polymers Can Help to Augment Hydraulic Fluid Performance. The world is constantly moving in the direction of increasing productivi ...

Base Oil Report: Trends

December 1, 2021

From Little Acorns to Great Oaks   Some lubricant companies around the globe have managed to grow in recent years, despite the declining marke ...

Automotive

December 1, 2021

How About Another Engine Test? As you all know, I think we may overdo the engine test requirements for engine oils. I’ve long advocated for conso ...