Finished Lubricants

Castrol India and South Korean refiner S-Oil both reported large increases in profits and revenue for the quarter ending March 31, compared to the sam ...

Researchers at an Austrian university have found lubricating properties in a two-dimensional nanomaterial, mXene, they announced last week. The materi ...

Lubricant demand in India is expected to grow by almost 3% per year through 2024, making it one of the fastest growing major lube markets, according t ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. reported lower sales of specialty lubricants and synthetic oils for its 2020-2021 fiscal year, ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is asking for additional public input on final rules for five chemicals deemed persistent, bioaccumu ...

Electrically conductive layer deposits are emerging as a new corrosion concern in electric motors in hybrid and electric vehicles, and developing test ...

Metalworking fluids supplier Quaker Houghton announced today a joint venture with Grindaix GmbH, a Germany-based, high-tech provider of coolant contro ...

German lubricant and aftermarket additive maker Liqui Moly said its profits and sales for the first quarter were the same as in 2020’s first quarter ...

China’s Jiangsu Lopal Tech. Co. and Richful Lube Additive Co. recorded increases in net profit and revenue last year as both seemed to benefit from ...

WD-40 Co. posted net income of $17.2 million for the quarter ending Feb. 28, up 20 percent from the same period last year. Net sales also climbed by 1 ...

The outlook of lubricant marketers and distributors in Russia improved significantly from December to March, according to the latest survey conducted ...

Japan’s finished lubricants consumption reached 128,987 kiloliters in February, up 7% from 120,394 kL in the same month in 2020, according to data r ...

Meridian Adhesives Group acquired Pacific Adhesive Systems, a Malaysia-based corporation with lubricant and grease operations, Meridian announced last ...

France’s lubricant consumption fell by more than 10% in in January, compared to the same month in 2020, ending a streak of five consecutive months o ...

Chinese lubricants marketer Jiangsu Lopal Tech recently exported its first batch of lubricants to Pakistan, which it said marked another step in its i ...

Pertamina continues to working to expand lubricant sales overseas, with particular attention to Australia and Thailand. The Indonesia company recently ...

Pakistan-based blender Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. finished 2020 with strong increases in profit and sales for the quarter that ended Dec. 31, with lower ...

The Year of the Ox

April 1, 2021

Asia’s Increasing Influence on the Global Lubes Market After a tumultuous year for lubricant markets around the globe, many uncertainties still l ...

Sludge and varnish in turbines, such as those used for power generation, have been observed more frequently in recent years due to increased use of AP ...

As electric vehicles threaten to drain away the lifeblood of the lubricants industry—engine oil accounts for about 40% of the market—many companie ...