Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is developing a plan to increase lubricant production at its Comperj refinery in the state of Rio de Janeiro ...

WD-40 Co. reported net income of $12.2 million for the quarter ending Nov. 30, down 8.3 percent from $13.3 million in the same period a year earlier.

The newly created Australian Lubricant Association plans to set up processes to verify labels and standardization of lube products sold in Australia, ...

The next heavy-duty engine oil category in North America is not expected for seven years, and industry insiders worry that test hardware for existing ...

Pressure is building for the heavy-duty engine oil market to begin shifting to lower viscosity grades, but lighter oils might not provide adequate pro ...

ExxonMobil is completing an expansion of its Port Allen lubricant blending plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Kluber Lubrication announced last week it acquired wire drawing lubricant producer Traxit International GmbH and its subsidiaries.

Several trends in Africas mining industry - including a skills shortage, environmental issues and contracting practices - are causing mining companies ...

Lithium grease thickeners still make up the majority of the global market because of their lower cost, but demand for products made with calcium sulfo ...

Although China was the worlds second-largest lubricant market in 2018, it is expected to shrink by a compound annual rate of 0.3 percent out to 2023, ...

Production volumes of high performance lithium complex and polyurea grease are growing to meet market needs, an industry insider said at a conference ...

The world's two leading engine oil specification groups have developed a closer working relationship in recent years, which will enable new developmen ...

The trend toward electrified vehicles will mean an increase in demand for API Group III+ base stocks because they will be needed to formulate engine o ...

Caltex Australia will rebrand its operations after Chevron notified the company that it cannot use the Caltex brand on its lubricants and grease produ ...

From the long-awaited adoption of ILSAC GF-6 to a crackdown on 303 hydraulic fluids to mergers and acquisitions, 2019 was a busy year in the Americas ...

Shell Lubricants acquired the assets of American Chemical Technologies Inc., which manufactures and distributes industrial fluids that are based on po ...

The trend toward electrified vehicles will mean an increase in demand for Group III+ base stocks because they will be needed to formulate engine oils ...

Steve Swedberg clarifies the ambiguity of SAE engine oil viscosity classifications.

Tom Glenn reflects on some of the industrys most notable price increases, law suits and acquisitions from last year.

Now that the marine industrys approach to IMO 2020 seems to be settling out, lubricant producers can ramp up efforts on oils that will keep engines in ...