Finished Lubricants

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported a decrease in profits and an increase in sales, while BPs lubricants business posted an incr ...

BP started building a lubricants blending plant in Tianjin, China, news agencies in the country recently reported. First announced in December 2017, t ...

Malaysias Petronas Lubricants International recently closed its lubricant blending plant near Buenos Aires, Argentina, and canceled plans to build a l ...

Axel Christiernsson AB announced on Monday a multi-million dollar expansion and improvement plan across its three grease plants in the United States, ...

Shell was the largest North American lubricants supplier in 2018, beating out ExxonMobil and Chevron, according to consultancy Kline & Co., which ...

Russian motorists who purchase motor oil most often consider factors such as original equipment manufacturers recommendations, the oils viscosity and ...

An Indonesian mandate for lubricants to meet the countrys new national SNI standard took effect last month, but some companies may still be waiting fo ...

Castrol India Ltd. reported a substantial increase in profit for the quarter ending Sept. 30, while Pakistans Hi-Tech Lubricants Ltd. posted a steep d ...

The Fuchs Group acquired American synthetic lubricants blender Nye Lubricants Inc., the companies announced on Monday, expanding Fuchs' specialty lubr ...

Results Down for HCC, WD-40

October 23, 2019

Heritage-Crystal Cleans oil business segment reported a small decline in revenues for its third quarter, and WD-40 posted steep declines in net income ...

Russias motor oil consumption is expected to rise by a compound annual rate of 1.4 percent through 2024 as the countrys active vehicle parc increases, ...

Automotive

October 22, 2019

Steve Swedberg explains the evolution of todays base oil market and proposes a future path.

Need To Know

October 22, 2019

Tom Glenn emphasizes the importance of a contingency plan to guard against disruptions in todays heavily consolidated raw materials markets.

From chainsaw blades to the elevator in the Statue of Liberty, soybean oil is on its way up as a viable alternative to mineral oil. New technology is ...

Gear Oils Gain Efficiency

October 22, 2019

A new polyether hybrid base stock hopes to bridge the gap between compatibility and performance in the synthetic fluid lineup.

The budding 3-D printing industry has the potential to disrupt the lubricants industry by lessening or virtually eliminating the need for metalworking ...

Perrysburg, Ohio-based Master Fluid Solutions announced on Oct. 7 the acquisition of German metalworking fluids manufacturer Wilhelm Dietz GmbH, sayin ...

KPMG Talks Transport Trends

October 15, 2019

Technological advances in the automobile sector and shifting social trends will change the landscape of transportation and help shape the future of th ...

Master Fluid Solutions announced on Oct. 7 the acquisition of German metalworking fluids manufacturer Wilhelm Dietz GmbH, saying it will enable produc ...

Energy trading company Kismat Singapore entered the Southeast Asian lubricant market through a toll-blending deal in Malaysia, the company announced t ...