Automotive Lubricants

Petronas Lubricants Italy Sells Off Car Care Unit
An old-school Italian mechanic repairing an engine in Bolzano. ©RGB Pictures / shutterstock

Petronas Lubricants Italy Sells Off Car Care Unit

June 18, 2025

Quantum Capital Partners acquired Italian automotive care products maker Arexons from Petronas Lubricants Italy.

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

November 17, 2020

Custom Content – Within the space of just three years, Valvoline Europe has significantly grown its industrial lubrica ...

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

October 6, 2020

Custom Content – Valvoline, one of the world’s leading lubricant and automotive suppliers, has made a frictionless m ...

More Europeans Becoming Reluctant to Buy a First EV

More Europeans Becoming Reluctant to Buy a First EV

June 18, 2025

The willingness of Europeans to buy their first electric vehicle is swiftly shrinking and they’re followed by American ...

ILSAC GF-7’s Arrival and a Look at the Tools Used to Deploy It

ILSAC GF-7’s Arrival and a Look at the Tools Used to Deploy It

June 5, 2025

ILSAC GF-7 is here. Steve Haffner outlines the tools used to deploy the new specification.

Russian Finished Lubricant Market Flat

Russian Finished Lubricant Market Flat

June 5, 2025

Russia’s finished lubricant market held steady at around 1.8 million tons in 2024, as domestic producers focused on im ...

API Is Not Alone

API Is Not Alone

April 30, 2025

Who are the major players in motor oil specification development right now, and how are they impacting the lubricants in ...

Cutting Costs: Three Ways Lubricants Can Help to Lower Expenses

Cutting Costs: Three Ways Lubricants Can Help to Lower Expenses

April 2, 2025

Shell’s Frank Machatschek shares expert insights on how lubrication can have a disproportionately large impact on flee ...

Lithium Grease Still Rules the Roost

Lithium Grease Still Rules the Roost

April 2, 2025

Lithium thickeners rule the market. But why is lithium grease so popular, and might its popularity peter out as formulat ...

Base Stocks Adjust to Changing Markets

Base Stocks Adjust to Changing Markets

April 2, 2025

Steve Haffner explores how advances in additive and base stock technology have impacted base oil demand and how they wil ...

Growth Opportunities in a Declining Market

Growth Opportunities in a Declining Market

March 3, 2025

How can lubricant makers in the U.S. grow despite declining demand? Tom Glenn weighs in.

Additive

Carmakers Launch Process for GF-8

February 19, 2025

With the latest gasoline engine oil performance specification scheduled to come to market next month, automakers in Nort ...

Additive

Survey: Russian Drain Intervals Drop

February 12, 2025

A recent survey in Russia indicates motorists are reducing the intervals at which they replace their passenger car engin ...

Synthetic Base Stocks Pave the Way for Automotive Lubricants

Synthetic Base Stocks Pave the Way for Automotive Lubricants

February 3, 2025

How do synthetic base stocks help automotive lubricant formulators to meet ever-increasing standards? Pennzoil’s Sean ...

Banking on EV Batteries

Banking on EV Batteries

February 3, 2025

Arkema’s Woldemar d'Ambrières discusses the evolution of electric vehicle batteries as well as concerns about recycli ...

PC-12 Changes Are Coming

PC-12 Changes Are Coming

February 3, 2025

PC-12 is in the works. How may the new category differ from its predecessor?

Concerning Quality

Concerning Quality

January 2, 2025

Is the lubricants business on its way to commoditization? Tom Glenn weighs in.