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

Quality Is Not as Simple as It Seems  Quality is at the heart of the oil business. We all subscribe to the position that if our products meet ...

Allison Transmission announced yesterday its newest automatic transmission fluid specification for on-highway equipment. TES 668 fluids will be availa ...

India’s economic recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns is progressing, with encouraging signs in automotive, industrial and agricultural segments boding ...

China’s commercial vehicle lubricant market is showing signs of recovery thanks to increases in distances traveled, according to speakers at an indu ...

Fluor Corp. announced on Sept. 15 that it safely achieved mechanical completion of Valvoline’s lubricants blending plant in Zhangjiagang, China, ahe ...

Tom Glenn examines how private-label lubricants made the move up from the minor leagues to the majors.

Aftermarket motor oil sales in the United States declined for the first half of this year, although sales picked up for oils used in boating and recre ...

With five global automakers gearing up for new or increased production across the continent, more modern lubricants may cruise in behind.

Afton Chemical recorded lower operating profit and sales for its second quarter, and Valvoline reported decreases in operating income and sales for it ...

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association issued a revision to its 2016 European oil sequences last week, ahead of the anticipated release of ...

Steve Swedberg posits that aftermarket additives, often called “snake oil” or “mouse milk,” may have some usefulness in particular cases.

Spending in India on aftermarket engine oils and other aftermarket items will drop significantly in fiscal 2021 as a result of the country’s lockdow ...

Enforcement of engine oil and transmission product labeling and receipt requirements that impact quick lubes and their distributor partners is ongoing ...

In addition to the sudden drop in miles driven, the COVID-19 pandemic has also caused more drivers in the United States to put off vehicle maintenance ...

When the storm clouds clear, Tom Glenn believes that covid-19 will have made the lubricant business stronger and more resilient.

North American production of lubricating greases seems to have dipped from 2018 to 2019, according to a survey by the United States-based National Lub ...

Sales for oil change and lubrication shops in the United States reached an estimated $6.6 billion in 2019, up 5% from $6.3 billion the previous year, ...

Steve Swedberg discusses why the API CH-4 heavy-duty engine oil service category may soon be phased out.

The grease industry has been under pressure to develop formulations that keep pace with the increased performance and efficiency requirements of moder ...