Automotive Lubricants

Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC reported decreased profits for the full year but improved earnings for its fourth quarter. Meanwhile, MJL Bangladesh repo ...

Shell announced on Monday plans to build its first grease manufacturing plant in Indonesia, producing products for applications such as bearings and g ...

P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. reported lower sales and net profit for 2023, while PV Oil Lube JSC achieved a significant increase in profit after tax.

ILSAC GF-7, the next pair of industry performance specifications for engine oils used in conventional light-duty vehicles, has been sent to ballot by ...

Gear Up, Latin America

March 5, 2024

Are widely used gears oils able to meet the ever-increasing demands of the current Latin American market?

Demand for synthetic lubricants has grown over the past few decades. Steve Haffner explores whether synthetics are becoming commoditized amidst this g ...

What are some of the major trends in personal mobility right now, and what factors might shape the landscape in the coming years?

Tom Glenn explains why acquisitive companies are expected to be increasingly discerning in selecting companies to acquire.

Passenger car sales in China rose 11% in 2023, while sales of new energy models surged by 38%, according to the China Association of Car Manufacturers ...

Valvoline Inc. reported a 114% jump in operating income and a 12% increase in net sales revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31, which is the first quar ...

Aminol, one of the largest lubricant marketers in Azerbaijan, produced 46,000 metric tons of finished products in 2023, most of which shipped to forei ...

Brazil’s growing car parc as well as advances in vehicle technology have reshaped base oil demand in the country. Is this a trend that is likely to ...

The End of an Era

February 1, 2024

Lubes’n’Greases honors the notable contributions of automotive columnist Steve Swedberg after his passing.

India’s state-owned oil marketing company Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. has hired a consultant to advise on a spin-off of its lubricants business t ...

Kano Laboratories, which manufactures penetrating oils, announced on Monday the acquisition of Synco Chemical Corp. and its line of synthetic food gre ...

Base oil production in Brazil was down again in December, closing out a year in which output dropped 11% compared to 2022. The country’s three base ...

Russia – the largest country in the world, spanning two continents and 11 time zones – consumes a range of motor oil viscosity grades, although 5W ...

Chinese lubricants blender Copton Tech Co. reported higher net profit and sales revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 30 last year. A decrease in autom ...

Vibra Energia, one of Brazil’s largest lubricant suppliers, recently rejected a merger offer from Eneva, calling the proposal insufficient. But Vibr ...

From sustainability endeavors to Industry 4.0, Flavio Kliger of Lubrizol discusses the major trends in both additives and finished lubricants.