Automotive Greases

Grease

July 29, 2025

In line with lubricating oil trends, global grease production in 2024 fell slightly, according the National Lubricating Grease Institute’s most rece ...

Grease Basics

July 24, 2025

Grease is typically made from three components – the base oil, a thickening agent made from the reaction of an acid with a metal to create an organi ...

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

Lithium thickeners rule the market. But why is lithium grease so popular, and might its popularity peter out as formulators develop other types of gre ...

Moove Acquires Grupo Pax

November 6, 2024

Brazilian lubricant maker and distributor Moove acquired Grupo Pax and its three lubricant companies. The Brazilian Antitrust Authority is yet to appr ...

Grease production in India will ramp up by almost 37% over the next six years, according to a Mumbai-based producer. Speaking at a recent industry co ...

China’s grease industry continued shifting away from lithium soap thickeners, according to the latest survey from the United States-based National L ...

Shell announced last week that it has completed an expansion of its grease manufacturing plant in Bangkok, tripling the facility’s production capaci ...

Lucas Oil last week announced that it will open a grease production unit at its lubricant factory  in Indiana later this summer.

Explore the building blocks of lubricating greases as well as trends in global grease demand.

Vietnamese Top Solutions Joint Stock Co. has begun constructing a new grease plant in Phuoc Nam Industrial Park. The grease will be for industrial equ ...

Martin Midstream Partners reported a hefty increase in operating income on lower sales revenue for its specialty products business segment – which i ...

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.

Germany's finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 11% in October, as a year-long trend of falling consumption continued, with the ...

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, fell 21% in September, continuing a year-long trend of monthly decreases, as only trans ...

Among Nigerian blenders, Conoil reported a steep decline in gross profit on lower sales for its lubricants segment, while MRS Oil’s lubricants segme ...

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

October 13, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. reported a 15% bump in lubricant sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, boosted by a 20% rise in sales to the Middle ...

Germany’s finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 13% in June, continuing a year-long trend of monthly decreases, although sale ...