Automotive Lubricants

Are quick lubes on their way out, or can they manage to stay relevant for years to come? Steve Swedberg weighs in.

In a finding that signals potential challenges for electric vehicles, a team of researchers from academia and industry observed that electrical charge ...

Saudi Arabian lubricants blender Petromin plans to raise up to $1 billion via an initial public offering, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 13. According to ...

Lubricant consumption in France fell 9% to 41,317 tons in November, compared to the same month last year, Paris-based Professional Lubricants Center r ...

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany during October declined 7% compared to the same month last year, to 52,234 metric tons, according to data release ...

Lubricant demand in nine major Association of Southeast Asia Nations countries is projected to grow by a compound annual rate of 2.1% to more than 3.5 ...

Canada’s Environment Ministry last month proposed an ambitious schedule of mandates for car makers to quickly increase the portion of their sales th ...

Demand for passenger car motor oil is on the decline. Tom Glenn discusses how this trend may affect lubricant formulations as well as the companies th ...

NLGI and ELGI’s grease working groups stay busy. What are some of the latest and most pressing things on their to-do lists?

Western oil companies may have pulled out of Russia, but they remain among the country’s most recognized motor oil brands, a recent survey found. In ...

France Lube Demand Falls

December 20, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France declined 8% to 43,869 metric tons in October, compared to the same month last year, Paris-based Professional Lubricant ...

Chevron Oronite achieved final victory this week in a long-running engine oil patent dispute with Infineum when the companies agreed to stop pursuing ...

Electric vehicles may reduce demand for automotive lubricants, but they do still require lubricants, and given the wide variety of designs being emplo ...

Nigerian blender and distributor Ardova Plc reported an 83% drop in net profit and a 10% increase in sales revenue for its lubricants and greases segm ...

Lithium could lose its spot as a most common thickener for automotive and industrial greases in the coming years because of rising competing demand fo ...

Castrol India Ltd. announced on Nov. 25 an investment of up to Rs 487.5 crore (Rs 4.9 billion or U.S. $60 million) in ki Mobility Solutions, a leading ...

With electric cars becoming the focus for most vehicle manufacturers, can the lubricants industry continue to sustain the various engine oil approval ...

Weather can do a lot of damage to cars. How can lubricants help to manage the mischief?

North American lubricant demand in 2021 almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels, driven by strong growth in the United States’ market. Despite infla ...

Nigerian lubricants blender and marketer Conoil reported a 38% drop in gross profit and flat sales revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to ...