Automotive Lubricants

Although the shift to manufacturing of electric vehicles will bring a decline in industrial lubricants consumption, it will also bring opportunities f ...

Profits Up for Valvoline

November 16, 2022

Valvoline’s new business model – following the August announcement of the sale of its lubes unit to Saudi Aramco – kept positive momentum in sal ...

Castrol India Ltd. reported slightly higher profits and sales for the quarter ending Sept. 30, saying it managed pricing and costs to protect margins ...

Castrol last month introduced 100% recycled plastic bottles in India, a step that it called important in its efforts to become more sustainable by red ...

How are Latin America’s unique market conditions affecting motorcycle oils, and how can lubricant formulators respond to evolving technology?

A Major Shift

October 31, 2022

After several years of volatile market conditions and significant supply line interruptions, lubricant buyers have reconsidered what they are looking ...

France Lube Demand Falls

October 18, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France declined 5% to 36,679 metric tons in August, compared to the same month last year, Paris-based Professional Lubricants ...

Although the writing is on the wall for internal combustion engines, lubricant formulators still have work to do meeting original equipment manufactur ...

Thermal management fluids for EVs are the new golden prize for some base stock suppliers. Trevor Gauntlett considers some of the entries in the race.

Lower viscosity grades seem to have taken over the PCMO market. Will engine oil viscosity trend even lower in the coming years?

Additives manufacturer SI Group is expanding production capacity at its Rasal, India, factory for antioxidants used in lubricants and greases, and wil ...

Asia-Pacific accounted for close to 80% of about 1.6 to 1.7 million tons of worldwide motorcycle engine oil demand in 2021 – led by India, Indonesia ...

France Lube Sales Fall in July

September 20, 2022

France’s lubricant consumption fell 11% to 44,253 tons in July, compared to the same month last year, according to data released last week by the Pa ...

China aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, which will likely offer opportunities for metallocene polyalphaolefin as a base stock in lubricants for ...

PV Oil Lube JSC’s profit after tax jumped by more than 70% for the first six months of this year, likely benefiting from acceleration in Vietnam’s ...

Cracking Corrosion’s Code

September 1, 2022

Costing about $2.2 trillion annually, corrosion is a costly problem. Fortunately, ever-improving lubricant technology can help to mitigate the damage.

The Indian lubricants market took a big hit during the pandemic. How has it bounced back, and how might it grow in the next few years?

The Big Four additive suppliers have reportedly exited the Russian market. How might this exodus affect finished lubricants in the region?

BP earlier this month announced plans to invest up to £50 million to build an electric vehicle battery testing center and analytical laboratory in th ...

Global lubricant demand jumped 8.3% last year, recovering most of what the market lost during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official fro ...