Automotive Lubricants

Petronas, Iceotope Tie Up for Coolants

Petronas, Iceotope Tie Up for Coolants

June 14, 2024

Malaysia’s Petronas Lubricants International has tied up with United Kingdom-based Iceotope to develop coolants for da ...

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Oxy, Berkshire Tie Up for Lithium

June 12, 2024

Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum announced a joint venture with a Berkshire Hathaway business to extract high-p ...

Spain Rerefining Rate Dipped in 2023

Spain Rerefining Rate Dipped in 2023

June 11, 2024

Spain during 2023 rerefined 78% of its collected waste lubricants into base stocks, the non-profit organization charged ...

Eurolube Acquires Bizol

Eurolube Acquires Bizol

June 4, 2024

German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive s ...

Depolymerization Is a Unique Property of PIB

Depolymerization Is a Unique Property of PIB

May 31, 2024

KEMAT explains why polyisobutylene is ideal for use in certain automotive lubricant applications.

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State-owned Company Buys Sapref

May 28, 2024

South Africa’s Central Energy Fund SOC has finalized an agreement to buy the Sapref oil refinery in Durban, from Shell ...

Kluber Expands India Lubes Plant

Kluber Expands India Lubes Plant

May 24, 2024

Kluber Lubrication announced it will expand its factory in Mysore, India, to increase the amount of specialty lubricants ...

EU Alleges Lube Smuggling in Italy

EU Alleges Lube Smuggling in Italy

May 14, 2024

The European Union’s public prosecution office last week announced an investigation, dubbed “Greasy Hands,” into a ...

Valvoline, Quaker Chemical Profits Rise

Valvoline, Quaker Chemical Profits Rise

May 8, 2024

Valvoline Inc. reported higher revenue and a quarter bump in increases in operating income for the three months ended Ma ...

The Same but Different: The Unique Lubricant Challenges of Hydrogen Engines

The Same but Different: The Unique Lubricant Challenges of Hydrogen Engines

April 30, 2024

Hydrogen internal combustion engines could play a major role in helping OEMs to navigate the transition to EVs, but they ...

Fuchs: Regulations, EVs Pose Challenges

Fuchs: Regulations, EVs Pose Challenges

April 30, 2024

Amid market stagnation, Europe’s lubricants industry faces an unprecedented set of challenges ranging from regulations ...

Vivo Lube Earnings Rose in 2023

Vivo Lube Earnings Rose in 2023

April 30, 2024

Vivo Energy, which distributes lubricants to retail and commercial customers across Africa, reported a 10% increase in e ...

Assembly Lube Triggers Tesla Recall

Assembly Lube Triggers Tesla Recall

April 24, 2024

An accelerator pedal problem caused by an unapproved change adding a lubricant as part of the component assembly process ...

Off-road Regulations to Impact Lubes

Off-road Regulations to Impact Lubes

April 24, 2024

As regulators look to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from off-road heavy-duty vehicles, lubricants could contribute t ...

Additive Plant Planned in Ufa

Additive Plant Planned in Ufa

April 23, 2024

A chemical company from the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan says it will build a lubricant additive factory in Ufa, th ...

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Castrol, Safety-Kleen Team on Circularity

April 17, 2024

BP’s Castrol and Safety-Kleen have entered a partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the amount o ...

Poland Demand Dipped in 2023

Poland Demand Dipped in 2023

April 16, 2024

Poland’s demand for lubricants dropped by 1% in 2023 as the country’s economy stagnated, reflecting a broader declin ...

AP Oil Posts Lower Profits, Sales in 2023

AP Oil Posts Lower Profits, Sales in 2023

April 12, 2024

Singaporean lubricants blender AP Oil International Ltd. reported steep declines in net profit and sales revenue for 202 ...