Maintaining old tests and making new ones back serviceable.

ILSAC GF-7 is here. Steve Haffner outlines the tools used to deploy the new specification.

Steve Haffner explores how advances in additive and base stock technology have impacted base oil demand and how they will continue to do so in the lon ...

With the latest gasoline engine oil performance specification scheduled to come to market next month, automakers in North America are wasting no time ...

A recent survey in Russia indicates motorists are reducing the intervals at which they replace their passenger car engine oils – results that a cons ...

Is the lubricants business on its way to commoditization? Tom Glenn weighs in.

Steve Haffner explains how advances in lubricant technology are decreasing demand for engine oils.

Steve Haffner discusses the benefits of ILSAC GF-7 as well as some of the concerns stakeholders had that have now been resolved.

Steve Haffner explores how stakeholder alignment for ILSAC GF-7 has differed from that of past categories.

Lubricant sales in Thailand are expected to recover to pre-Covid levels, said an official from the Department of Energy Business in Thailand. Thail ...

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

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 ...

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?

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 European Union built a record 17 gigawatts of wind energy generating capacity in 2023, a 13% increase from 2022, but the pace remains well behind ...

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

Sean Nguyen of Pennzoil outlines some of the most prominent trends affecting automotive lubricants, including the uptake of synthetic formulations.

Increased electrification will inevitably affect PCMO demand. How can the industry roll with the punches?