Fees for the American Petroleum Institute’s Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System will increase effective Jan. 1, 2022, according to a lette ...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development issued a stop-use and stop-removal order on REV 360 brand products from Orion Lubricants, ...

Need to Know The passenger car motor oil business in the United States has seen considerable change over the past two decades. Among the changes ar ...

The long-awaited 2021 ACEA light-duty engine oil specifications are finally in the hands of lubricant blenders, marketers and original equipment manuf ...

A watchdog of the United Kingdom’s lubricant market has lodged a complaint against a German marketer, contending that it promoted one of its engine ...

Shell, Lukoil and ExxonMobil remained the most popular motor oil brands in Russia in 2020, as they were two years ago, according to a recent survey of ...

How can low-viscosity oils balance conflicting demands in modern engines? While lowering engine oil viscosities has been a valuable part of meeting ...

Fluor Corp. announced on Sept. 15 that it safely achieved mechanical completion of Valvoline’s lubricants blending plant in Zhangjiagang, China, ahe ...

Tom Glenn examines how private-label lubricants made the move up from the minor leagues to the majors.

With five global automakers gearing up for new or increased production across the continent, more modern lubricants may cruise in behind.

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association issued a revision to its 2016 European oil sequences last week, ahead of the anticipated release of ...

Steve Swedberg posits that aftermarket additives, often called “snake oil” or “mouse milk,” may have some usefulness in particular cases.

Spending in India on aftermarket engine oils and other aftermarket items will drop significantly in fiscal 2021 as a result of the country’s lockdow ...

In addition to the sudden drop in miles driven, the COVID-19 pandemic has also caused more drivers in the United States to put off vehicle maintenance ...

When the storm clouds clear, Tom Glenn believes that covid-19 will have made the lubricant business stronger and more resilient.

The share of vehicles in Russia that use American Petroleum Institute’s API SM or API SN motor oil categories increased in the last couple of years ...

Steve Swedberg traces the evolution of used oil from careless disposal to rerefining.

The Canadian government decreed this month that it will permit 9-octadecenoic acid (Z)- compound with (Z)-N-9-octadecenyl-1,3-propanediamine to be use ...

Amalie Oil Co. and the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit against the company have asked a Florida circuit court to grant final approval on a settle ...

Engine oil specs are increasing the technical demands put on base oils and pushing formulators toward using more synthetics--some of which may not eve ...