Industrial Lubricants

A Silver Lining for North American Lubricant Demand
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A Silver Lining for North American Lubricant Demand

Lubes'n'Greases - December 4, 2023

Despite an imminent decline in demand for passenger car motor oil, the North American lubricants market may be on the up ...

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Lube Report EMEA - November 17, 2020

Custom Content – Within the space of just three years, Valvoline Europe has significantly grown its industrial lubrica ...

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

Lube Report EMEA - October 6, 2020

Custom Content – Valvoline, one of the world’s leading lubricant and automotive suppliers, has made a frictionless m ...

Slow Decline Forecast for European Market

Slow Decline Forecast for European Market

Lube Report EMEA - November 28, 2023

Europe’s finished lubricant demand is expected to stagnate during the next few years, affected by the continent’s co ...

Germany Demand Down Again in September

Germany Demand Down Again in September

Lube Report EMEA - November 28, 2023

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, fell 21% in September, continuing a year-long trend of mo ...

EPA Proposes Phase-out for PIP (3:1)

EPA Proposes Phase-out for PIP (3:1)

Lube Report Americas - November 22, 2023

The ability to use phenol, isopropylated phosphate as an ingredient in lubricants would end in five years under rule ame ...

Petrol Ofisi Expands Blending Plant

Petrol Ofisi Expands Blending Plant

Lube Report EMEA - November 21, 2023

Energy company Petrol Ofisi announced recently that it is expanding its lubricant blending plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, inc ...

Russian Base Oil Exports Continue to Fall

Russian Base Oil Exports Continue to Fall

Lube Report EMEA - November 21, 2023

After being hammered by Western sanctions in 2022, Russian base oil exports have continued to fall this year as sanction ...

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

Lube Report Asia - November 17, 2023

Profits and sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 surged for Japanese metalworking fluids and industrial fluids manufactu ...

Conoil Earnings Down, MRS Oil Up

Conoil Earnings Down, MRS Oil Up

Lube Report EMEA - November 14, 2023

Among Nigerian blenders, Conoil reported a steep decline in gross profit on lower sales for its lubricants segment, whil ...

Ingevity to Close Crude Tall Oil Fatty Acid Plant

Ingevity to Close Crude Tall Oil Fatty Acid Plant

Lube Report Americas - November 8, 2023

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces cr ...

Quaker Chem, HF Sinclair Net Higher Earnings

Quaker Chem, HF Sinclair Net Higher Earnings

Lube Report Americas - November 8, 2023

Earnings at Quaker Chemical and HF Sinclair’s lubricants and specialty segment rose for the third quarter ended Sept. ...

The Evolution of Heavy-Duty Lubricant Viscosity

The Evolution of Heavy-Duty Lubricant Viscosity

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

Heavy-duty engine oils have been slow to migrate to lower viscosity grades. Steve Haffner explains why.

What Is the Future of PFAS?

What Is the Future of PFAS?

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

The ever-increasing regulation of PFAS could have significant consequences for metalworking fluids and other lubricants.

SPOTLIGHT on Food-Grade Lubricants

SPOTLIGHT on Food-Grade Lubricants

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

LANXESS explains how its food-grade greases are ideal for use in complex food processing environments.

Fuchs Profit Rises Despite Dip in Sales

Fuchs Profit Rises Despite Dip in Sales

Lube Report EMEA - October 31, 2023

Fuchs SE posted an 11% increase in third quarter profits, compared to the same period of last year, despite a small drop ...

Moresco Sells Less Synthetics, More Specialties

Moresco Sells Less Synthetics, More Specialties

Lube Report Asia - October 26, 2023

Moresco reported a 10% increase in specialty lubricant sales and a 39% drop in synthetic lubricant sales for the six mon ...