DALLAS – Angus Chemical Co., which Dow Chemical divested on Feb. 3, is preparing to launch a new extended-life, multifunctional amino alcohol fo ...

Koda Distribution Group recently acquired the assets of metalworking and industrial fluids distributor Colonial Specialty Chemicals and plans to merge ...

DuBois Chemicals acquired Heatbath Corp., including its Park Metallurgical business, for an undisclosed amount in a deal that will enhance Dubois indu ...

Southern Chinas Amer Lubricant Technology Co. has seen its business grow at an annual clip of 20 percent and is now building its third blending plant ...

Swiss metalworking fluids manufacturer Blaser Swisslube AG opened a research and development center in Hong Kong last week to help it grow in the Asia ...

Malaysias Petronas Dagangan Bhd. recently signed an eight-year, 51 million ringgit (U.S. $14 million) lubricants supply contract with Malaysian port o ...

Woven from strands of steel, wire ropes face corrosion and abrasion throughout their lifetimes. Here's how lubricants help keep them safely strung.

In the maritime industry, cylinder lube oil can eat up to 60 percent of a vessel's technical budget. To trim this cost, ships need to apply the right ...

Imagine a floating mini-factory at sea, capable of blending marine lubricants on the spot for any vessel it encounters. Sound like Jules Verne? Read o ...

If the federal agency prevails, some of the most effective extreme-pressure agents in metalworking will vanish from the U.S. market by next May.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stated it could eliminate mid- and long-chain chlorinated paraffins in U.S. commerce as early as May 2016 usi ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is approving revisions to Ventura County Air Pollution Control Districts portion of Californias implementatio ...

Dick Beercheck examines the latest regulations affecting food-grade lubricants.

Japans Toyo Drilube will expand its facility in Vietnam in April and consolidate its two facilities in Thailand by June 2016, the company told Lube Re ...

The next big date for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals initiative comes in June 2015 when new substance and mi ...

You'll need world-class technologies and supply chains to drop anchor in the $5 billion marine lubricants market. Just prepare to go long, because U.S ...

Industrial-scale food production is a relatively new and rapidly growing business. Today approximately 70 percent of the average diet consists of proc ...

Dick Beercheck looks at the major players in the marine lubes market.

Shells Jan Toschka discusses how ship owners are taking a hard look at lube costs.

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network announced Jan. 8 that it will begin supplying and marketing marine lubricants and fuels in Germany this month. Operati ...