Industrial Lubricants

China Gets Ahead of Wind, Solar Targets

China Gets Ahead of Wind, Solar Targets

June 30, 2023

Although China is on track to double its wind and solar capacity by 2025 – five years ahead of its government’s targ ...

Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

June 28, 2023

North America’s lubricating grease production jumped up 16% in 2022, signaling a further rebounding from the impacts o ...

Earnings up at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

Earnings up at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

June 23, 2023

Lanka IOC reported a hefty jump in operating profit for its fiscal year ending March 31, boosted by commissioning Sri La ...

U.S. Focusing on Battery Materials Processing

U.S. Focusing on Battery Materials Processing

June 21, 2023

The supply chain for electric vehicles is becoming more central to the United States’ automotive sector, making it cru ...

Germany Lube Demand Tumbles in March

Germany Lube Demand Tumbles in March

June 20, 2023

German lubricant demand fell 24% in March, a second consecutive month of declines following two months of healthy gains. ...

France Market Continues Downward Trend

France Market Continues Downward Trend

June 20, 2023

Finished lubricant demand in France dropped in April to its lowest point since last August, continuing a 10-month streak ...

Riding the Waves of Change

Riding the Waves of Change

June 14, 2023

Lubricant demand has fluctuated over the past couple years. Tom Glenn explains the reasons for the troughs and peaks.

Kline Predicts Jump for Immersion Coolants

Kline Predicts Jump for Immersion Coolants

June 14, 2023

The market for data center immersion cooling fluids is projected to grow about tenfold through 2032, Kline & Co. pre ...

Developing Fire-resistant Turbine Oils for Russia

Developing Fire-resistant Turbine Oils for Russia

June 13, 2023

The fire-resistant synthetic turbine oils consumed in Russia are mostly imported products formulated with trixylenyl pho ...

Russian Lube Imports and Exports Fell in 2022

Russian Lube Imports and Exports Fell in 2022

June 6, 2023

Russia’s lubricant market stagnated in 2022, hampered by lower industrial output in sectors such as automobiles, machi ...

A Tall Order for Wind Turbine Lubricants

A Tall Order for Wind Turbine Lubricants

May 26, 2023

Industrial lubricants and greases can help to overcome the tribological challenges of wind turbines and contribute to a ...

Earnings Jump for Yushiro, Fall for Neochem

Earnings Jump for Yushiro, Fall for Neochem

May 26, 2023

Yushiro Chemical reported that its net profit more than tripled for the fiscal year ended March 31, boosted by strong pe ...

France Lube Demand Fell in March

France Lube Demand Fell in March

May 23, 2023

France’s finished lubricant consumption fell 13% to 45,297 metric tons in March, pushing demand for the first quarter ...

Profit Down for Castrol India, Gulf; Up for Apar

Profit Down for Castrol India, Gulf; Up for Apar

May 19, 2023

Protecting and managing margins was a common theme for several India companies announcing financial results for the quar ...

Etna Acquires JTM’s Metalworking Fluid Line

Etna Acquires JTM’s Metalworking Fluid Line

May 17, 2023

Chagrin Falls, Ohio-headquartered Etna Products Inc., which develops and produces lubricants for non-ferrous metal drawi ...

Spain Maintains Waste Lube Recycling Rate

Spain Maintains Waste Lube Recycling Rate

May 16, 2023

Spain in 2022 once again rerefined more than three-quarters of its collected used oil back into base stocks, according t ...

MRS Oil Profits Jump on Reduced Costs

MRS Oil Profits Jump on Reduced Costs

May 16, 2023

Gross profit for Nigerian blender MRS Oil’s lubricants segment skyrocketed more than 20 fold in the fourth quarter, on ...

Q1 Challenging for Rerefiners

Q1 Challenging for Rerefiners

May 10, 2023

The base oil market was a challenging environment for rerefiners during the first three months of 2023, according to rec ...