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Lubrizol Inks Licensing Deal with BASF

January 31, 2024

BASF and Lubrizol struck a deal last week for the latter to produce and distribute several products from two lines of in ...

Germany Demand Declines in October

Germany Demand Declines in October

January 2, 2024

Germany's finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 11% in October, as a year-long trend of falling c ...

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

November 17, 2023

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

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Thailand Picked for Biobased Acids Plant

January 27, 2023

French biochemical company Afyren and Thai sugar producer Mitr Phol Group will partner to establish a biorefinery in Tha ...

Spotlight on Food-grade Lubricants

Spotlight on Food-grade Lubricants

July 3, 2021

Regulations Ramp Up for Food-grade Lubes COVID-19 may have caused widespread disruption this past year, affectin ...

Profits Down for KH Neochem, Yushiro Chemical

Profits Down for KH Neochem, Yushiro Chemical

December 4, 2020

In Japan, KH Neochem Co. reported steep declines in third-quarter operating income and net sales for its performance mat ...

Industrial Lubes Roughed up by Pandemic

Industrial Lubes Roughed up by Pandemic

September 11, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic will reduce global demand volumes for general industrial oils and greases by 13% this year, consul ...

Spotlight on Food-grade Lubricants

Spotlight on Food-grade Lubricants

July 2, 2020

From dairy and meat to confectionary and fruit, the food processing industry is thriving and demand continues to grow. O ...

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Shell Acquires Industrial Fluids Manufacturer

December 25, 2019

Shell Lubricants acquired the assets of American Chemical Technologies Inc., which manufactures and distributes industri ...