Faced with pressure to provide safe products but with little access to food-grade lubricants, some food and beverage processors in China are reportedl ...

By tracking a range of buying habits, big data suppliers are gaining insights that may bring engine oil marketers closer to customers than ever before ...

Both Europeans and North Americans are advancing ideas aimed at helping food processors to buy and apply the safest products in their equipment.

Some blenders would like to see more teeth in the registration programs for food-grade lubes. To start, they think H2 products should be off the table ...

No, theyre not food grade lubes, but when it comes to protecting food and beverage plants, these products still can bring a lot to the table.

Its an appetizing market, full of tasty and profitable morsels. How lubricant and grease companies can get a seat at the table is another question.

Alkylated naphthalenes were once the high-priced alternative to esters; today its a different story. Heres a look at the molecules, who makes them and ...

The worlds food processors are experiencing dramatic growth, along with heightened scrutiny at every step by consumers and regulators. Can lube seller ...

Despite misgivings, maintenance was told to use only food grade lubes throughout Hersheys confectionery plant in Memphis, Tenn. Heres how they rose to ...

Heightened regulations. Worries about equipment reliability. Smarter and better production methods. They all smell like opportunity for synthetic lube ...

Canadas new packaging safety recommendations could have sweeping effects along the global food chain - including lubricants.

Lubes. In this acronym-giddy market - where USDA, FSIS, FDA, EPA and HACCP rule - lube makers have plenty to stew over. Do they really need another IS ...

Demanding equipment, regulatory scrutiny, growing competition. How can formulators meet all those targets with a limited arsenal of ingredients?

Bakers, chillers, bottlers, packers, canners, milkers, brewers, slicers, freezers: They all need lubricants, and they all need to satisfy government i ...

The news has been full of dire warnings about the inevitable demise of Group I base oils. But a marketing consultant doesnt share the pessimism and ma ...

Food-grade lubricants continue to make inroads with food and beverage processing companies. As an industry insider explains, switching from non-food-g ...

One area often overlooked in food production is the lubricants for the machines fabricating food packaging. One industry expert believes these lubrica ...

Otto Botz of Rowe Minerallwerk GmbH examines the capabilities and future prospects for biolubricants.

Food-grade and Fire-resistant. Heat abounds in food processing plants -- for frying, grilling, scalding, singeing and more -- so operators should not ...

LISBON-European manufacturers of H1 lubricants for the food industry say they are concerned about what they view as potentially misleading terminology ...