Industrial Greases

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

Hindustan Lube Sales Jump

Lube Report Asia - October 13, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. reported a 15% bump in lubricant sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, boosted by a 2 ...

Germany Lube Demand Slips Again

Germany Lube Demand Slips Again

Lube Report EMEA - October 3, 2023

Germany’s finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 13% in June, continuing a year-long trend of mo ...

PSP Conducts Stock Offering

PSP Conducts Stock Offering

Lube Report Asia - September 29, 2023

P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. on Aug. 30 conducted an initial public stock offering – putting up for sale around 25% o ...

RS Clare Posts Jump in Profits

RS Clare Posts Jump in Profits

Lube Report EMEA - September 26, 2023

United Kingdom-based lubricant manufacturer RS Clare & Co. reported a 32% jump in profit and a 25% increase in reven ...

Suprotec Plans Grease, Metalworking Fluid Plant

Suprotec Plans Grease, Metalworking Fluid Plant

Lube Report EMEA - September 26, 2023

Russian automotive chemicals producer Suprotec announced plans for a grease and metalworking fluids manufacturing ventur ...

Timken Buys Filtration Products Maker Des-Case

Timken Buys Filtration Products Maker Des-Case

Lube Report Americas - September 13, 2023

The Timken Co. acquired Des-Case Corp., a Nashville, Tennessee-based manufacturer of specialty filtration products for i ...

Profits Fall at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

Profits Fall at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

Lube Report Asia - September 1, 2023

Operating profit for Lanka IOC plummeted 80% for the quarter ended June 30 due to a steep increase in cost of sales, whi ...

Bullish Outlook Given for India Market 

Bullish Outlook Given for India Market 

Lube Report Asia - August 11, 2023

India’s lubricant market will be a bright spot in the global industry over the next decade, according to a consultant ...

Additive

Chinese Blender Commissions Second Plant

Lube Report Asia - July 28, 2023

Chinese lubricant blender Shengbaolu Petrochemical Co., known as Sarlboro, recently completed construction of and commis ...

Lube Consumption in France Dips Again

Lube Consumption in France Dips Again

Lube Report EMEA - July 25, 2023

Finished lubricant demand in France dipped in May by 14%, according to data released last week by the Paris-based Profes ...

Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

Lube Report Americas - 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

Lube Report Asia - 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

Lube Report Americas - June 21, 2023

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

France Market Continues Downward Trend

France Market Continues Downward Trend

Lube Report EMEA - June 20, 2023

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

A Tall Order for Wind Turbine Lubricants

A Tall Order for Wind Turbine Lubricants

Lubes'n'Greases - May 26, 2023

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

Recycling Grease Presents Challenges

Recycling Grease Presents Challenges

Lube Report EMEA - May 9, 2023

Virtually no grease is recycled, it was disclosed at the European Lubricating Greases Institute’s 33rd annual general ...

Forecast: Wind Energy to Use More Gear Oils

Forecast: Wind Energy to Use More Gear Oils

Lube Report Americas - April 26, 2023

Demand for lubricants used in the global wind power sector should continue its up-and-down ride in coming years but coul ...

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

Lube Report EMEA - April 11, 2023

MRS Oil Nigeria Plc reported that gross profit for its lubricant segment fell 64% in 2022 due to negative impacts of inf ...