Industrial Greases

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Axel Predicts Lithium Greases Will Wane

December 6, 2022

Lithium could lose its spot as a most common thickener for automotive and industrial greases in the coming years because ...

Profits Drop for Nigeria’s Conoil

Profits Drop for Nigeria’s Conoil

November 29, 2022

Nigerian lubricants blender and marketer Conoil reported a 38% drop in gross profit and flat sales revenue for the quart ...

Of Robots and Automatic Lubrication

Of Robots and Automatic Lubrication

November 8, 2022

Robots continue to gain in popularity with manufacturers. They are often lubricated with automatic systems that offer so ...

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Merger for Caldic, Connell Specialty Units

October 21, 2022

Private equity investment firm Advent International and Wilbur-Ellis announced last week they are merging their life sci ...

France Lube Demand Falls

France Lube Demand Falls

October 18, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France declined 5% to 36,679 metric tons in August, compared to the same month last year, Paris ...

SI Adds Antioxidant Capacity in India

SI Adds Antioxidant Capacity in India

September 30, 2022

Additives manufacturer SI Group is expanding production capacity at its Rasal, India, factory for antioxidants used in l ...

PV Oil Lube’s Profits Rebound

PV Oil Lube’s Profits Rebound

September 9, 2022

PV Oil Lube JSC’s profit after tax jumped by more than 70% for the first six months of this year, likely benefiting fr ...

Lube Demand Falls in France

Lube Demand Falls in France

August 9, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France decreased 3% to 46,452 metric tons in June, compared to the same month last year, accord ...

Maximus Expands in East Africa

Maximus Expands in East Africa

July 19, 2022

Indian lubricants blender Maximus International Ltd. plans to triple its production capacity in East Africa, the company ...

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Cepsa Ups Stake in Brazil’s Deten

July 13, 2022

Cepsa Quimica closed on its acquisition of 27.88% of Deten Quimica from Brazil’s Petrobras, after obtaining authorizat ...

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Grease Output Up in Japan, Southeast Asia

June 24, 2022

Global grease production increased 8% in 2021, according to the latest survey by the National Lubricating Grease Institu ...

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North America’s Grease Production Rebounds

June 22, 2022

Lubricating grease production in North America rose 9% in 2021, according to the National Lubricating Grease Institute ...

Maximus Posts Bullish Earnings

Maximus Posts Bullish Earnings

June 17, 2022

Indian lubricants blender Maximus International Ltd. said it had weathered supply chain disruption, competitiveness in p ...

Measuring the Homogeneity of Lubricating Greases

Measuring the Homogeneity of Lubricating Greases

June 6, 2022

A research institute has developed two real-time methods for measuring the homogeneity of lubricating greases. What do t ...

Polymer Additives Ease Bright Stock Woes for Lubricating Greases

Polymer Additives Ease Bright Stock Woes for Lubricating Greases

April 1, 2022

Bright stock supply is tight. Fortunately, OCP and PIB can be used to replace the scarce base stock in grease applicatio ...

Breaking Dawn for Radiation Resistant Lubes

Breaking Dawn for Radiation Resistant Lubes

April 1, 2022

Radiation-resistant lubricants have quietly filled critical niches for decades. What sets these lubes apart from their m ...

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MOL Increases Grease Production Capacity

March 29, 2022

Mol-Lub is expanding its grease factory in Hungary in order to add calcium sulfonate complex greases to its product port ...

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Liaoning to Foster Grease Development

March 25, 2022

The government of China’s Liaoning province wants to help industry develop high-performance greases for use in advance ...