Industrial Hydraulic Fluids

Wind Energy Growth Lags EU Targets
Modern wind energy turbines by an an old Dutch windmill in the province of Groningen, in the Netherlands. © ahavelaar

Wind Energy Growth Lags EU Targets

Lube Report EMEA - January 16, 2024

The European Union built a record 17 gigawatts of wind energy generating capacity in 2023, a 13% increase from 2022, but ...

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 ...

Clean Hydraulic Fluids Improve Productivity

Clean Hydraulic Fluids Improve Productivity

Lubes'n'Greases - July 20, 2023

Filterability and hydrolytic stability are key performance characteristics of modern hydraulic fluids. Lubrizol explains ...

China Industry Wants Domestic Viscosity Modifiers

China Industry Wants Domestic Viscosity Modifiers

Lube Report Asia - July 14, 2023

In step with central government goals for a wide range of sectors, China’s lubricant industry is in a hurry to develop ...

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 ...

Germany Demand Down in January

Germany Demand Down in January

Lube Report EMEA - April 4, 2023

Germany’s domestic lubricant demand fell 16% year on year to 46,070 metric tons in January, with hydraulic oils and me ...

China Power Shortages Could Boost Wind Energy

China Power Shortages Could Boost Wind Energy

Lube Report Asia - March 31, 2023

High coal prices caused a number of power shortages during 2021, and this could represent a growth opportunity for the c ...

Energy-Efficient Lubes Lower Costs

Energy-Efficient Lubes Lower Costs

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2022

Hydraulic equipment has evolved significantly in recent years. Lubrizol weighs in on how hydraulic fluid formulations mu ...

Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Settlement Reached

Tractor Hydraulic Fluid Settlement Reached

Lube Report Americas - September 7, 2022

A Missouri Federal District Court granted preliminary approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging some p ...

Call for More Efficient Hydraulic Fluids

Call for More Efficient Hydraulic Fluids

Lube Report Americas - April 20, 2022

Energy-efficient hydraulic fluids are proving crucial as some types of off-highway vehicles – such as backhoe loaders ...

Pumping Up Performance

Pumping Up Performance

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2021

Performance Polymers Can Help to Augment Hydraulic Fluid Performance. The world is constantly moving in the dire ...

Developing Industrial Lubricants Sustainably

Developing Industrial Lubricants Sustainably

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2021

The United Nations has recently defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present wi ...

Back in the Saddle

Back in the Saddle

Lubes'n'Greases - July 3, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic—and other factors, like severe weather—forced temporary shutdowns in a variety of industries. ...

Industrial Lubes Roughed up by Pandemic

Industrial Lubes Roughed up by Pandemic

Lube Report Asia - September 11, 2020

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

Slump, Rebound Forecast for Wind Energy Lubes

Slump, Rebound Forecast for Wind Energy Lubes

Lube Report EMEA - July 28, 2020

The current economic downturn should cause a setback for demand of lubricants used in wind turbines, but the industry sh ...

Rosneft’s Sales Grew in 2019

Rosneft’s Sales Grew in 2019

Lube Report EMEA - July 10, 2020

Rosneft’s domestic lubricant sales grew almost 10% to 712,000 tons in 2019, up from 650,000 tons the year before as ex ...

Get Set, Flow

Get Set, Flow

Lubes'n'Greases EMEA - May 27, 2020

Hydraulic systems need the correct viscosity fluid to balance opposing efficiency loss mechanisms. A team of German rese ...