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Risks Declared for Two Diphenylamines

Lube Report EMEA - April 16, 2024

A French safety agency has proposed recommending restrictions on the use of two diphenylamines – a category of chemica ...

Germany Ends Down Year on Up Beat

Germany Ends Down Year on Up Beat

Lube Report EMEA - March 26, 2024

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant sales, including process oils, declined 12% in 2023, its 5% increase in December ...

Kodiak Acquires Aztech Lubricants

Kodiak Acquires Aztech Lubricants

Lube Report Americas - March 20, 2024

Process fluid provider Kodiak acquired Wayne, Oklahoma-based Aztech Lubricants, a specialist in wire drawing and wire lu ...

Quaker Chemical Back in Black Ink

Quaker Chemical Back in Black Ink

Lube Report Americas - March 6, 2024

Quaker Chemical rebounded with net profits for the full year and fourth quarter last year, after reporting net losses fo ...

Germany Demand Declines in October

Germany Demand Declines in October

Lube Report EMEA - January 2, 2024

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

Lanxess Completes Sulfur Carrier Expansion

Lanxess Completes Sulfur Carrier Expansion

Lube Report EMEA - December 19, 2023

Lanxess completed an expansion at its Mannheim, Germany, factory of production capacity for sustainable light-color sulf ...

China to Ban Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins

China to Ban Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins

Lube Report Asia - December 8, 2023

China’s government will prohibit the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins beginning Jan. 1, aligning with numerous ...

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

Earnings Climb at Yushiro, KH Neochem

Lube Report Asia - November 17, 2023

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

Ingevity to Close Crude Tall Oil Fatty Acid Plant

Ingevity to Close Crude Tall Oil Fatty Acid Plant

Lube Report Americas - November 8, 2023

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces cr ...

Quaker Chem, HF Sinclair Net Higher Earnings

Quaker Chem, HF Sinclair Net Higher Earnings

Lube Report Americas - November 8, 2023

Earnings at Quaker Chemical and HF Sinclair’s lubricants and specialty segment rose for the third quarter ended Sept. ...

What Is the Future of PFAS?

What Is the Future of PFAS?

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

The ever-increasing regulation of PFAS could have significant consequences for metalworking fluids and other lubricants.

Demand Growth Slows for Esters Used in Lubes

Demand Growth Slows for Esters Used in Lubes

Lube Report Americas - October 18, 2023

The shift towards better quality lubricants has resulted in slower growth in demand for esters that are used in lubrican ...

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 ...

Softer Chlorinated Paraffin Ban Advised for EU

Softer Chlorinated Paraffin Ban Advised for EU

Lube Report EMEA - September 19, 2023

A subcommittee of the European Chemicals Agency recommended recently that medium-chain chlorinated paraffins be phased o ...

Lubes’n’Greases September Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases September Issue Available

Lube Report EMEA - September 12, 2023

The September issue explores the benefits of automated industrial coolant systems as well as the cost savings associated ...

Revolutionizing Productivity: A Deep Dive into Fully Automated Coolant Systems

Revolutionizing Productivity: A Deep Dive into Fully Automated Coolant Systems

Lubes'n'Greases - September 6, 2023

Fully automated industrial fluid coolant systems are changing the game. Why is it so crucial for the future of manufactu ...

Lubes’n’Greases August Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases August Issue Available

Lube Report Asia - August 11, 2023

The August issue outlines how to best care for metalworking fluids and explores how tribologists are navigating the uniq ...