Usage of titanium is rising fast in a variety of applications. High strength-to-density ratios and corrosion resistance are making the element popular ...

Some of the basic functions of metalworking fluids include lubrication, cooling, corrosion protection and chip removal. Metalworking fluids that a ...

Quaker Houghton last week entered partnerships with two giants of the lubricant industry’s Asian giants – Petronas Lubricants International and Id ...

The manufacture of lubricants is one of the first industries in history and is likely to be one of the last. And yet many still are oblivious to its v ...

Wilting demand for diesel in Europe could persuade refiners to redirect vacuum gas oil to base oil production.

Lubrizol examines the pros and cons of various types of extreme pressure additives in metalworking fluid formulations.

French performance lubricant company Motul has acquired Chem Arrow Corp., a move aimed at expanding its market reach and enhancing its industrial prod ...

China’s leader Xi Jinping has prioritized supply chain self-reliance, leading Chinese manufacturers to prefer compatriots in the the metalworking fl ...

Chinese metalworking fluids producers are following their automotive clients as they seek out new markets, especially those along China’s so-called ...

BASF opened a new production facility for alkyl ethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium.

Metalworking fluid demand will likely take a hit as EV manufacturing ramps up. How can fluid makers mitigate the damage?

Ingevity Corp. ended its crude tall oil purchase agreement with GP Pine Chemicals LLC after several years of partnership, citing a strategic realignme ...

Industry watchdog Verification of Lubricant Specifications reported recently that a metalworking fluids supplier altered the formulation for a cutting ...

The EU will vote next week on whether to increase tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China, a move that if implemented would cost the Chinese ...

Although vehicle manufacturers’ transition to electric vehicles manufacturing is expected to reduce metalworking fluids consumption, it is also expe ...

Yushiro Chemical reported increased fiscal-year net profit and sales for the quarter ended March 31, while specialty chemical producer KH Neochem post ...

Valvoline Inc. reported higher revenue and a quarter bump in increases in operating income for the three months ended March 31, while Quaker Chemical� ...

A French safety agency has proposed recommending restrictions on the use of two diphenylamines – a category of chemicals that is relatively lightly ...

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant sales, including process oils, declined 12% in 2023, its 5% increase in December ended a year-long trend of ye ...