Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. on Friday said it suspended its quarterly cash distribution, citing volatility in market conditions and sayin ...

March 23 marked the deadline for stakeholders to submit comments about environmental risks and critical applications associated with medium- and long- ...

Corrosion destroys both equipment and lubricants, but corrosion inhibitors present many challenges for lube formulators. Can the foe be vanquished?

Specialty lubricants manufacturer Metalube recently completed an expansion to its factory in Manchester, United Kingdom, which will increase its capac ...

Metalworking fluid formulators must find ways to keep microbes out as regulations creep in limiting the use of tried and true biocides.

Invista recently announced plans to close its Victoria, Texas, plant on March 31. At that site the company manufactures C12 intermediates, which inclu ...

Lapping is a highly precise metal removal process that produces extremely flat surfaces with very low roughness. Additives must be carefully matched t ...

The search is on for the next generation of extreme pressure additives to replace chlorinated paraffins in metalworking fluids.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made public new documents regarding its preliminary risk assessment of medium- and long-chain chlorinated ...

Chinese consumption of metalworking fluids may be flattening in terms of volume, but industry insiders say suppliers should benefit from the governmen ...

Can very-long-chain chlorinated paraffins replace their cousins, which have been targeted by EPA?

Globalization in the raw materials and additives markets is having a significant impact on lubricant manufacturing companies. The consequences of the ...

Fluid formulators and emulsifier suppliers are facing numerous challenges with regard to performance requirements, regulatory issues and commercial pr ...

Machine makers are moving from metal to more novel composites and alloys. To evolve accordingly, formulators of metal removal fluids need to understan ...

Impending changes in European regulations may sharply reduce permissible levels of lead in steel, aluminum and copper alloys as soon as January 2017. ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday a postponement of about a year to the beginning of a ban on production and import of mid- ...

Is it possible to meet demanding metalworking requirements without using boron, formaldehyde, DCHA or phosphorus? Recent research from Angus Chemical ...

Specialty chemicals supplier Soltex announced yesterday the purchase of Petroleum Chemicals, an acquisition made to help Soltex expand into the lubric ...

DALLAS – Angus Chemical Co., which Dow Chemical divested on Feb. 3, is preparing to launch a new extended-life, multifunctional amino alcohol fo ...

Koda Distribution Group recently acquired the assets of metalworking and industrial fluids distributor Colonial Specialty Chemicals and plans to merge ...