Metalworking Fluids

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Hillenbrand to Buy Milacron for $2 Billion

July 17, 2019

Hillenbrand Inc. will acquire Milacron Holdings Corp. in a cash and stock transaction valued at $2 billion and expected ...

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The End of Metalworking as we Know it

July 16, 2019

Metalworking fluid manufacturers face a barrage of evolving challenges to get their products to market. These may prove ...

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Milacron Mulls Cimcool Sale?

July 3, 2019

Milacron Holdings Corp. may be considering a sale of its Cimcool fluid technology unit, which makes metalworking fluids, ...

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New Oil Ageing Rig Still a Year Away

July 2, 2019

Bosch Rexroth is set to take delivery of the first prototype of its oil ageing test rig, a machine developed to obtain m ...

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Metalworking Paces Additive Growth

June 11, 2019

Global volume demand for lubricant additives grew approximately 1 percent in 2017 after increasing an average of 2.6 per ...

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Clouds Loom for Chinese MWF Suppliers

May 17, 2019

Chinese metalworking fluid suppliers will face many challenges in the coming years, including stricter health and safety ...

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Approvals Cease for P Industrial Lubes

May 15, 2019

The laboratory that provided testing and certification for P hydraulic fluid and gear oil specifications has ceased oper ...

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First Quarter Mixed for U.S. Companies

May 8, 2019

Valvoline reported a slight loss in operating income and lubricants sales volume, HollyFrontiers lubricants and specialt ...

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Smart Factories Seek Smarter Fluids

March 19, 2019

Advanced machinery in Chinas increasing number of Industry 4.0-enabled factories is accelerating demand for cutting-edge ...

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Quaker Chemical Rebounds; Rerefiner Revenue Up

March 6, 2019

Clean Harbors Safety-Kleen segment and Heritage-Crystal Cleans oil business segment each reported higher revenue for the ...

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Q4 Up for Milacron, Down for HollyFrontier

February 27, 2019

HollyFrontier Corp.s lubricants and specialty products segment reported a decline in income from operations for its four ...

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BASF Expands Antioxidants Capacity

January 23, 2019

BASF increased lubricant antioxidant capacity at its Puebla, Mexico, site to keep up with growing demand for additives t ...

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Kraton Lifts Force Majeure on Tall Oils

January 16, 2019

Kraton Corp. last month lifted its force majeure declaration for its North American tall oil fatty acid and distilled ta ...

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Korean Biocides Acts Impact on Lubes Unclear

January 11, 2019

South Korea's new Act on Safety Control of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides regulation took effect Jan. 1. Indust ...

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Quaker, Houghton Say Merger is Progressing

January 9, 2019

Quaker Chemical and Houghton International stated Tuesday that they expect the United States Federal Trade Commission to ...

What to Expect When Recycling MWF

What to Expect When Recycling MWF

November 12, 2018

Reconditioning metalworking fluids is a good strategy to stop degradation, but care must be taken at each step.

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Master Fluid Solutions Plans New China Plant

August 17, 2018

Master Fluid Solutions has invested in a new metalworking fluids blending plant in Taicang, China, the company announced ...

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Yushiro, QualiChem Form Partnership

August 8, 2018

Japan-based Yushiro Chemical Industry Co. and American metalworking fluid supplier QualiChem Inc. announced an agreement ...