Metalworking Fluids

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

Quaker Chemical rebounded with net profits for the full year and fourth quarter last year, after reporting net losses for 2022 and the fourth quarter ...

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

Lanxess completed an expansion at its Mannheim, Germany, factory of production capacity for sustainable light-color sulfur carriers – used as extrem ...

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

Profits and sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 surged for Japanese metalworking fluids and industrial fluids manufacturer Yushiro Chemical, as the i ...

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces crude tall oil fatty acid produc ...

Earnings at Quaker Chemical and HF Sinclair’s lubricants and specialty segment rose for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 despite small dips in reven ...

What Is the Future of PFAS?

November 1, 2023

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

The shift towards better quality lubricants has resulted in slower growth in demand for esters that are used in lubricants, such as polyol esters and ...

Germany’s finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 13% in June, continuing a year-long trend of monthly decreases, although sale ...

A subcommittee of the European Chemicals Agency recommended recently that medium-chain chlorinated paraffins be phased out of use in metalworking flui ...

The September issue explores the benefits of automated industrial coolant systems as well as the cost savings associated with switching to lower-visco ...

Fully automated industrial fluid coolant systems are changing the game. Why is it so crucial for the future of manufacturing for companies to make thi ...

The August issue outlines how to best care for metalworking fluids and explores how tribologists are navigating the unique challenges of electric vehi ...

Aiming to offer replacements for foreign products, Chaoshui Technology Co. last week formally opened a metalworking fluid production facility with cap ...

The quarter ending June 30 brought mixed results for several Indian lubricant companies, as Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. cited positive impacts from ...

The August issue outlines how to best care for metalworking fluids and explores how tribologists are navigating the unique challenges of electric vehi ...

The August issue outlines how to best care for metalworking fluids and explores how tribologists are navigating the unique challenges of electric vehi ...

How to Care for MWF

July 20, 2023

The United Kingdom Lubricants Association shares its expertise on managing metalworking fluids in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner.