Metalworking Fluids

In less than 20 years, the vast majority of new car sales in Europe are projected to be electric vehicles, a shift that will cause a big hit to passen ...

Aug. 14 is the deadline for comments on a European Chemicals Agency draft opinion on a proposal to restrict medium-chain chlorinated paraffins and oth ...

Yushiro Chemical reported that its net profit more than tripled for the fiscal year ended March 31, boosted by strong performance in Japan and the Ame ...

Chagrin Falls, Ohio-headquartered Etna Products Inc., which develops and produces lubricants for non-ferrous metal drawing and stamping operations, ac ...

The base oil market was a challenging environment for rerefiners during the first three months of 2023, according to recent stock exchange filings by ...

Specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp has started construction of a plant in Haining city, Zhejiang province, in Eastern China, and the plant ...

Discover how a leading global distributor of metalworking fluids is working to increase its sustainability profile as well as those of its customers.

Chinese metalworking fluid manufacturers must make big changes in how they run businesses to survive, as they are increasingly pressured by uncertaint ...

French biochemical company Afyren and Thai sugar producer Mitr Phol Group will partner to establish a biorefinery in Thailand that produces biobased c ...

Castrol and SKF will jointly offer "oil-as-service" to help industrial customers reduce lubricant consumption and encourage circularity.

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany during October declined 7% compared to the same month last year, to 52,234 metric tons, according to data release ...

Although the shift to manufacturing of electric vehicles will bring a decline in industrial lubricants consumption, it will also bring opportunities f ...

Private equity investment firm Advent International and Wilbur-Ellis announced last week they are merging their life sciences and specialty chemicals ...

BASF and Hannong Chemicals have tentatively agreed to form a joint venture that would manufacture non-ionic surfactants in South Korea for metalworkin ...

Valvoline Inc. reported higher net income and operating income for the quarter ending June 30, in spite of a 28% increase in cost of sales. Meanwhile, ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and an Indiana state government agency have reached a settlement with Metalworking Lubricants Co. for alleged ...

With few signs that China’s economy will bounce back in the second half of 2022, Chinese oil suppliers need to brace themselves for weak demand, ind ...

This crash course in metalworking fluids covers everything from health and safety to formulation basics.

As time passes and new technology emerges, the lubricants industry will inevitably face significant challenges. Will 3D printing be the next big disru ...

Brussels, Belgium-based Solvay announced last week it was reviewing plans to separate the company into two independent publicly traded companies – E ...