Industrial Lubricants

After two recalls in Australia this year, grease makers examine how products can slip through the cracks of sophisticated quality protocols.

Grease can contribute to energy efficiency in applications, but the grease-making process itself can also help cut down on emissions.

Afton Chemicals petroleum additives segment posted higher operating profit, while Quaker Chemical and HollyFrontiers lubricants segment recorded weake ...

The National Lubricating Grease Institute yesterday announced a collaboration with the Center for Quality Assurance to define future grease specificat ...

Adding its weight to recent efforts to rid the tractor lubricant market of poor quality products, ASTM International announced last week that it will ...

A Norwegian research group recently stated that overall emissions of greenhouse gases would be lower if ships installed exhaust gas cleaning systems a ...

Milacron reported a dip in operating earnings and sales for its Fluid Technologies segment in the second quarter, and Heritage Crystal-Cleans oil busi ...

Commerce, California-based U.S. Lubricants Inc. agreed to pay almost $200,000 in civil penalties under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protec ...

The United States Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that it will require Quaker Chemical and Houghton International to divest operations rela ...

Starting in January, tractor hydraulic fluids sold in the United States that do not meet current specifications will need to be clearly labeled as obs ...

Choosing the right test to evaluate foaming tendency could make or break a metalworking fluid formulation. ASTM is stepping in to help identify the be ...

Marine lubricants will need formulations for multiple types of fuel when ship owners comply with IMO 2020 regulations effective Jan. 1, 2020, industry ...

Sasol Ltd. opened its alkoxylation plant in Nanjing, China, last week, expanding its production of surfactants, some of which are used to make lubrica ...

Hillenbrand Inc. will acquire Milacron Holdings Corp. in a cash and stock transaction valued at $2 billion and expected to close in 2020s first quarte ...

Metalworking fluid manufacturers face a barrage of evolving challenges to get their products to market. These may prove insurmountable, some in the in ...

Milacron Holdings Corp. may be considering a sale of its Cimcool fluid technology unit, which makes metalworking fluids, Bloomberg reported on June 28 ...

Bosch Rexroth is set to take delivery of the first prototype of its oil ageing test rig, a machine developed to obtain more precise values for the eff ...

Publishers Letter

June 24, 2019

The amount of grease the world is making each year may be stagnant, but production is, in fact, changing, Chuck Coe told the National Lubricating Grea ...

Same Difference?

June 24, 2019

Food comes from plants, but that doesnt mean biobased lubes are always fit for food processing.

Are the synthetic and naphthenic understudies to paraffinic base oils ready to steal the limelight?