For almost a century, the cone penetrometer has taken the measure of grease stiffness. Its easy, cheap, fast--and wildly overrated, critics say.

The marine lubricants sector has historically been an API Group I market, where small gains in performance take a back seat to cost, oil life and engi ...

And regular contributor Mark Townsend takes in the sea air and discusses the future sulfur cap for marine fuels.

Suppliers of metal alloys and metal removal fluids can breathe a sigh of relief – for now. The European Commission took another step toward cont ...

Russian lubricant marketer Lukoilexpects to increase its share in the global marine oil market on the heels of increased sales and expansion of its su ...

Kenya plans to increase textile and clothing exports to U.S. $1.5 billion by 2020. This will require investment in production facilities and equipment ...

Two consultancies recently presented a wealth of evidence forecasting that continued growth in demand and revenue from marine lubricants is on the hor ...

Ingevity Corp. will acquire Georgia-Pacifics pine chemicals business – including tall oil fatty acids used in metalworking fluids and corrosion ...

Getting the most out of aluminum rolling coolant means optimizing application in addition to selecting the right lube.

Gazpromneft-Lubricants increased its marine oil sales by 7.5 percent in the first six months of 2017, compared to the year-earlier period, expanding t ...

Zavenir Daubert India Pvt. and Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH formed a joint venture to strengthen their reach in markets for specialty chemicals such as ...

The outlook for industrial lube demand in India is positive, thanks to government initiatives aimed at boosting manufacturing activity and infrastruct ...

Metalworking fluid formulators have been waiting for the curtain to rise and reveal the United States Environmental Protection Agencys decision on the ...

Oils used aboard polar-going vessels must bust through challenges as tough as thick sea ice. Northern European researchers have teamed up to cut a pat ...

Australias mining industry is currently in a trough, pressuring some lube suppliers to the industry to rely more on tangential markets until performan ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entered into consent orders that allow three companies to manufacture and import a wide range of chlorinated ...

Its not just oil-to-sea interfaces that operators need to worry about in VGP-governed waters. Lubes for auxiliary marine applications often sneak past ...

Gelatin has found a niche outside its usual gummy bears and aspics: sweetening the performance of metalworking lubes.

Greater automation in the food industry is raising the pressure on greases for processing equipment. A common compound in non-stick cookware can lift ...

Water in lubricating greases has been a concern for more than a century. Recent research shows that calcium sulfonate greases can be an answer to wate ...