Industrial Lubricants

Lubricant marketer Fuchs Petrolub has entered a marketing partnership to supply lubricants and fluids for users of DMG Mori Seiki metalworking machine ...

Chinese demand for machine tools will grow more than 9 percent annually for the next four years, according to forecasts by a United States industry re ...

Foam control is more critical in metalworking fluids because of the higher cutting speeds and higher pressures being used today. Two industry experts ...

Otto Botz of Rowe Minerallwerk GmbH examines the capabilities and future prospects for biolubricants.

Last Word

February 12, 2014

Joe Beeton reports on the continuing use of formaldehyde in metalworking fluids.

At Sea, a Raft of Challenges

January 31, 2014

Global trade, fuel costs and environmental needs are reshaping the marine lubricants business, even as demand sails on towards 1.7 million metric tons ...

Metalloid Expands in Texas

January 22, 2014

Metalworking fluids manufacturer Metalloid Corp. opened a new 54,000 square foot facility in Jacksonville, Texas, that includes laboratory, office and ...

Food-grade and Fire-resistant. Heat abounds in food processing plants -- for frying, grilling, scalding, singeing and more -- so operators should not ...

Sister Ships, One Captain

October 30, 2013

Gulf Oil International appointed Paul DeVivo, CEO of wholly owned but independently operated subsidiary Houghton International, as its new CEO and hea ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded George Washington University a $1.3 million grant to study whether exposure to metalworkin ...

Gazprom Bunkers in Primorsk

October 16, 2013

Gazpromneft Lubricants is offering marine oil bunkering services at a key Russian port to enhance its maritime product competitiveness and sales, the ...

Gazprom Eyes Baltic Market

September 18, 2013

Gazprom Neft and Chevron recently signed an agreement to widen the sales network of Texaco branded marine oils in the Baltic region. Produced by Gazp ...

Lukoils Marine Lubes Grow

August 14, 2013

Russian oil major Lukoils marine lubricants division recently posted strong results for 2012, with increased sales compared to 2011, new market expans ...

QualiChem, which manufactures metalworking fluids and water treatment chemicals, announced last week it has expanded its headquarters, laboratory and ...

DETROIT – Myriad forces are buffeting the metalworking fluid industry, making it difficult to know how formulations will look in the future. At ...

Lonza will shut down its biocide plant in Swords, Ireland, in June as part of a corporate cost-cutting effort, the company announced Thursday in its f ...

Led by strong growth in Asia, global demand for general industrial oils is projected to grow from 6.5 million metric tons in 2011 to 7.2 million tons ...

Falcon Absorbs MWF Firm

April 17, 2013

Falcon Industrial has acquired Benchmark Fluids for an undisclosed amount, a move that Falcon says will expand its customer base and strengthen its me ...

Gulf Oil will begin producing greases and lubricants at its Ras Al-Khaimah plant in the United Arab Emirates tomorrow. The operation is slated to prod ...

Z Tech v. Lubrizol Dismissed

February 13, 2013

A Federal judge in Michigan dismissed Z Technologies antitrust lawsuit against Lubrizol last week, concluding the four-year statute of limitations app ...