Lubcon Nigeria Ltd. has produced Rugged Elite 5W-40, a synthetic motor oil that claims to be the first synthetic lubricant manufactured within the Afr ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners recently announced plans to invest up to $40 million to double synthetic lubricants production at its esters facil ...

The U.S. Department of Agricultures BioPreferred program finalized its 10th round of procurement regulations, which specify that engine crankcase oil ...

U.S. demand for synthetic lubricants and functional fluids will grow more than 8 percent annually to $7.4 billion in 2015, boosted by modern equipment ...

Most major oil companies have informed U.S. customers of finished lubricant price hikes in recent weeks that will take effect throughout September, an ...

Synthetics share of the 35 million metric ton global lubricants market is expected to grow from 10 percent in 2009 to 12.5 percent by 2019, according ...

Most major oil companies have notified U.S. customers of finished lubricant price hikes in recent weeks that will kick in from late June to early July ...

A record number of U.S. motor oil buyers reported making their purchase at a special discount price, according to market research company NPD Groups o ...

Global synthetic and semi-synthetic finished lubricant demand is forecast to grow by 7 percent and 4 percent, respectively, each year until 2017, acco ...

Chemical management services supplier Haas TCM on Nov. 1 acquired MC Technologies LLC, which develops and markets workplace chemical safety programs t ...

U.S. lubricant suppliers continue to report price increases on finished lubes, with most increases in the 4 to 10 percent range. Citgo Lubricants, BP ...

Chevron Products Co. and ConocoPhilllips announced price increases of up to 10 percent for finished lubricants the past few weeks. Their actions could ...

U.S. motor oil marketers raised prices again this month, citing continued increases in costs of raw materials and other inputs. Majors marked up packa ...

BioAmber is nearing completion of its plant in Sarnia, Ontario, where it will produce 30,000 metric tons per year of succinic acid, and a portion will ...

The popularity of chemical management services has grown quickly over the past four years, according to a recent survey by an organization promoting t ...

Cargill Industrial Oils and Lubricants will take over productionof a soybean-based transformer oil developed by Cooper Power Systems, under the terms ...

Base stocks are crucial components of all finished lubricants. With the base stock percentage of a finished lubricant ranging from 80 to 90 percent, t ...

Prices for motor oils and other finished lubricants are on the rise. Two major suppliers announced price hikes this month and observers expect others ...

Synthetic lubricant demand in Southeast Asia will increase by 3.5 percent annually through 2008, a new study projects. It adds, however, that major oi ...