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Corporate Emissions Pledges Wide of the Mark

Corporate Emissions Pledges Wide of the Mark

March 17, 2022

Twenty-five of the world's largest companies are on average falling short of their net-zero pledges and providing little ...

Ford Spins Off Electric Vehicle Business

Ford Spins Off Electric Vehicle Business

March 11, 2022

U.S. flagship carmaker Ford will spin off development and production of electric vehicles from its legacy business to ma ...

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Thailand Wants Biolubes Industry

March 11, 2022

Thai officials working to foster agriculture-based industry have highlighted lubricants as one of two types of products ...

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More EV Adoption Means Less Lube Demand

February 25, 2022

The winds of change in the North American car market blow harder as recent state and corporate modernization steps signa ...

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Replacing Mineral Base Oils

February 22, 2022

The sustainability movement demands that industry begin looking for replacements to mineral base oils, a Swedish academi ...

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Fuchs Forecasts Raw Material Shake-up

February 1, 2022

The lubricants industry – especially in Europe – will face largescale changes in coming years in the types of raw ma ...

UK EV Bonanza Casts Shadow on PCMO Future

UK EV Bonanza Casts Shadow on PCMO Future

January 14, 2022

Surging electric vehicle sales in the United Kingdom in 2021 has made future demand for automotive lubricant uncertain, ...

CPC Pitches PAOs for E-fluids

CPC Pitches PAOs for E-fluids

December 22, 2021

As electric vehicle sales in Europe, North America and Asia accelerate, passenger car motor oil demand could decline rap ...

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ExxonMobil Helps Scale Bio Base Stocks

December 22, 2021

ExxonMobil entered a joint development agreement with biobased base stock manufacturer BioAccelergy to commercially scal ...

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Factory Will Make Castor Derivatives

December 10, 2021

France-based Arkema announced on Monday a 50% increase in global capacity for its Oleris castor oil derivatives, which a ...

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Valvoline to Provide EV Services

December 8, 2021

Valvoline will provide vehicle maintenance at its service centers for e-mobility manufacturer Arrival and its electric v ...

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Infineum: More Demanding Hybrid and EV Designs Justify Bespoke E-fluids

December 3, 2021

The global fleet of hybrids could grow faster than battery electric vehicles as industry experts forecast that powertrai ...

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Lopal Bets Big on Battery Materials

November 19, 2021

Over the past two decades, Lopal Technology Co. grew rapidly to become a major player in China’s lubricant market. Now ...

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EVs Also Threaten Industrial Lubes

November 17, 2021

Although the transition to electric vehicles will gradually cut the automotive industry’s need for industrial lubrican ...

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India Palm Oil Imports Expected to Rise

November 12, 2021

Boosted by cuts in import duties, India’s palm oil exports are projected to rise 6% to 8.5 million tons for fiscal yea ...

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Tax Change to Aid Malaysian Palm Producers

November 5, 2021

The government of Malaysia – the world’s second-largest palm oil producer – is raising the threshold of its windfa ...

Need to Know

Need to Know

November 1, 2021

Unparalleled While lubricant prices have experienced ups and some downs over the years, the events of 2021 have made ...

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Vanol Opens Plant in Dubai

October 19, 2021

Vanol FZE is preparing to unveil a lubricant blending plant in Dubai with capacity of 75,000 metric tons per year, a lau ...