Miscellaneous

Boosted by cuts in import duties, India’s palm oil exports are projected to rise 6% to 8.5 million tons for fiscal year 2020-21 and 3% to 8.6 millio ...

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

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 this year one for the record b ...

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 launch pad for its plan to enter ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. reported higher sales of both specialty lubricants and synthetic oils for its second fiscal qu ...

A Malaysian joint venture between BASF and Petronas will double its capacity to make 2-ethylhexanoic acid due to growing demand in applications such a ...

Multipurpose fluids play a key role for electric vehicle motors as evolving technologies raise cooling and lubrication performance requirements, a Tot ...

Sales of new energy vehicles – mostly electric vehicles and hybrids – in China reached a record 321,000 in August, the fourth consecutive month of ...

African Fuels & Lubricants Manufacturing Ltd. of the Tristar Group will blend, distribute and market Chevron Brands International LLC’s Caltex l ...

The EU and China lead global EV sales, while the U.S. lags behind with the rest of the world, according to tech analysts Canalys.

Entering an important phase for greener, more sustainable lubricants Gone are the days when biobased lubricants were considered niche products and ...

Motorcycle Oil Matters

September 1, 2021

Maximizing Motorcycle Reliability Through High-quality Lubrication Formulations As countries around the world continue to invest in transportation ...

Schaeffler, the German automotive and industrial component maker, is preparing to unveil its 800-volt power electronics system for electric axle appli ...

Gulf to Explore E-mobility

August 27, 2021

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. signaled in a recent press release that it may move into the e-mobility space. With India’s government seeking to gro ...

Infineum has signed a contract to acquire ISCA UK’s emulsifiers business unit in a deal securing the Iscamul emulsifier brand and formulation expert ...

The joint venture owners of esters supplier Emery Oleochemicals have agreed to sell the Asia-Pacific portion of that business to a new joint venture b ...

The outlook in the United States for electric vehicles – and the implications for automotive lubricant suppliers – has changed significantly with ...

Drivers of new electric vehicles can face far higher service costs and insurance premiums than drivers of equivalent internal combustion engine cars.

Progress by Failure

August 2, 2021

Electric motor failure in hybrid buses caused by copper corrosion leads to the development of more effective e-transmission fluids.   The tran ...

Sebastian Dörr of Lubtrading talks about the effects of the Green Deal and simplifying standards and certification across the EU.