Finished Lubricants

Grease production in India will ramp up by almost 37% over the next six years, according to a Mumbai-based producer. Speaking at a recent industry co ...

Chinese private refiner Bohui ceased operation of its aromatic extraction and treated distillate aromatic extract units after local tax authorities sl ...

Industrial process fluid company Quaker Houghton broke ground last week on a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China. The facility will expa ...

Lubricant sales in Thailand are expected to recover to pre-Covid levels, said an official from the Department of Energy Business in Thailand. Thail ...

Finished lubricant production in Japan continues shrinking and has trailed behind last year’s numbers every month so far this year.

Amsoil Inc. said this week that it acquired Aerospace Lubricants, a Columbus, Ohio, producer and marketer of specialized lubricating greases.

As electric vehicles become more popular, engine oil demand is expected to erode. But perhaps EV lubricants will provide other opportunities for growt ...

The trajectory of lubricant demand post-COVID might not be as abnormal as the industry once thought it to be.

LANXESS discusses the performance benefits of Calcium Sulfonate Complex (CSC) grease.

How can a novel blending process reduce the carbon footprint of lubricant manufacturing operations?

China’s grease industry continued shifting away from lithium soap thickeners, according to the latest survey from the United States-based National L ...

Shell announced last week that it has completed an expansion of its grease manufacturing plant in Bangkok, tripling the facility’s production capaci ...

Lubricant demand in India, the world’s third-largest market, has grown to 3.11 metric tons per year and will continue expanding, a Hindustan Petrole ...

The grease industry’s use of lithium soap thickeners continued to decline in 2023 both worldwide and in North America, as producers looked for ways ...

Lucas Oil last week announced that it will open a grease production unit at its lubricant factory  in Indiana later this summer.

The United States wind market installed 28% less wind capacity in 2023, compared to the prior year – the lowest year for such installations since 20 ...

Industry watchdog Verification of Lubricant Specifications reported recently that a metalworking fluids supplier altered the formulation for a cutting ...

Biofuels producer BBGI Group, along with fellow Thailand-based partners SCG Chemicals and QTC Energy, announced successful testing of their palm oil-b ...

South Korean lubricants blender Michang Petroleum reported a 13% increase in net profit despite a 4% decline in sales revenue for the quarter ended Ma ...

Sales at oil change and lubrication shops in the United States rose 14% to $8 billion in 2023, continuing a trend of year-on-year increases since decl ...