The total value and number of quarts of motor oil sold in the U.S. automotive aftermarket industry increased 1 percent in 2016, according to retail sa ...

Fuchs new factory in Chicago will produce 29 different specialty greases, and its new plant near Johannesburg, South Africa, will produce a diverse ra ...

The versatility of pine chemicals can allow formulators to clean out the toolbox in favor of a multipurpose additive.

With new alloys, processes and regulations, one industry expert thinks the future looks neat.

In what could be another step in the march toward longer drain intervals, ExxonMobil on Friday announced a new engine oil that guarantees against engi ...

Pugh Lubricants and Apollo Oil announced Monday that they will be joining forces to create one of the largest lubricant distribution companies in the ...

Grease consistency has long been measured in the penetration test to determine its hardness number. However, greases with the same hardness number oft ...

The top 50 largest fast lube chains in the United States operated 9 percent more facilities than a year ago, according to National Oil & Lube News ...

Heritage-Crystal Cleans oil business segment posted higher sales revenue, and Quaker Chemical reported higher net income in the fourth quarter, compar ...

The American Petroleum Institute last week invoked provisional licensing for the ILSAC GF-5 and API SN with Resource Conserving passenger car engine o ...

For upwards of a year, Indias grease manufactures have had difficulty sourcing lithium hydroxide, a key raw material for making greases thickened with ...

As Indonesias automotive parc continues its forecasted path to over a million units this year, observers say that preference will trend toward synthet ...

Nynas posted a decrease in operational cash flow for its naphthenic unit, Calumet Specialty Products Partners reported a net loss, and operating incom ...

LONDON – The process for developing automotive engine oil specifications has been a hot topic for the past several years. Many in the lubricants ...

Fuchs Petrolub SE and Cosans lubricant production and distribution arm – renamed Moove last year – reported increased profits and sales fo ...

Japanese lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. will purchase U.S. blender AML Industries by May next year, the company announced in a press release las ...

Castrol created a joint venture with Romax Technologys InSight business, which provides condition monitoring and predictive maintenance services for w ...

No longer restricted to a monotone slate of mineral oils, marine operators can select from a vibrant palette of base stocks.

The growing demand for used cars in many African countries and the general expansion of the regions automobile market have boosted the prospects for s ...

Demand for synthetic engine oils in the United States is forecast to grow 5 percent per year to 148 million gallons by 2020, with a market value of $2 ...