Finished Lubricants

Several key trends in the lubricants and base oils industry as well as a slowing local economy are causing the Brazilian market to experience a declin ...

FORT WORTH, Texas – Grease manufacturer Texas Refinery Corp. will hold the grand opening ceremony for its new production facility in Mansfield, ...

Russian police shut down a business in an old warehouse in Togliatti, Samara Oblast, last week that allegedly manufactured counterfeit motor oils of p ...

Azerbaijans economy ministry recently said the state-sponsored Sumqayit industrial park could include construction of a lubricant blending facility, w ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration jointly adopted a second round of standards for medium- an ...

As a part of the new API CK-4 and FA-4 heavy-duty diesel oil categories, a newly proposed ASTM International test standard (WK52873) has been introduc ...

Need To Know

August 17, 2016

While the majors trim their networks, Tom Glenn sees remaining lube distributors swell.

Consumers often evaluate grease by its appearance, but could that fancy dye job affect performance?

Chinese engine oil buyers have been developing a taste for green lubes. Now consumers are expanding their palates to include biobased ones.

While marine operators ponder Vessel General Permit compliance, the risk of violating other North American environmental regulations lurks just beneat ...

The Nuclear Option

August 17, 2016

Jilted by its favorite Group I turbine oil, Ontario Power went in search of the right Group II product for long-term happiness.

Demand for consumer automotive lubricants in the U.S. is expected to decline by a 0.8 percent compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2020, consultan ...

Ongoing financial trouble has lead Brazils state-owned oil company Petrobras to divest lubricant operations in Chile and Argentina, including blending ...

The average price per quart of motor oil in the U.S. automotive aftermarket industry declined 1 percent in the first six months of 2016, compared to a ...

Three zones in oil reservoirs and sumps have an important story to tell about the health of a circulating oil system. They might be difficult to reach ...

Egypt is Africas largest lubricant market, accounting for as much as one-sixth of the continents lubricant consumption. However, the countrys growth p ...

Letter to the Editor

August 15, 2016

Clarification to Lithium Article Clarification to Lithium Article Boris Kamchevs article on global lithium supply and lubricating greases in your Augu ...

Brazilian conglomerate Ultrapar announced its Ipiranga subsidiary will enter a joint venture agreement with Chevron Brasil Lubrificantes as a way for ...

All eyes are on Dec. 1, the day officially approved for launching products meeting the new API CK-4 and FA-4 heavy-duty diesel oil categories. And wit ...

Fuchs Petrolub plans to build a new grease plant in Johannesburg, South Africa, that will serve as the companys hub for grease manufacturing for the r ...