Texas Refinery Corp. opens its state-of-the-art grease facility, producing the fruit of nearly a centurys labor.

Does the right base stock for your job have more to do with molecular shape than viscosity or temperature?

CHICAGO – Although global demand for finished lubricants will grow minimally over the next five years, parts of the industry do offer opportunit ...

Although United States quick lubes average ticket totals crossed the $71 mark and the average number of oil changes and cars serviced daily increased, ...

Founded in 1923 as an independent lube manufacturer, Verkol is in the midst of rebranding itself as part of the Quaker Chemical family of products.

East Africas manufacturing industry holds huge potential for expanding the industrial lubricants market in the region.

Turkey is a rare bright spot for refiners and lubricant marketers in the Middle East, but political instability threats to stunt growth.

Demand for lubricant additives is expected to grow at just 1.5 percent annually by 2019.

As part of strategy to raise cash, Royal Dutch Shell last week announced that it is reviewing the possible sale of its downstream assets in Argentina, ...

As part of its spin-off of Valvoline Inc., Ashland hopes to raise up to $690 million in an initial public stock offering that constitutes at least a 1 ...

Ineos Oligomers said yesterday it will build a 120,000 metric tons per year low viscosity polyalphaolefin facility at an undisclosed location. When it ...

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 ...

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.