Emeka Umejei examines the market potential for biobased lubricants in Africa.

An official from a biobased lubricants supplier expressed optimism for the potential growth of such products in Africa – especially in agricultu ...

Shell Chemical LP will increase production of linear alpha olefins (LAO) at its manufacturing plant in Geismar, La., adding 425,000 metric tons per ye ...

BRB International B.V. and Tiarco Chemical entered a commercial and technical partnership to collaborate on the development and supply of lubricant ad ...

ExxonMobil is reentering the Vietnamese finished lubricants market via two distributors after selling its blending plant and most other lube assets th ...

A high-ranking Sri Lanka official recently called for the country to do away with rules that make it more difficult to import lubricants.

MOSCOW – Russian lubricant and base oil demand combined fell around 6 percent to 1.6 million metric tons in 2014, and it is highly likely to con ...

JOHANNESBURG – The stabilizing global economy will result in lubricant demand remaining flat at around 40 million metric tons by 2020, but deman ...

Russia's Gazpromneft-Lubricants is entering China with a strategy of using quick lube centers to sell premium lubricants.

HAMBURG – Shell Lubricants, Gordon Murray Design and Geo Technology engine specialists said during a press briefing last week that their Project ...

Timothy Brown became chief executive officer of American Refining Group, succeeding Harry Halloran, the companys board of directors announced. Before ...

Metal soaps are the most common thickening technology for lubricating greases, accounting for around 90 percent of grease production. However, a close ...

Chemical distribution giant Brenntag is shifting its North American industry mix to finished lubricants in a big way with the acquisition of mega-dist ...

Average yearly sales for oil change-plus facilities – places that change oil, but not as their primary business – topped $867,000, down 9. ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The global shift in base oil production away from API Group I will compel African blenders to consider using higher ...

Off a bustling street in downtown Chengdu, car maintenance customers lounge on leather sofas, sipping freshly brewed Jasmine tea or full-bodied Merlot ...

Fire last week at distributor Tekhnorynok Avtomasels warehouse in Bryansk injured none, but caused possibly several million rubles in damage, accordin ...

Safety-Kleens parent Clean Harbors has carved out its base oils and lubricants business under the new name Kleen Performance Products. All of rerefine ...

While the rest of the world dives into the Asian marketplace, Malaysias Petronas shores up its investment in Europe and elsewhere.

History shows that ideas about engine oil viscosity, codified in SAE J300, never stop changing.