Agriculture and mining consume about 40 percent of Zambias lubricant volume, 80 percent of which is imported. While the majority of the market is API ...

Emeka Umejei reports on the effects of currency devaluations in sub-Saharan Africa.

WD-40 reported net income of $11.3 million for the quarter ending Feb. 28, up 10 percent from a year earlier, with net sales up 3 percent at $97.3 mil ...

Russian lubricant demand fell more than 10 percent to 1.5 million metric tons in 2014 due to sluggish industrial output and lower new car sales, a Mos ...

Lube marketer Motul signed an agreement last month to promote its brand through an online racing video game now under development in South Korea.

Although global lubricants demand is consistently flat, ester-based lubricants will grow at an average rate of 6 percent for the next several years, a ...

In the few short years since 2011, the Middle East has gone from being an importer of base oils to a major export center, especially of API Group III ...

KMG Chemicals Inc. announced last week that it will acquire valve lubricant manufacturer Valves Inc. of Texas, known as Val-Tex, for $23.5 million by ...

Malaysias Petronas Lubricants International recently opened a new research and development center in China and launched several new products for domes ...

Australia announced last month that it would not scrap an automotive bailout fund as previously planned, eliciting sighs of relief from automakers and ...

BMW has attempted to settle a Federal Trade Commission charge that it illegally made warranties conditional on consumers having all oil changes perfor ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is approving revisions to Ventura County Air Pollution Control Districts portion of Californias implementatio ...

Chevron on Friday sold its 50-percent stake in Caltex Australia, a leading fuel retailer and one of the largest lubricant suppliers in Australia.

Most motorists in five Asian nations get their engine oil changed by professionals and follow experts advice in choosing which oil to use, according t ...

Steve Swedberg explores the inescapable link between engine oil viscosity and base oil volatility.

The $6.6 billion truck leasing, logistics and maintenance company has switched its 200,000-plus trucks to lightweight SAE 10W-30 engine oil. Here's wh ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Emirates Lube Oil Co (Elco) confirmed to Lube Report it commenced operations at a new grease plant located in Umm ...

Hong Kongs Yips Chemical Holdings Ltd. posted a loss of HK $2.9 million (U.S. $374,000) for its lubricants division in 2014, down from a profit of HK ...

As part of an effort to bolster profits, automobile dealers and manufacturers in Malaysia and Indonesia are expanding aftermarket oil change businesse ...

LONDON – Initial estimates by lubricants manufacturer Fuchs Petrolub have put global lubricants demand at 35.4 million metric tons in 2014. Whil ...