Finished Lubricants

The Asia-Pacific region accounts for around 70 percent of the global two-wheeler market, said an Infineum International Ltd. presenter in Stuttgart, G ...

Small-to-medium businesses, particularly in Africa, are being squeezed by the cost and limited availability of bulk liquid storage. One cost-effective ...

Choosing the right technology and deciding what base stock to produce has become a complicated process with significant financial implications. While ...

Many lubricants depend on antioxidants to protect the base oil against severe oxidation and degradation. A method called voltammetry provides a way to ...

Hybrids are garnering an increasing share of the automotive market. Lubricant suppliers, in partnership with original equipment manufacturers, will he ...

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 ...

Last Word

April 17, 2015

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 ...

Games Oil Marketers Play

April 14, 2015

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 ...

Automotive

March 27, 2015

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