Finished Lubricants

Bike owners in the world's third-largest motorcycle market make their own decisions about which engine oils to use, and a growing number believe thinn ...

JX Nippon Oil & Energy announced a 50-50 joint venture with Tide Water Oil to manufacture and market lubricants in India.

The lubricant market in Pakistan is often overlooked, but closer examination shows it to be sizeable and potentially lucrative. Lube demand is strong ...

Last Word

July 20, 2014

Boris Kamchev reviews the state of Russias finished lubricants market.

WD-40 Earnings, Sales Up

July 16, 2014

WD-40 posted net income of $10.4 million for the quarter ending May 31, up 1 percent from the year-ago period, with net sales up 3 percent at $95.7 mi ...

Elevance Renewable Sciences announced plans for a biorefinery in Sabah, Malaysia, in collaboration with Genting Plantations Berhad. The Woodbridge, Il ...

An independent lubricant blender in Indonesia is working to develop a business park for lube companies. The project is modeled after a joint venture b ...

Asia-Pacifics demand for fully synthetic lubricants and semi-synthetic lubricants will grow at average annual rates of nearly 8 percent and more than ...

Elevance Renewable Sciences announced plans for a biorefinery in Sabah, Malaysia, in collaboration with Genting Plantations Berhad.

In a bid to improve its marketing strategy in China, Lukoil recently introduced online lubricant sales aimed at the countrys most developed regions.

Synlubes Keep Growing

July 9, 2014

Synthetics 13 percent share of the 33.5 million metric ton global lubricants market in 2013 – excluding process oil – will grow to 18 perc ...

Intrexon said its industrial products division achieved the bioconversion of methane to farnesene, a key building-block chemical for biobased lubrican ...

United Arab Emirates-based oil products trader Gulf Petrochem Group is in the midst of an initiative to buy Indian lubricant supplier Sah Petroleums, ...

Nearly six out of every 10 kilos of lubricating grease produced worldwide during 2013 were made in the Asia-Pacific region, according to newly release ...

Lubricant demand volume in Bangladesh is projected to increase 2.5 percent this year mainly due to a stable political environment and industrial growt ...

Sinopec set up its lubricant business as a subsidiary company last week. The action is intended to give the lubricant operations an increased level of ...

The global metalworking fluids market will grow at 2.3 percent per year, and reach 2.5 million tons by 2017, predicts Kline & Co. Wonder who the domin ...

By tracking a range of buying habits, big data suppliers are gaining insights that may bring engine oil marketers closer to customers than ever before ...

India Embraces Quality

July 4, 2014

The world's third-largest lubricants market may have plateaued in terms of volume, but players throughout India remain upbeat as buyers move up to hig ...

Automotive

July 4, 2014

Steve Swedberg sparks a spirited debate over how to label the new GF-6 engine oils to avoid misuse.