Thanks to the startup this month of a polyalphaolefin plant in China, the world is getting a fresh source of high-viscosity PAO. By early July, offici ...

Engine lubricants can help provide fuel economy improvements that are becoming bigger priorities for Asian governments, including India. But that will ...

Ashland Inc.s motor oil brand Valvoline has come under fire in Australia for a recent television commercial criticized as promoting reckless driving.

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. began commercial operations last month at its new lubricant factory in Haiphong, Vietnam. The Japanese energy giant is ba ...

Asia accounted for 40 percent of global demand for metalworking fluids in 2012, according to a new study by Kline & Co. The U.S.-based consulting firm ...

These two regions already consume 8 percent of the world's finished lubes. As they bounce back from economic and civil turmoil, will the taps open wid ...

To create higher-performing industrial greases, the research team at Quaker Chemical linked arms with the pit crew of an IndyCar race team.

Millions of nanoparticles can fit on the head of a pin -- but can they fit into wind turbine gearboxes, oil rigs, automobiles and farm equipment?

The global metalworking fluids market is forecast to grow at 2.3 percent per year, from 2.2 million tons in 2012, to 2.5 million tons by 2017, accordi ...

BASF will construct a new polyalkylene glycol-based lubricants manufacturing facility in Ludwigshafen, Germany and start operations by the beginning o ...

Indias tractor market is the worlds largest, and some analysts say it will continue expanding at healthy rates for the foreseeable future, bringing tr ...

Operating performances of South Korean lubricant businesses have improved lately, helping them regain their luster in stock listings.

The same chemistry that makes fireflies glow can detect microbial growth in your metalworking fluids, and do it faster and cheaper than conventional t ...

A look inside Germanys market for lubricating greases shows a healthy recovery. It also underscores the challenges facing grease manufacturers worldwi ...

Some blenders would like to see more teeth in the registration programs for food-grade lubes. To start, they think H2 products should be off the table ...

No, theyre not food grade lubes, but when it comes to protecting food and beverage plants, these products still can bring a lot to the table.

Both Europeans and North Americans are advancing ideas aimed at helping food processors to buy and apply the safest products in their equipment.

As greasemakers eye the next round of EU chemical registrations, some may need to weed out specialty products that dont support the cost of compliance ...

Biodegradable lubricants and greases havent made great headway in most markets - but the seeds for success at last are in place, says longtime expert ...

Standard greases and lubricants can easily handle most ball or roller bearing applications. But more demanding environments may need solid but elastic ...