Pertamina plans to turn its lubricant business from an operating unit into a subsidiary this year. The Indonesian energy company wants to give the lub ...

In a recent test by China Consumer Report magazine, Kunlun Tianyuan engine oil caused more engine-clogging deposits than four other leading synthetic ...

Commercial production of Solazymes algal oils commenced at two Iowa facilities, and the sale and distribution of the products began in both the United ...

Russian Gazprom Neft Lubricants signed a lubes distribution contract with Ghabbour Auto, a large automobile assembler and dealer in Egypt. Egypt has a ...

Lubricant marketer China Rerun Chemical reported that gross profits for the 12 months ended Aug. 31 increased 22 percent compared to the previous year ...

Gulf Oil Corp. shareholders on Thursday gave a ringing endorsement to managements proposal to carve out the companys lubricant business. In a court-or ...

The Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has effectively imposed a steep tax hike on lubricants by removing them from the list of items subject to its value ...

BP agreed to sell its aviation turbine oil business assets to Eastman Chemical Co. for an undisclosed amount, both companies announced last week.

Rather than coast on past wins, Shell is investing in products, people and its supply chain, says Istvan Kapitany, head of Shell Lubricants Americas.

Far fewer young people hold driver's licenses now than did 30 years ago. Will these millennials ever return to buying cars -- and motor oil?

Global trade, fuel costs and environmental needs are reshaping the marine lubricants business, even as demand sails on towards 1.7 million metric tons ...

Shortcuts are a bad idea, says Ron Halley of Student Transportation Inc., especially if you're trying to reliably transport a million schoolchildren a ...

Chris Donaghy of Croda shows why these versatile synthetic fluids are gaining favor, and pinpoints the hottest growth opportunities for the man-made m ...

Nancy DeMarco ponders how engine oil sellers will respond to the shifting demographics of the light-duty vehicle marketplace.

Steve Swedbergs Automotive column examines the dizzying array of automatic transmission designs and ATF performance demands.

Tom Glenn highlights some evolutionary changes (not all for the better) in how lubricants are made and sold.

The National Advertising Division urged BP Lubricants USA to rescind a recent commercial that claims BPs Castrol Edge motor oil is superior to ExxonMo ...

Russian oil major Lukoil recently signed lubricants supply contracts with a number of business and government customers in northern Russia, Sweden, Ro ...

Ashlands Valvoline business posted increases in operating income and sales for the quarter ending Dec. 31, while base oil refiner S-Oil reported a str ...

BP agreed to sell its aviation turbine oil business assets to Eastman Chemical Co. for an undisclosed amount, both companies announced yesterday. The ...