Global synthetic and semi-synthetic finished lubricant demand is forecast to grow by 7 percent and 4 percent, respectively, each year until 2017, acco ...

Heartland Automotive Holdings, the largest U.S. Jiffy Lube franchisee, and its affiliates on Jan. 7 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Th ...

Xstrata Coppers North Chile Division on Monday announced commencement of feasibility studies on an expansion that would more than double molybdenum pr ...

Chemical management services supplier Haas TCM on Nov. 1 acquired MC Technologies LLC, which develops and markets workplace chemical safety programs t ...

MetalCorp Ltd. last week announced the start of drilling at its Playter molybdenum-silver project on the western end of its Big Lake property in north ...

Grease production in China saw a dramatic 71.5 percent increase from 2005 to 2006, according to NLGIs latest grease production survey, leading a world ...

A lube blending plant under construction for Indian Oil subsidiary Lanka IOC in Sri Lanka will have the capability to manufacturea wide rangeof automo ...

Japans number one oil company is making a two-pronged debut in the worlds largest lubricant market, with introduction of its Eneos-branded motor oils ...

Conventional wisdom has it that growth in the worldwide lubricants market will be 2 percent or less over the next five years, observes Saurabh Lawate. ...

U.S. lubricant suppliers continue to report price increases on finished lubes, with most increases in the 4 to 10 percent range. Citgo Lubricants, BP ...

Reported worldwide grease production in 2005 topped 1.9 billion pounds (862 million kilograms), up 1.5 percent from 2004, according to the latest grea ...

Idaho General Mines Inc. announced Monday that it has filed a plan of operations with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, a key step in realizing its ...

Chevron Products Co. and ConocoPhilllips announced price increases of up to 10 percent for finished lubricants the past few weeks. Their actions could ...

U.S. motor oil marketers raised prices again this month, citing continued increases in costs of raw materials and other inputs. Majors marked up packa ...

Proprietary specifications – on top of industrywide standards – are becoming a way of life for heavy-duty engine oil marketers. While vowi ...

Shell Lubricants Pennzoil or Quaker State motor oils are listed as the house brand by 36 percent of smaller U.S. quick-lube operators, while Valvoline ...

ConocoPhillips last week launched a new line of white oils and food-grade lubricants to be marketed under its Conoco, Phillips 66 and 76 brand names. ...

Total reported grease production worldwide topped 1.8 billion pounds (822 million kilograms) in 2004,versus 1.69 billion pounds reported in 2003, acco ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland- While the United Kingdoms grease market has shriveled and the major oil companies have stopped making grease here, an industry ex ...

Investment firm Capital Southwest Corp. will spin off specialty lubricant marketer Whitmore Manufacturing and two other chemical businesses, creating ...