Finished Lubricants

Tide Water to Close German Unit

Tide Water to Close German Unit

June 4, 2024

Tide Water Oil Co. (India) Ltd., owner of the Veedol brand, recently announced it will close its German subsidiary due t ...

Eurolube Acquires Bizol

Eurolube Acquires Bizol

June 4, 2024

German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive s ...

Critical Trends Impacting the Asia-Pacific Lubricants Market

Critical Trends Impacting the Asia-Pacific Lubricants Market

May 31, 2024

Which trends are reshaping the Asia-Pacific lubricants market right now? Lubrizol weighs in.

Spotlight on Industrial Lubricants

Spotlight on Industrial Lubricants

May 31, 2024

LANXESS and STARFIRE explain their unique offerings for the industrial lubricants segment.

The What’s What of Food-grade Lubricants

The What’s What of Food-grade Lubricants

May 31, 2024

NSF answers questions about non-food compounds, ISO 21469 certification as well as the NSF White Book.

Depolymerization Is a Unique Property of PIB

Depolymerization Is a Unique Property of PIB

May 31, 2024

KEMAT explains why polyisobutylene is ideal for use in certain automotive lubricant applications.

Profits Up at Gulf, Castrol India, Balmer

Profits Up at Gulf, Castrol India, Balmer

May 31, 2024

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported strong increases in net profit for the quarter ended March 31 and its fiscal yea ...

Moove Profits Rebound in First Quarter

Moove Profits Rebound in First Quarter

May 29, 2024

Cosan’s Moove rebounded with a net profit in the first quarter – after a net loss in the same period last year – o ...

Advanced Lubricant Formulations from Molecule to Market

Advanced Lubricant Formulations from Molecule to Market

May 28, 2024

Lubrizol explains why adhering to testing protocols—including laboratory tests, engine tests and field trials—is piv ...

Verbio to Make Rapeseed Chemicals

Verbio to Make Rapeseed Chemicals

May 28, 2024

Verbio SE recently started construction of a large-scale ethenolysis plant using rapeseed oil methyl ester at a site in ...

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State-owned Company Buys Sapref

May 28, 2024

South Africa’s Central Energy Fund SOC has finalized an agreement to buy the Sapref oil refinery in Durban, from Shell ...

MRS Oil Records Jump in Earnings

MRS Oil Records Jump in Earnings

May 28, 2024

Nigerian blender MRS Oil Nigeria reported large increases in gross profit and sales revenue for its lubricants segment i ...

Profit Up at PSP, Down at Lanka IOC

Profit Up at PSP, Down at Lanka IOC

May 24, 2024

Independent Thai lubricant maker P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. reported hefty increases in net profit and sales revenue ...

Kluber Expands India Lubes Plant

Kluber Expands India Lubes Plant

May 24, 2024

Kluber Lubrication announced it will expand its factory in Mysore, India, to increase the amount of specialty lubricants ...

EV Manufacturing Brings Impacts, Opportunities

EV Manufacturing Brings Impacts, Opportunities

May 22, 2024

Although vehicle manufacturers’ transition to electric vehicles manufacturing is expected to reduce metalworking fluid ...

More Work Needed on Sustainability Standards

More Work Needed on Sustainability Standards

May 22, 2024

Trade associations in the lubricants industry have taken significant steps the past few years developing standards to he ...

Partnership to Bring Graphene to Middle East

Partnership to Bring Graphene to Middle East

May 21, 2024

HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. announced today it will collaborate with Gulf Cryo LLC to produce, distribute and sell of Hy ...

Profits Up for Yushiro, KH Neochem

Profits Up for Yushiro, KH Neochem

May 17, 2024

Yushiro Chemical reported increased fiscal-year net profit and sales for the quarter ended March 31, while specialty che ...