Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported a decrease in profits and an increase in sales for the second quarter, compared to results i ...

This crash course in metalworking fluids covers everything from health and safety to formulation basics.

Steve Swedberg clears up some misconceptions about gasoline and discusses how changes to final formulations can affect lubricants.

Japan’s consumption of finished lubricants jumped 27%, and production swelled by 37% in June, compared to the same month last year, according to dat ...

China’s agricultural machinery sector is likely to see big improvements in oils for tractors and harvesters thanks to the nation’s determination t ...

Indian transformer oil supplier Apar Industries reported increases of more than 100% in net profit and a 24% jump in revenues from its transformer and ...

Lubricant manufacturer and distributor Gold Eagle Co. acquired another blender and distributor, Lubrication Specialties Inc., in a deal struck earlier ...

France’s lubricant consumption rose 9% to 45,368 tons in May, compared to the same month last year, according to data released by the Paris-based Pr ...

Japanese specialty lubricant producer Moresco Corp. reported improved sales for its specialty lubricants for its first fiscal quarter ended in May, wi ...

A special committee of the American Petroleum Institute is drafting a recommended practice for calculating the environmental sustainability of finishe ...

Nuspec Oil, a United Kingdom-based company developing biobased base oils and advancing commercialization of novel rapeseed oils, was among five startu ...

Indian lubricants blender Maximus International Ltd. plans to triple its production capacity in East Africa, the company announced, setting a high gro ...

Thailand’s National Energy Technology Center is heading a consortium working to develop biobased transformer oils formulated with palm oil as part o ...

Cepsa Quimica closed on its acquisition of 27.88% of Deten Quimica from Brazil’s Petrobras, after obtaining authorization from a government agency. ...

Perstorp Group announced on July 7 that it has increased production capacity of 2-ethylhexanoic acid at its plant in Stenungsund, Sweden, to meet glob ...

Nigerian blender and distributor Ardova Plc’s lubricants and greases segment reported an increase of more than 200% in its net profit and a large ri ...

As time passes and new technology emerges, the lubricants industry will inevitably face significant challenges. Will 3D printing be the next big disru ...

ACEA’s new heavy-duty engine oil sequences have finally been released a year later than their light-duty counterparts. Why the delay? How do the new ...

Natural gas engines are becoming more common in non-transport applications, and demand for the engine oils used to lubricate them is also forecast to ...

Of the countless headaches the lubricants industry has faced in the past few years, Tom Glenn says that allocation may be the most challenging.