Finished Lubricants

Nynas Starts Partnership to Recycle Transformer Oil

Nynas Starts Partnership to Recycle Transformer Oil

January 15, 2024

Swedish lubricant maker Nynas to recycle transformer oil in a partnership with leading recycler Stena Recycling.

Eastern Lubricants Suffers Big Drop in Profits

Eastern Lubricants Suffers Big Drop in Profits

January 12, 2024

Eastern Lubricants Blenders Ltd. reported a steep drop in net profit and an operating loss on a slight decline in sales ...

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Grease from Jojoba and Banana Peels

January 9, 2024

Egyptian researchers reported developing a grease made with base stock from the jojoba plant and nano chemical additives ...

Russia Consumes Range of Engine Oil Vis Grades

Russia Consumes Range of Engine Oil Vis Grades

January 9, 2024

Russia – the largest country in the world, spanning two continents and 11 time zones – consumes a range of motor oil ...

Vietnam Requires Lube Suppliers to Recycle

Vietnam Requires Lube Suppliers to Recycle

January 5, 2024

Vietnam this week enacted an extended producer responsibility law requiring suppliers of lubricants and other materials ...

Industrial Lube Sales Boost Copton

Industrial Lube Sales Boost Copton

January 5, 2024

Chinese lubricants blender Copton Tech Co. reported higher net profit and sales revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 30 ...

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Vibra Rejects Offer, Will Consider Others

January 3, 2024

Vibra Energia, one of Brazil’s largest lubricant suppliers, recently rejected a merger offer from Eneva, calling the p ...

Key Trends in the Lubricants Industry in 2024

Key Trends in the Lubricants Industry in 2024

January 2, 2024

From sustainability endeavors to Industry 4.0, Flavio Kliger of Lubrizol discusses the major trends in both additives an ...

Automotive Lubricants Shift Toward Synthetics

Automotive Lubricants Shift Toward Synthetics

January 2, 2024

Sean Nguyen of Pennzoil outlines some of the most prominent trends affecting automotive lubricants, including the uptake ...

Will Electric Vehicles Change the World?

Will Electric Vehicles Change the World?

January 2, 2024

Increased electrification will inevitably affect PCMO demand. How can the industry roll with the punches?

Welcome to Asia Unveiled

Welcome to Asia Unveiled

January 2, 2024

Asia is an extremely diverse continent and so is the lubricants landscape in the region.

The Moving Parts of the HDEO Market

The Moving Parts of the HDEO Market

January 2, 2024

What are the most prominent trends affecting the heavy-duty engine oil segment?

Germany Demand Declines in October

Germany Demand Declines in October

January 2, 2024

Germany's finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 11% in October, as a year-long trend of falling c ...

VMPAvto Opens Small Blending Plant

VMPAvto Opens Small Blending Plant

January 2, 2024

Russian lubricant maker VMPAvto, recently opened a small factory in Saint Petersburg’s heavily industrialized Kirovsky ...

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Grease

December 29, 2023

Global production of lubricating grease saw a decrease of nearly 4% from 2021 to 2022, according to the National Lubrica ...

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Finished Lubricants: Demand

December 29, 2023

A trend that has already begun, demand for passenger car motor oils is expected to decrease markedly in the coming years ...

PSP Reports Higher Profits

PSP Reports Higher Profits

December 29, 2023

Thai independent lubricant manufacturer P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. reported a 24% jump in net profit despite a 7% dec ...

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Finished Lubricants: Profits

December 28, 2023

The United States Commerce Department’s Producer Price Index measures monthly price changes recorded by domestic estab ...