Finished Lubricants

United States operating wind power capacity grew 9.5 percent in 2019 to almost 105,600 megawatts, while power purchase agreements between utilities an ...

The Canadian government decreed this month that it will permit 9-octadecenoic acid (Z)- compound with (Z)-N-9-octadecenyl-1,3-propanediamine to be use ...

The New York Power Authority recently used a mini submersible robot to navigate through the transformer oils in a power transformer to identify operat ...

BPs lubricants business reported higher profits for the fourth quarter and lower profits for the full year, attributing the full-year decline mainly t ...

South Koreas major base oil refiners - SK Lubricants, S-Oil, GS Caltex, and Hyundai Shell Base Oil - each reported steep declines in operating profit ...

Vietnams increasing number of solar plant installations is boosting overseas demand for silicon wafer cutting oil used in solar panel manufacturing, a ...

NewMarkets Afton Chemical reported lower operating profit in the fourth quarter but stronger full-year results, while Valvoline posted increases in sa ...

Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Phillips 66 and several smaller blenders notified United States customers of impending finished lubricant price increases ...

Amalie Oil Co. and the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit against the company have asked a Florida circuit court to grant final approval on a settle ...

Apar Industries Ltd. reported that its transformer oil and specialty oil segment had income of Rs 32.3 crore (Rs 323 million or U.S. $4.5 million) bef ...

Calumet Specialty Products Partners will undertake a slew of initiatives to lift its lubricating oils and finished lubricants business as part of an o ...

Automotive

January 21, 2020

Steve Swedberg disputes the notion that the internal combustion engine is on its way out.

Need To Know

January 21, 2020

Tom Glenn outlines how various factors affecting lube demand have contributed to the uptick in competition in the industry.

SPOTLIGHT ON ILSAC GF-6

January 21, 2020

The looming introduction of one of the most complex specifications to date is top of mind for formulators. Two companies share how they are preparing ...

Mining Trends Greener

January 21, 2020

The mining industry is infamously dirty, but biobased lubricants are lending a bit of spit and polish to its image.

Testing hydraulic fluids is pricy. Fortunately, a new bench test can help cut costs by weeding out inadequate fluids from the get-go.

The Synthetics Are Coming

January 21, 2020

Engine oil specs are increasing the technical demands put on base oils and pushing formulators toward using more synthetics--some of which may not eve ...

India's automotive engine oil market will be taking a step up in coming months as suppliers prepare for the nation's implementation of the Bharat Stag ...

Gost in the Machine

January 17, 2020

When lubrication is concerned, standards need to evolve to match advances in technology. In Russia, some grease manufacturers are still making lubrica ...

A new engine oil standard that takes effect in Mexico in mid-2020 should help promote fair competition in the country's lubricants industry, an indust ...