Starting in January, tractor hydraulic fluids sold in the United States that do not meet current specifications will need to be clearly labeled as obs ...

German lubricant and additive marketer Liqui Moly said problems with new software caused a sharp drop in earnings and are continuing to hamper the bus ...

Croda International Plc announced last week the acquisition of Rewitec GmbH, stating it aims to help the German additive supplier to expand. The compa ...

Steve Swedberg explains the origins of ILSAC and API symbols and what they really mean.

Tom Glenn asks how lube marketers can remain relevant in a declining market.

With engine oils based on Group III picking up market share and the cost of approvals rising, discontent is bubbling up from stakeholders who are foot ...

Choosing the right test to evaluate foaming tendency could make or break a metalworking fluid formulation. ASTM is stepping in to help identify the be ...

Marine lubricants will need formulations for multiple types of fuel when ship owners comply with IMO 2020 regulations effective Jan. 1, 2020, industry ...

Sasol Ltd. opened its alkoxylation plant in Nanjing, China, last week, expanding its production of surfactants, some of which are used to make lubrica ...

A court battle is being waged in Oklahoma over Axel Christiernsson's acquisition last year of grease producer Royal Manufacturing.

Hillenbrand Inc. will acquire Milacron Holdings Corp. in a cash and stock transaction valued at $2 billion and expected to close in 2020s first quarte ...

Russian grease marketer Intesmo increased its output by 25 percent in 2018, according to Lukoil, a partner in the joint venture with state-owned rail ...

Metalworking fluid manufacturers face a barrage of evolving challenges to get their products to market. These may prove insurmountable, some in the in ...

Japans introduction of an ultra-low viscosity passenger car motor oil specification, GLV-1, in October will drive demand for base oils with a higher v ...

Indonesias annual automotive lubricant demand reached about 360,000 metric tons in 2018, with the nations four-wheeler lubricant demand outpacing the ...

WD-40 posted net income of $18.1 million for the quarter ending May 31, up more than 12 percent from a year earlier, with net sales up 6.5 percent at ...

Its not an industry secret that the discrepancy between base oil production capacity and finished lubricants demand is growing, and that the current o ...

A proposed new engine oil specification development process would disconnect engine test development from the specification development itself, with t ...

Rosneft sold 84,000 metric tons of what it calls premium lubricants, up 21 percent from the year before, driven by an effort to displace imported and ...

Oxea announced on July 5 plans to build a new plant in Oberhausen, Germany, by the end of 2021 to produce carboxylic acids, which are used in manufact ...