Finished Lubricants

A recent analysis of 25 engine oils by the Spanish Association of Lubricant Companies found that nearly all met labeling mandates as well as a few che ...

Lubricant formulators, marketers and researchers gathered in Nashville, Tennessee, this week for the Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Society of T ...

Due to the ongoing political and economic crisis in Venezuela, acquiring goods is an uphill battle in the country - and this certainly does not exclud ...

The Russian government last month banned exports of petrochemical products, including lubricants and slack waxes, to Ukraine. Some industry insiders c ...

Automotive

May 21, 2019

Steve Swedberg tries to cut through the fog of engine oil jargon.

Need to Know

May 21, 2019

Tom Glenn examines the difference between the way API classifies base oil groups and how the market classifies them.

A Concrete Solution

May 21, 2019

As a construction boom spans the globe, use of post-tensioning systems for concrete is also soaring. The right grease holds it all together.

When a unique application called for enhanced grease performance, a metalworking fluid test yielded the right results.

Do you bowl a hook or straight down the center? Lane conditioner may actually be what makes or breaks each roll.

SPOTLIGHT ON GREASE

May 21, 2019

Grease performance and production techniques continue to advance. Two companies present their latest grease innovations.

Chinese metalworking fluid suppliers will face many challenges in the coming years, including stricter health and safety laws, weak research and devel ...

The laboratory that provided testing and certification for P hydraulic fluid and gear oil specifications has ceased operations, signaling the possible ...

Calumet Specialty Product Partners L.P. reported net income of more than $16 million for the first quarter, much improved from a net loss in the year- ...

Taif Group and a sister company of SK Lubricants met in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, last week to discuss the possibility of cooperating to have SKs Zic-brand ...

Spain's lubricants demand increased 1.2 percent to 354,000 metric tons in 2018, marking its fifth consecutive year of growth, Spanish lubricants assoc ...

Indias demand for two-wheeler lubricants should remain strong in coming years even as electric models begin to penetrate the market, a motorcycle manu ...

Valvoline reported a slight loss in operating income and lubricants sales volume, HollyFrontiers lubricants and specialty products segment posted a lo ...

Amidst efforts to rid the market of 303 tractor hydraulic fluids, the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association has begun work to encourage deve ...

Fuchs Q1 Profits Drop

May 7, 2019

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported that its earnings after tax declined for the first quarter of 2019, and revenues for the qua ...

The Detroit car giant hopes the Chevrolet Bolt is no rerun of its failed EV1 experiment in the 1990s.