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Climate Clock Countdown Gives 9 Years Until Ecological Meltdown
The Climate Clock shows how quickly time is running out until the ecological doomsday.

Climate Clock Countdown Gives 9 Years Until Ecological Meltdown

Sustainability InSite - March 21, 2023

There are nine years left until global warming reaches 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to the ...

South Korean Base Oil Exports Jumped in February

South Korean Base Oil Exports Jumped in February

Lube Report Asia - March 17, 2023

South Korea exported 29% more base oil in February, and the recorded value of those shipments jumped 36%, compared to re ...

Germany Halts EU ICE Ban

Germany Halts EU ICE Ban

Electric Vehicles InSite - March 8, 2023

European Union delayed a crucial vote last week that would spell the demise of the internal combustion engine by 2035, a ...

Japan Lube Consumption, Production Rise

Japan Lube Consumption, Production Rise

Lube Report Asia - March 3, 2023

Japan’s consumption of finished lubricants jumped 28%, and its lubricants production increased 17%, while lube imports ...

The Indicators of a Quality Fluid Testing Lab

The Indicators of a Quality Fluid Testing Lab

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2023

Lubricant analysis is vital for companies looking to keep expensive and vital equipment in the best shape possible. Euro ...

Turning Points

Turning Points

Lubes'n'Greases - March 1, 2023

Germany’s words of the year have indicated that sustainability is at the forefront of the country’s consciousness. A ...

Luberef Expansion Will Add 230,000 T/y

Luberef Expansion Will Add 230,000 T/y

Lube Report EMEA - February 28, 2023

Luberef said Sunday that a previously announced expansion of its base oil plant in Yanbu’ al Bahr, Saudi Arabia, will ...

Dongfeng Castrol JV Plant Starts Production

Dongfeng Castrol JV Plant Starts Production

Lube Report Asia - February 24, 2023

The Dongfeng Castrol Oil Products Co. Ltd. joint venture announced early last month the first batch trial lubricants pro ...

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Podcast: Shell on the Blue Tide

Posts - February 23, 2023

We talk to Max Blezer and Jason Brown from Shell Lubricants about the acquisition of rerefiner Blue Tide Environmental.

Wind Energy Growth Slows in U.S.

Wind Energy Growth Slows in U.S.

Lube Report Americas - February 22, 2023

The United States wind energy industry completed projects that brought 8,612 megawatts of new capacity online last year, ...

Used Oil Collection Flat in Spain

Used Oil Collection Flat in Spain

Lube Report EMEA - February 21, 2023

The collection of used oil in Spain was flat in the first nine months of this year, virtually unchanged from the same pe ...

Making Bio-lubes from Cashew Shells

Making Bio-lubes from Cashew Shells

Lube Report Americas - February 15, 2023

Creating bio-lubricants using the liquid by-product extracted during processing of cashew nuts is the subject of a new p ...

Vivo, Engen Merge African Operations

Vivo, Engen Merge African Operations

Lube Report EMEA - February 14, 2023

Engen and Vivo Energy will combine their respective African businesses to create one of Africa’s largest energy distri ...

Earnings Jump for SK, Plunge for Hyundai Shell

Earnings Jump for SK, Plunge for Hyundai Shell

Lube Report Asia - February 10, 2023

SK Innovation’s base oils and lubricants business posted a large increase in operating profit for the full year but fl ...

ATIEL, UEIL Roll Out Carbon Footprint Methodology

ATIEL, UEIL Roll Out Carbon Footprint Methodology

Sustainability InSite - February 9, 2023

UEIL and ATEIL are co-developing a methodology to calculate product carbon footprints for lubricants and greases.

“The Day We Decided to Save Ourselves”

“The Day We Decided to Save Ourselves”

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2023

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was signed in Montreal, Canada, on December 19, 2022, marking a huge ...

Learn from your Regrets

Learn from your Regrets

Lubes'n'Greases - February 1, 2023

While no one likes having professional regrets, they can offer significant opportunities for growth. Sara Lefcourt expla ...