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Battery Choice for Construction EVs Could Swing Coolants Demand

Battery Choice for Construction EVs Could Swing Coolants Demand

Electric Vehicles InSite - July 10, 2023

A tough electrification nut to crack has been construction vehicles due to the size and cost of batteries needed to move ...

Georgia Lubricant Imports Increase

Georgia Lubricant Imports Increase

Lube Report EMEA - July 3, 2023

Georgia imported almost 8,930 tons of finished lubricants from January through May, up 9% from the same period last year ...

China Gets Ahead of Wind, Solar Targets

China Gets Ahead of Wind, Solar Targets

Lube Report Asia - June 30, 2023

Although China is on track to double its wind and solar capacity by 2025 – five years ahead of its government’s targ ...

Sales Jump at Oil Change Centers

Sales Jump at Oil Change Centers

Lube Report Americas - June 28, 2023

Sales at United States oil change and lubrication shops rose 11% last year to $7 billion, a joint report by the Auto Car ...

API Calls for Standardized EV Fluids 

API Calls for Standardized EV Fluids 

Electric Vehicles InSite - June 23, 2023

The American Petroleum Institute, the United States-based hydrocarbons industry standards association, said there is an ...

South Korea Base Oil Exports Dropped in May

South Korea Base Oil Exports Dropped in May

Lube Report Asia - June 23, 2023

South Korea exported 12% less base oil in May – for its lowest volume since the end of last year – and its reported ...

U.S. Focusing on Battery Materials Processing

U.S. Focusing on Battery Materials Processing

Lube Report Americas - June 21, 2023

The supply chain for electric vehicles is becoming more central to the United States’ automotive sector, making it cru ...

Germany Lube Demand Tumbles in March

Germany Lube Demand Tumbles in March

Lube Report EMEA - June 20, 2023

German lubricant demand fell 24% in March, a second consecutive month of declines following two months of healthy gains. ...

Riding the Waves of Change

Riding the Waves of Change

Lubes'n'Greases - June 14, 2023

Lubricant demand has fluctuated over the past couple years. Tom Glenn explains the reasons for the troughs and peaks.

Greasing BEVs

Greasing BEVs

Lubes'n'Greases - June 14, 2023

What challenges and opportunities is the imminent transition to EVs offering the grease industry?

Japan Lubes Output Fell in April

Japan Lubes Output Fell in April

Lube Report Asia - June 2, 2023

Japan’s lubricants production volume declined 16%, and its domestic lubricants sales volume dropped 46% in April, comp ...

Biden to Offer $51 Million Electric Vehicle Fund 

Biden to Offer $51 Million Electric Vehicle Fund 

Electric Vehicles InSite - May 31, 2023

President Biden's $51 million EV fund aims to build public confidence and close gaps in charging infrastructure.

Brazil Base Oil Output, Imports Increase

Brazil Base Oil Output, Imports Increase

Lube Report Americas - May 31, 2023

Brazil’s base oil production rose 9% in April, while base oil imports jumped 14%, according to government data release ...

Lube Imports to Georgia Increase

Lube Imports to Georgia Increase

Lube Report EMEA - May 30, 2023

Georgia imported almost 7,000 metric tons of finished lubricants from January through April of this year, up 7% compared ...

An Insider’s Perspective on PC-12

An Insider’s Perspective on PC-12

Lubes'n'Greases - May 26, 2023

Lubes’n’Greases discussed the looming introduction of PC-12 with New Category Development Team Chairperson Karin Hau ...

A Tall Order for Wind Turbine Lubricants

A Tall Order for Wind Turbine Lubricants

Lubes'n'Greases - May 26, 2023

Industrial lubricants and greases can help to overcome the tribological challenges of wind turbines and contribute to a ...

Terpel’s Q1 Profits Grew in Colombia, Peru

Terpel’s Q1 Profits Grew in Colombia, Peru

Lube Report Americas - May 24, 2023

The lubricant segment of Colombian oil and gas company Terpel attained large increases in gross profit in the first quar ...

Slicker Acquires Waste Oil Collector Oil Monster

Slicker Acquires Waste Oil Collector Oil Monster

Lube Report EMEA - May 23, 2023

Waste oil collector Slicker Recycling Ltd. acquired competitor Oil Monster for an undisclosed sum in mid-May. The purcha ...