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The base oils market was understandably quiet during the last few days of the year, with the recent posted price decreases having been implemented for ...

Briefly Noted

December 30, 2025

Caltex Taps Santy Trading as its Bahrain DistributorCaltex Lubricants appointed Santy Trading as its official distributor in Bahrain, expanding access ...

Dumarey Group, a Belgian automotive engineering services company, and Malaysia’s Petronas Lubricants International have begun experimental testing o ...

Valencia, Spain — Regulatory pressure, tariffs and sanctions, evolving lubricant specifications and rising defense and infrastructure spending are r ...

The global transition to electrified vehicles is following very different paths across the major markets, with China moving fastest, Europe progressin ...

A significant portion of the world’s base oil production capacity is concentrated in a relatively small group of countries – namely the United Sta ...

Pre-2018 — EVs Primarily Use Exisiting Fluids What happened Early battery electric and hybrid vehicles generally relied on lubricants and flui ...

Turbine Lubricants

December 30, 2025

Turbine lubrication applies to a range of machinery and so formulators are presented with a host of technical challenges depending on the application. ...

The past year has been one where geopolitical events played major roles in defining a number of base oil markets, imposing restrictions on trading and ...

Base oil prices were largely steady as trading wound down ahead of New Year’s – one of the most important holidays in some countries –when numer ...

Demulsifiers

December 29, 2025

Demulsifier additives are critical lubricant components designed to promote rapid separation of water from oil, ensuring that lubricants maintain thei ...

Antiwear

December 29, 2025

Antiwear additives are designed to protect metal surfaces under boundary and mixed lubrication conditions, where full fluid films cannot be maintained ...

Dispersants

December 29, 2025

Dispersant additives play a critical role in maintaining lubricant cleanliness by keeping contaminants suspended in the oil, preventing sludge and var ...

Detergents

December 29, 2025

Detergent additives are a foundational component of modern lubricant formulations, primarily responsible for deposit control and acid neutralization. ...

Pakelo Motor Oil S.p.A. has completed the acquisition of Uveol Srl, taking full ownership of the Italian specialist in metalworking and industrial lub ...

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board agreed to acquire an indirect, non-controlling stake in Castrol as part of a transaction valued at about $10.1 bi ...

Middle East

December 25, 2025

Capacity The Middle East is a major global base oil–producing region, with total installed capacity estimated at almost 5 million metric tons per ...

Foam and Corrosion Resistance

December 25, 2025

Foam control and corrosion resistance are critical performance requirements addressed by antifoam additives and corrosion inhibitors. Both are essenti ...

Extreme pressure (EP) additives protect lubricants under high loads and sliding contact. Sulfur and phosphorus carriers and chlorinated paraffins are ...

Friction Modifiers

December 25, 2025

Friction additives, commonly known as friction modifiers, play a critical role in improving lubricant efficiency by reducing friction between moving s ...