General Motors has begun publishing a list of approved sources at its Web site for its Dexron-VI automatic transmission fluid, in an effort to make it ...

Ford Motor Co. last week gave the lubricants industry its first look at a new automatic transmission fluid specification. Mercon LV is intended to be ...

While the U.S. base oil price market remains quiet, an industry source told Lube Report that spot proposals, which can provide prices below posted pri ...

Afton Chemical Corp. on Monday said it chose Multichem Inc. as distributor in Canada for its TecGard metalworking fluid additives, including extreme p ...

South Korean base oil refiner SK Corp.s board of directors has approved a proposal to split SK into a holding company, expected to be named SK Holding ...

OAO LukOil last week announced that its subsidiary lubricant business LLK-International has joined the Technical Association of the European Lubricant ...

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., the continents biggest used oil rerefiner, has received a $14.2 million contract from the Defense Supply Center in Richmond ...

Galena Associates LLC, which now has 81 Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchise stores, recently acquired Expressway Lube Centers, a chain of 23 fast-l ...

Energy, grains and food company CHS Inc. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the liquid lubricants business of Nor-Lakes Services Midwest Inc. ...

The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Calumet Specialty Products Partners to ex ...

OAO LukOil announced last week that it has entered a cooperation agreement to supply lubricants to Russian truck manufacturer OAO Kamaz, the latest no ...

WD-40 Co. on Thursday reported its net sales for its second quarter, ended Feb. 28, reached $79.3 million, an 11 percent increase over 2006s second qu ...

Lubricants and fuels distributor Van De Pol Enterprises Inc.,of Stockton, Calif., on Thursday held a dedication ceremony at its company headquarters f ...

Chemtura on April 4 announced a major restructuring, reducing from six business units to four, and cutting its global workforce by 620 positions. Robe ...

Chinas third national oil company is preparing to open its first base oil plant, and it is already planning its second. China National Offshore Oil Co ...

Ford Motor Co.has extended its recommended engine oil change intervals from 5,000 miles to 7,500 miles under normal use for select new 2007 models, an ...

Posted paraffinic base oil prices are unchanged in the United States this week. Crude closed at $64.64 per barrel yesterday on the New York Mercantile ...

Fuel and lubricants distributor United Fuel & Energy Corp. announced its 2006 financial results, reporting that revenue for the year was $336 mil ...

Ashland Inc., parent company of lubricant marketer Valvoline, said Monday that about 100 employees have chosen to accept voluntary severance offers th ...

SKF Canada has acquired Automatic Lubrication Systems of Burlington, Ontario, for an undisclosed amount. ALS, with 17 employees, services centralized ...