Market Topics

Lubrizols additives segment and South Korean refiner S-Oil each reported increases in operating profit and revenue, while New Markets Afton Chemical a ...

H.I.G. Snaps Up Petroferm

November 5, 2008

H.I.G. International has acquired Petroferm, including its Lambent Technologies division that manufactures and supplies oleochemical derivatives for l ...

ENOC Eyes Marine Market

November 5, 2008

DUBAI – Emirates National Oil Co. is building a lubricant and grease blending plant in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, with capacity to produce ...

A three-alarm, two-hour fire last Thursday morning at Calumets Shreveport, La. refinery caused no injuries and minor damage. The fire did not affect a ...

ExxonMobil has lifted allocations on non-PAO formulated lubricants, including all mineral-based lubricants, a company spokeswoman said yesterday. A sa ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

October 29, 2008

Paraffinic and naphthenic base stock price reductions – from 10 cents to 40 cents per gallon – swept through the market this week, causing ...

SoCal Softens VOC Regs

October 29, 2008

Based on industry feedback, Californias South Coast Air Quality Management District last Friday amended its proposed regulation of the volatile organi ...

Machine tool demand in China is projected to increase 13 percent annually, to 606 billion yuan (U.S. $88.6 billion), from 2007 to 2012, driving demand ...

Qatar Fuel, called Woqod, will provide marine lubricants and technical services to Qatar Gas Transport Co.s fleet of 25 liquefied natural gas carriers ...

Report Card for MWF Managers

October 29, 2008

DEARBORN, Mich. – Nearly 10 years after U.S. industry, government and labor recommended best practices for the metalworking fluid environment, i ...

Nippon Oil (Asia) Ltd. has acquired a controlling 55 percent stake in Singapore lubricant manufacturing joint venture ItalSing Petroleum Co. Sellers ...

Sales Up at Valvoline, SK

October 29, 2008

Financial results for the quarter ending Sept. 30 showed increased sales but decreased operating income at lubricant blender Valvoline, and growth in ...

PAO Comes into Tight Focus

October 29, 2008

ExxonMobil Chemical yesterday said it expects to resume production of polyalphaolefin at its Beaumont, Texas, plant by the end of this year, welcome n ...

U.S. Base Oil Price Report

October 22, 2008

The U.S. base oil market was eerily quiet this week until ConocoPhillips broke the spell, announcing a 30 cent per gallon price cut on all paraffinic ...

WD-40 Global Sales Grow

October 22, 2008

Global sales of the lubricants WD-40 and 3-in-One rose 7.4 percent for the fourth quarter ending Aug. 31, to $58.1 million compared to the year-earlie ...

Dorf Ketal Chemicals LLC has appointed Palmer Holland Inc. as a distributor for its lubricant additives and plastic additives lines. The additives are ...

Recent spikes in oil prices and increased environmental regulations have injected renewed interest into alternative base stocks such as synthetics, re ...

Managing Metalworking Risks

October 22, 2008

DEARBORN, Mich. – How to protect worker health while promoting industrial progress? That isa critical challenge facingstakeholders in the metal ...

Safety-Kleen Spreads Wings

October 22, 2008

Safety-Kleen Inc. on Monday announced a $15 million expansion of its East Chicago, Ind., rerefinery, which is expected to increase its API Group I bas ...

S. California Regulates MWFs

October 22, 2008

Californias South Coast Air Quality Management District plans to regulate the volatile organic compound content of metalworking fluids, restricting VO ...