The impact of volatile raw material costs alongside confused economic concerns couldnt be more apparent than seen in the base oils market. Activity re ...

Chemtura has announced plans to slim down its operations in Ontario, Canada by consolidating some of a leased grease production facilitys operations a ...

Royal Dutch Shell signed a letter of intent last week to sell its refinery in Petit Couronne, France, including its biggest base oil plant in Europe, ...

Through the efforts of U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), the National Ag-Based Lubricant Center at the University of Northern Iowa is on tap to receive ...

Lubricant suppliers Fuchs Petrolub, Quaker Chemical and Milacrons Industrial Fluids segment posted positive financial reports for the quarter ending J ...

Japanese lubricant manufacturer Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. has announced plans to more than double production at its Tianjin, China, plant to 60 million ...

Motor oil carton supplier Altivity Packaging LLC and Graphic Packaging Corp. plan to merge to form a new company called Graphic Packaging Holding Co. ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – While overall demand for naphthenic oils in the Asia/Pacific region will jump from 600,000 metric tons per year in 2005 ...

Calumet confirmed its plans to lift all naphthenic oils prices by 10 cents per gallon effective August 13. The increase initiative followed other majo ...

Lubrizol Corp., parent of Lubrizol Additives, NewMarket Corp., parent of Afton Chemical, and Chevron Corp., parent of Chevron Oronite, all reported st ...

Last year Kluber Lubrication set up a wholly-owned sales subsidiary in Russia. Last month it founded its own sales company in Thailand. Later this yea ...

Financial results for the quarter ending June 30 saw another increase in operating income at lubricant blender Valvoline, and a strong performance by ...

Bulgarian lubricant marketer Prista Oil announced last week that it plans to build a terminal for lubricating base oils in the Black Sea port town of ...

Claremont, Calif.-based chemical distributor Tri-iso is now representing Rhein Chemie Lubricant Oil Additives in 11 western U.S. states, has opened a ...

The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association, in partnership with three other industry groups, is planning a metalworking fluid symposium for O ...

After a relatively long silence on the naphthenic side of the business, prices are moving. Nynas, Ergon, Cross, Calumet and San Joaquin all report inc ...

A massive blaze last week at the Valley Center, Kan., plant of industrial chemicals wholesale distributor Barton Solvents forced evacuation of the sur ...

National oil company Pertamina of Indonesia last week announced its initial export to Pakistan from its Cilacap refinery, of co-branded lubricating oi ...

An explosion and fire in February at Chemcentrals Kansas City, Mo. plant involving polybutene has drawn the wrath of two U.S. government agencies that ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – In 2006, demand for vehicles in China exceeded 7 million units, making China the worlds second-largest market, and a ma ...