SKF announced last week that it has agreed with John Crane Safematic Oy, part of the Speciality Engineering Div. of Smiths Group plc, to pay 22.9 mill ...

The lubricant industry continues to absorb price increases on chemicals that it uses. Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Pilot Chemical Co. and OM Group Inc. a ...

Nissan North America advised U.S. regulators last week that it intends to recall up to 97,000 new cars because of excessive engine oil consumption. Th ...

Editors note: Over the past year, the U.S. lubricant industry was buffeted by an unprecedented series of disruptions to supplies of raw materials. Thi ...

Motiva Enterprises and ConocoPhillips have joined the latest round of price increases, leaving Flint Hills Resources as the lone hold-out. ConocoPhill ...

Industrial Enterprises of America announced this week that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire a blender, packager and distributor of motor oi ...

SPI Petroleum LLC moved a step closer to its goal of being the largest U.S. petroleum marketer with its acquisition last week of McLain Truck Service, ...

Ashland Inc., parent company of Valvoline, Ashland Specialty Chemical and Ashland Distribution, announced Monday that it is exploring a possible spin- ...

Participation in the American Petroleum Institute’s Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System is climbing, after several years of little or ...

In the past year, Western Europe lost a big chunk of the base oil surplus that made it exporter to the world. At the same time, Asia took early steps ...

Editor’s note: Over the past year, the U.S. lubricant industry was buffeted by an unprecedented series of disruptions to supplies of raw materia ...

Several more base oil suppliers announced or imposed price hikes during the past week, but three Group II producers have not joined the latest round o ...

Prices for lubricants and lubricant additives continue to rise. Albemarle Corp. said recently that it will hike antioxidant prices in North America by ...

Refineries and petrochemical plants affected by the hurricanes that hit the U.S. Gulf Coast last summer and fall learned some valuable lessons, and th ...

Four ExxonMobil distributors spanning the Midwest and Southeast announced last week that they have merged to become one of the largest lubricant distr ...

Editors note: Over the past year, the U.S. lubricant industry was buffeted by an unprecedented series of disruptions to supplies of raw materials. Thi ...

Prices are rising again on both the paraffinic and naphthenic sides of the U.S. base oil market. ExxonMobil hiked posted paraffinicprices between 10 c ...

Lubricant supplier Torco International Corp. said Friday that it has filed suit against a former licensee, General Sales and Service Inc., for continu ...

Milacron Inc. reached a settlement earlier this year with final remaining defendants in cases brought by General Motors workers who claimed to have be ...

Nissan North America on Friday directed dealers to stop selling tens of thousands of new sedans because of reports of excessive motor oil consumption. ...