Colonial Chemical Inc. last week announced a 10,000-square-foot expansion to its specialty chemical plant in South Pittsburg, Tenn. The company said t ...

SK Corp. last week produced the first barrels from its new Group III base oil refinery in Ulsan, South Korea. Representatives said the company will ra ...

An association of businesses and regulators is scheduled to vote next month on a proposal aimed at curbing unfair trade practices in the lubricants in ...

The University of Florida and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a new ...

Crompton Corp. said yesterday that it has resumed production of polyalphaolefins at its Elmira, Ontario, plant, which was damaged during a June 11 fir ...

A newly formed Florida company announced that it has acquired four drum reconditioning businesses to become the second-largest industrial container se ...

Motiva still has no company for the price cuts it announced June 18. No other Group II supplier followed the companys lead, and some said it is possib ...

MUMBAI, India — This month, India’s new Congress Party-led United Progressive Alliance government promised a white paper on disinvestment. ...

Bearing and seal manufacturer SKF Group announced last month that it has agreed to acquire Germanys Willy Vogel AG, a supplier of lubrication systems. ...

Several companies recently announced price increases for chemicals sold into the lubricants industry. Higher raw materials costs received some, but no ...

Contract blender Delta Petroleum Co. recently bought Canadian company Vulsay Industries Ltd. The acquisition expands the reach and packaging capabilit ...

Noco Energy Corp. announced this month that it has opened an 11,500-square-foot distribution center in Williston, Vt. Moving into the new center allow ...

Motiva surprised the U.S. base oil market last week by announcing cuts on posted prices for Group II and Group II-plus base oils. Meanwhile, several n ...

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. announced last week that it is proceeding with plans to build a 150,000-metric-ton linear alphaolefin plant in Saudi Arab ...

A fire last Friday morning has disrupted operations at Crompton Corp.s Elmira, Ontario, factory, which produces polyalphaolefins and lubricant antioxi ...

Dow Corning Corp. emerged from bankruptcy this month, ending a nine-year ordeal triggered by lawsuits filed by women who received silicone-gel breast ...

Online petroleum supply chain network TakGroup has been purchased by eNucleus, a software company serving the health care, education, insurance and fi ...

The bad news is that the already tight market for naphthenic base oils is being squeezed further by a spate of refinery shutdowns – some planned ...

Russian petroleum joint venture TNK-BP has reached an agreement to buy out ChevronTexacos stake in TNK & Texaco Lubricants Co., the companies ann ...

The American Petroleum Institute gave the thumbs-up May 30 to the launch of a robust new gasoline engine oil category, API SM. Its Lubricants Committe ...