After picking up at the start of this decade, the penetration of synthetic lubricants in Russia suffered a setback in 2014. Since then the popularity ...

The total value and number of quarts of motor oil sold in the U.S. automotive aftermarket industry increased 1 percent in 2016, according to retail sa ...

Five government agencies recently joined hands in an effort to curb illegal lubricant trading in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The group, which was als ...

Fuchs new factory in Chicago will produce 29 different specialty greases, and its new plant near Johannesburg, South Africa, will produce a diverse ra ...

A round of price hikes is working its way through Chinas lubricant market, but buyers will not necessarily be paying the amounts that marketers have a ...

Lub-rref (Bangladesh) Ltd. will open a 50,000 metric tons per year API Group II rerefinery by March 2019 with the help of American used oil regenerati ...

Lubrizol Corp. will buy an additional 24 percent stake of Lubrizol India Pvt., a 50-50 joint venture between the American additives supplier and India ...

With Southeast Asian countries attempting to open their doors more to regional trade, many lubricant suppliers are keen to expand into neighboring cou ...

Shifts in the regions political scene and trends in the automotive sector indicate a slow but positive outlook for South Americas lubricants market.

Kazakhstan lubricant manufacturer Hill Corp. plans to expand its lubricant blending plant in Shymkent and also to begin construction of a long-discuss ...

Indonesia poses many barriers to entry, but American lubricant supplier Bardahl Manufacturing Corp. said its prepared to meet the markets various chal ...

Tractor operators in India may increasingly turn to universal tractor transmission oils to eliminate the need for multiple oils in one machine, accord ...

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization revised its diesel engine oil standard, JASO M355, to include a new fuel economy category for heavy-dut ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd. said it is complying with - but not the subject of - a Hong Kong government anti-bribery agencys investigation into possib ...

The mandated upgrade from API CF to CH-4 in the Middle East will be a major quality improvement for the region. According to an industry expert, it is ...

Five African countries are in the process of adding a substantial amount of wind energy to their electrical grids. Analysts predict this new construct ...

Emeka Umejei reports on the regulatory environment in Africa.

LONDON – A messy Brexit will be damaging to all. Thats the cautionary message an economic consultant delivered to a recent industry conference. ...

Vitol Group acquired OMV Petrol Ofisis lubricants and fuels distribution business in Turkey, including a finished lubes blending plant, for 1.4 billio ...

As the Association of Southeast Asia Nations moves to eliminate intra-regional tariffs by 2018, analysts say member countries non-tariff measures coul ...