Shanghai Lubricant Trade Association Inks Co-op with Kroneseder Lubricants On March 19, the Shanghai Lubricant Trade Association (SLTA) signed a st ...

China’s lubricants industry has faced significant headwinds since 2020, squeezed by a cooling economy, trade tensions with the U.S. and now the conf ...

For heavy-duty vehicles, hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines can be an easier step away from fossil fuels, but they may need their own engine ...

Performance demands and regulation are pushing metalworking fluid formulators to try new types of base stocks and additives.

Investments in energy infrastructure — from electric vehicle charging to expanded power grids — all present challenges for lubricants.

China’s base oil imports fell below 1.5 million metric tons in 2025, reaching its lowest point in recent years, declining slightly from 2024 levels, ...

Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOCL) and Re Sustainability Ltd plan to establish a nationwide system for collecting and rerefining used lubricating oil in Indi ...

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Iran’s closing of the crucial Strait of Hormuz have catapulted crude oil futures to multi-year highs, in ...

Savita Oil Technologies commissioned phase two of its synthetic ester plant at Mahad in Maharashtra, the company said in a regulatory filing to the Bo ...

Base oil market participants have been intently watching developments related to the United States, Israel and Iran conflict this week. With the geopo ...

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Saudi Aramco signed a base oil supply agreement aimed at strengthening supply stability and commercial coordination. S ...

Researchers measured carbon footprints of different greases to find what factors matter most. Their conclusions: Choice of base stock and thickeners ...

Malaysian waste management company and rerefiner Pentas Flora will supply rerefined API Group II+ and Group III base oils to Japan, formalizing its en ...

Azerbaijan exported 30,252 metric tons of finished lubricating oils in 2025, according to calculations by local news agency Report.az based on officia ...

Ganesan Ganapathi offers best practices for commissioning and starting up finished lubricant factories.

Taking oxygen out of lubricating systems could largely halt oxidation, researchers say, greatly extending the useful life of lubricants.

Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Saudi Aramco inked a agreement to cover the supply and procurement of lubricating base oils. The Tokyo-based r ...

With activity in several countries winding down for the Lunar New Year holidays, trading was largely subdued in Asia and prices underwent few fluctuat ...

Supply continues to outpace demand in most segments of the base oils market, but there were expectations that improved base oil consumption would emer ...