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German auto giant Volkswagen is holding course on investing multi-billions into its electrification future.

Zeller+Gmelin Opens Test Lab

November 10, 2020

German lubricant manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin last week said it fully opened a new high-tech quality control testing laboratory at its headquarters in E ...

Profits Dip for BP, Fuchs

November 3, 2020

BP’s lubricants business reported a slight year-to-year decline in profit for the third quarter, and independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub S ...

Fuchs Elevates 2020 Outlook

October 20, 2020

German independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE issued a preliminary report last week showing a 17% decrease earnings and an 11% decline in sa ...

OQ Chemicals – formerly Oxea – recently completed an expansion at its site in Oberhausen, Germany, increasing its isononanoic acid global producti ...

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. said Monday that it will now guarantee that its base stocks meet specified parameters for viscosity index and tendency to e ...

The global motorcycle oils market is projected to grow by a compound annual rate of 1.5% to 2% during the next four years, according to a forecast tha ...

Fuchs Petrolub SE announced the purchase of Welponer SpA, an Italian lubricant distributor with annual revenue of €4 million, the company’s fourth ...

Chemists at two German research institutes have devised lubricant-filled microcapsules that can be mixed into thermoplastics. They hope the material w ...

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE posted steep declines in profit and sales for the second quarter, compared to results in 2019’s sec ...

Perrysburg, Ohio-based Master Fluid Solutions announced on Oct. 7 the acquisition of German metalworking fluids manufacturer Wilhelm Dietz GmbH, sayin ...

Fuchs Reports Strong 2018

February 26, 2019

Fuchs Petrolub SE posted 288 million (U.S. $327 million) in earnings after tax for 2018, up 7 percent from 269 million in 2017.

Concerned that their industries are falling behind Asia, Germany and France announced initiatives in November to help European companies jump into the ...