Base oil production in the United States jumped to 5.6 million barrels in May, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency, s ...

A panel of judges within the United States Patent and Trademark Office ruled last week that Valvoline may proceed with a complaint attempting to preve ...

Lubricant additive sales volumes in the United States took a slight downturn in June, although volumes for the first half of the year remained well ab ...

Aerosol manufacturer PLZ Aeroscience has agreed to purchase Champion Brands LLC, an independent producer of automotive and industrial lubricants and r ...

Chemicals producer Verdant Specialty Solutions acquired surfactants manufacturer DeForest Enterprises last week, the company announced. The acquisitio ...

Lubricant additive sales volumes in the United States rebounded in May after retreating the previous month, according to statistics released recently ...

Motor oils and filters were among the fastest growing automotive aftermarket categories online in 2020 in the United States, as the pandemic altered t ...

The average age of light vehicles in the United States increased 9%, to 11.9 years in 2020 from 10.9 years in 2011, and is projected to rise to 12.1 y ...

Sales at oil change and lubrication shops in the United States declined 3% to $6.4 billion in 2020, down from $6.6 billion in 2019, according to a joi ...

Local firefighting officials said last week that a June 14 blaze that heavily damaged a Chemtool grease plant in Rockton, Illinois, was triggered by a ...

Base oil production in the United States rebounded in March but remained 9% lower than the average output for that month in the previous five years, s ...

A fire broke out Saturday night at Ergon’s refinery in Newell, West Virginia, damaging a fuels unit and forcing the whole facility to shut down. The ...

Supply chain challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have underlined the importance of the partnerships between distributors, lubricant manufacture ...

Disrupted by severe cold weather in Texas, base oil production in the United States fell back in February following two months of matching levels that ...

Canadian National Railway offered to buy Kansas City Southern railway for $33.7 billion last week, exceeding the $29 billion offer from rival Canadian ...

Rounding out a year since COVID-19 struck its home market, Afton Chemical continued to run behind pre-pandemic performance, posting a double-digit yea ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering a 2019 action that sought to end a policy allowing California to regulate motor veh ...

Metalworking fluids supplier Quaker Houghton announced today a joint venture with Grindaix GmbH, a Germany-based, high-tech provider of coolant contro ...

WD-40 Co. posted net income of $17.2 million for the quarter ending Feb. 28, up 20 percent from the same period last year. Net sales also climbed by 1 ...

For the second consecutive month, base oil production in the United States was slightly higher in January than the running five-year average for that ...