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Consumers are keeping aging vehicles on the road longer, which is creating a booming market for high mileage and synthetic motor oils, according to th ...

Scam Targets NLGI Members

April 23, 2014

The National Lubricating Grease Institute has initiated legal action against a scam group claiming theyve been hired to help members book hotel rooms ...

TAMPA BAY, Fla.-California is cracking down on plastic packaging, but many lubricant manufacturers and packagers are unaware or uncertain of their obl ...

Shell Lubricants notified U.S. customers on Monday that prices for Shell brand finished lubricants will generally increase by up to 4 percent effectiv ...

Wyoming, Mich.-based Industrial Innovations has acquired Advance Products Corp.s die casting Automation division. Terms were not disclosed. The new en ...

U.S. refiners produced 59.8 million barrels of virgin base oils in 2013, chalking up a 3.9 percent improvement over 2012, according to recent data fro ...

The state of Oregon issued $30,400 in fines to a quick lube and a plumber for intentionally discharging an oily mixture into a creek in late 2012. Bot ...

Silogram Lubricants of New York filed a complaint last month against more than a dozen former employees and several competitors, contending that the g ...

Lubrication Technologies will invest $16 million to renovate a manufacturing facility in Shreveport, La., the states governor announced Monday. The Mi ...

Lubricating Specialties Co. President Sydney Thwaites and Vintage Capital Partners II, L.P. have acquired full ownership of the independent blender, a ...

Metalloid Expands in Texas

January 22, 2014

Metalworking fluids manufacturer Metalloid Corp. opened a new 54,000 square foot facility in Jacksonville, Texas, that includes laboratory, office and ...

The European Commission on Jan. 15 approved Lukoils acquisition of Austrian energy group OMVs non-retail lubricants business, including a 35,000 tons ...

Sales, Income Up for WD-40

January 15, 2014

WD-40s net income totaled $11.5 million for the quarter ending Nov. 30, up 5 percent from the year-earlier period, while net sales were up slightly at ...

The Petroleum Quality Institute of America issued an advisory last week to warn consumers that a sample of Valvolines NextGen SAE 5W-20 failed to meet ...

Investment giant Berkshire Hathaway agreed to divest around $1.4 billion of Phillips 66 common stock in exchange for Phillips 66s flow improver segmen ...

Waste oil collector Atlantic Pacific LLC will relaunch its Midwest operations with a focus on Chicago, with three trucks and 8,500 gallons per day cap ...

Gone are the days when licensees had to complete long and complicated forms,the American Petroleum Institute says upon launching its Engine Oil Licens ...

A North Carolina state agency issued an official ban on the sale of Everclear motor oil after tests found 95 samples failed to meet proper levels of v ...

A fire caused by a ruptured product tank injured one worker at Bango Refinings rerefinery in Fallon, Nev., Monday morning.In a news release issued Mon ...

Fire Ravages Ohio Rerefinery

December 4, 2013

An explosion and fire destroyed the processing unit of Hydrodecs transformer oil rerefinery in Canton, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon, causing no injuries ...