Los Angeles-based industrial lubricant maker Chem Arrow is expanding its presence in Mexico, where the manufacturing sector is experiencing a resurgen ...

Although U.S. base oil refiners opened 2012 on an upward surge, their monthly output started to wobble in the summer and then proceeded to lose moment ...

Shell plans to open a new lubricants technical center in Shanghai, China, in 2014, driven by the companys growing lubricants business in the country. ...

Idemitsu Kosan of Japan projects that 85 percent of new income in its functional products division – which includes chemicals and agri-bio produ ...

In a bid to strengthen its presence in the Russian lubricants market, Gazprom Neft-SM recently introduced a new line of automotive lubes using its nat ...

The United Nations Security Council recently strengthened sanctions against North Korea, adding perfluorinated lubricants to its list of prohibited it ...

Base stocks from Shell and Qatar Petroleums joint-venture GTL refinery in Qatar are beginning to make inroads into the process oils market. Shell ann ...

The number of U.S. fast lubes reached 17,063, up 1,058 stores from a year ago, according to National Oil & Lube News 2013 Tops in the Industry Ra ...

The Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation into Lubrizols acquisition of Rockton, Ill.-based grease manufacturer Chemtool, clearing the ...

In separate notifications last month, SAE International cancelled two longtime military heavy-duty engine oil specifications, J2359 and J2361. The for ...

German lubricants maker Rowe Minerallwerk is building a new lubricant plant in Germany and looking to build another in Russia, the company told Lube R ...

JX Nippon remains committed to its investment in China, despite the protracted political rift between the governments in Beijing and Tokyo over the di ...

German chemical distributor Brenntag agreed yesterday to acquire U.S. lubricant distributor Lubrication Services LLC for $42 million. The transaction ...

Arizona Chemical broke ground on a $10 million, 27,000 square foot science and technology center in Georgia that will be the new home for its U.S. res ...

Lubricant supplier Quaker Chemical reported increases in net income for 2012’s fourth quarter and the full year, compared to results for the yea ...

LLK International, Russia’s biggest lubricant marketer, signed a contract for lubricants supply with the Afghan Ministry of Defense, Russian sta ...

Engineered Custom Lubricants, which makes specialty lubricating greases for OEM applications, has moved into two buildings in Illinois and plans to ex ...

Start-up manufacturer Voltrion has begun commercial production of its electrically polymerized esters for the lubricants and greases industry at its p ...

Exol Lubricants announced March 1 it is investing more than 2 million (U.S. $2.6 million) to redevelop its head office and manufacturing site in the U ...

Lubrizols CPI Engineering Services is partnering with Oxea Chemicals to manufacture synthetic refrigeration lubricants in Nanjing, China. Oxea has als ...