Is it valid to call engine oils made with API Group II+ base oils synthetic? Thomas Glenn says the industry should protect its reputation.

Sinopec Expands Motorbike Oil Sales in Indonesia Sinopec signed a cooperation agreement with PT Mei Tech in Jakarta, Indonesia. According to the ag ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

United Kingdom-based lubricant additive manufacturer Infineum signed a supply agreement with Chinese additive component producer Rianlon for the Asia- ...

Electric vehicle manufacturers have a big wishlist for the next generation of driveline fluids — copper compatibility, copper protection, improved ...

With few definite indications whether lubricant demand will strengthen in the next few weeks, Asian buyers have taken a wait-and-see approach and were ...

The geography, quality and scale of global base oil supply has fundamentally changed over the past two decades. Global production capacity has swollen ...

Are we close to the long-anticipated point where chemical safety laws and market expectations become incompatible at an accessible cost? Lubricant for ...

Trading in Asia’s base oils market was expected to pick up the pace against a background of growing geopolitical tensions on several fronts. Some of ...

Languid buying appetite and ample supplies continued to exert downward pressure on spot prices in Asian base oil markets. Buyers who were holding adeq ...

Aster Chemicals and Energy will fork out U.S.$155 million to upgrade its refinery on Pulau Bukom in Singapore, the company said Dec. 9.