IMO 2020’s lower sulfur cap had a profound impact on the marine lubricant landscape, changing not only oil formulations but also some of the wear me ...

The Readers Have Spoken  My wife and I were watching beach volleyball in Laguna Beach, California, on January 1. As the sun set, one player ye ...

A key test for evaluating the lubricity of metal removal fluids has been retired and a new one screwed into place in January, reported Dennis Mahoney ...

European automakers and other industries are pushing back on a proposal that reportedly could bring a halt to sales of vehicles powered solely by inte ...

With razor-thin margins of control in both the United States House and Senate, the incoming presidential administration will be forced to lead from th ...

Ukraine has added a layer to its border control of base oil and lubricant imports in an effort to curb the illegal mixing of waste oils with finished ...

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

The American Petroleum Institute Lubricants Standards Group is debating an amendment to its Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System, also known ...

In addition to damage it has done to demand for many types of products, the coronavirus pandemic has hampered business by saddling them with a range o ...

The heavy-duty diesel engine oil market is gradually shifting to lower-viscosity products, with advancing technology and better understanding of their ...

As the trade war between the United States and China approaches its third anniversary, there is little sign of resolution despite the fact that the co ...

The Fafnir fretting wear test, an important part of several grease performance specs, has produced unacceptable variability in results. An industry ta ...

Some formulators are watching nervously as the United States Environmental Protection Agency reviews the safety of a widely used family of biocides.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order last week requiring that all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035. The mandate dr ...

Allison Transmission announced yesterday its newest automatic transmission fluid specification for on-highway equipment. TES 668 fluids will be availa ...

A chemical used as an antiwear additive in aviation turbine oils was among 20 chemicals listed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency th ...

The rapid emergence of electric vehicles in China highlights the need for standards for lubricants and other chemicals for EV motors, members of a lub ...

The National Lubricating Grease Institute will publish details of its new High Performance Multiuse grease specification on its website within the nex ...

It’s not just because stakeholders want better performance from engine oils in more demanding conditions—external factors add more pieces to an al ...

The Australia Lubricant Association has begun a program aimed at identifying products that do not meet marketing claims and helping suppliers address ...