Regulations Specs & Testing

ILSAC GF-7 is here. Steve Haffner outlines the tools used to deploy the new specification.

Al Yates examines how oil analysis and filter debris analysis are vital to wind turbine reliability programs.

Europe’s oleochemicals industry is urging lawmakers in Brussels to widen the scope of the European Union Deforestation Regulation.

Mannol brake fluid fails second round of tests to ensure it meets life-saving performance claims.

API Is Not Alone

April 30, 2025

Who are the major players in motor oil specification development right now, and how are they impacting the lubricants industry?

ATIEL launched two new resources designed to support lubricant marketers in aligning with ACEA oil sequences.

Lubrizol CV1150 heavy duty motor oil additive package meets China’s GB D1 specification for heavy duty engines.

TotalEnergies opened an oil condition monitoring laboratory and closed out operations in Manilla.

PC-12 Changes Are Coming

February 3, 2025

PC-12 is in the works. How may the new category differ from its predecessor?

Two substances used in the production of lubricants and greases were added to the European Chemicals Agency’s candidate list of substances of very h ...

Certas Lubricant Solution was quick to withdraw a legacy automotive lubricant after a Verification of Lubrication Specifications investigation upheld ...

The Unite States Environmental Protection Agency formally concluded last week that formaldehyde poses an unreasonable health risk to workers and consu ...

Eurofins TestOil explores how reliability field services can offer a smart solution to knowledge gaps left by mass retirements.

Concerning Quality

January 2, 2025

Is the lubricants business on its way to commoditization? Tom Glenn weighs in.

ILSAC GF-7, the next passenger car engine oil specification due to market in four months, will make engines significantly cleaner and provide another ...

Leading lubricant associations in the United States and Europe have expressed concerns over an influential sustainability panel’s guidance on avoidi ...

Climate change seems inevitable, but the European Green Deal is taking steps to mitigate the damage.

As first license for GF-7 nears, lubricant manufacturers must adjust their blending strategies to meet new performance requirements.

Chile recently adopted an extended responsibility law that will require lubricant suppliers to ensure that their products are recycled after use.

China’s lubricant industry stands to benefit from the government’s economic stimulus pledges aimed at stemming the current economic instability, s ...