Regulations Specs & Testing

New Panel Tackles PC-12 Costs

New Panel Tackles PC-12 Costs

February 16, 2022

The development process that began last month for PC-12, the next heavy-duty engine oil category for North America, has ...

Bridging to Category II Cylinder Oils

Bridging to Category II Cylinder Oils

February 15, 2022

Maritime emissions regulations introduced in 2020 caused ship operators to transition to cylinder oils with lower base n ...

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Tianhe, Wei Penalized for IPO

January 28, 2022

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission sanctioned Tianhe Chemicals Group Ltd. and its executive director this w ...

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Malaysia Updates Biodiesel Timeline

January 14, 2022

Malaysia aims to fully switch to B20 diesel by the end of this year, according to a Reuters report, completing a transit ...

The Bounty of Bench Tests

The Bounty of Bench Tests

January 1, 2022

The changing landscape for lubricants and greases means that bench tests must also evolve. How are bench tests supportin ...

Biden Ratchets Fuel Economy Regs

Biden Ratchets Fuel Economy Regs

December 22, 2021

President Joseph Biden’s administration announced a series of fuel economy standards this week, a move viewed as furth ...

PC-12 Development Cleared for Takeoff

PC-12 Development Cleared for Takeoff

December 15, 2021

The years-long process of writing the next heavy-duty diesel engine oil category began last week when the American Petro ...

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Field Trials for Engine Oil Specs?

December 7, 2021

Modern lubricant performance specifications usually contain a number of bench and engine tests, but an official with a G ...

How Valuable Are Bench Tests for Lubricants?

How Valuable Are Bench Tests for Lubricants?

December 1, 2021

Lubricant bench tests are small-scale tests examining a specific aspect of a lubricant’s performance. Faster and cheap ...

The Road to Standardization

The Road to Standardization

December 1, 2021

Quantifying Tackiness and Adhesion in Greases Standardization of test methods in the lubricants industry is neither a ...

Automotive

Automotive

December 1, 2021

How About Another Engine Test? As you all know, I think we may overdo the engine test requirements for engine oils. I ...

API Updates Bulk Oil Guidelines

API Updates Bulk Oil Guidelines

November 24, 2021

The American Petroleum Institute last week published an updated version of API 1525A, a document setting guidelines for ...

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11 OEMs Back Global Spec Initiative

November 17, 2021

Eleven automakers – the majority headquartered in Japan and South Korea – have joined the International Fluids Conso ...

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Israel Extends Excise Tax to Lubes

November 2, 2021

In an effort to discourage tax-dodging mixing with diesel, Israeli officials signed an order last week to impose an exci ...

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Japan Flags Two Chemicals

October 22, 2021

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued a report last month flagging concerns about seven chemicals, i ...

Facing the Challenges

Facing the Challenges

October 4, 2021

A perfect storm has been gathering in the lubricants industry for some time: There has been increasing pressure from gov ...

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API Closes Provisional Licensing

September 22, 2021

The American Petroleum Institute closed provisional licensing, invoked in March for most active North American industry ...

Michigan Halts Sale of Orion Products

Michigan Halts Sale of Orion Products

September 15, 2021

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development issued a stop-use and stop-removal order on REV 360 brand p ...