Asia’s Increasing Influence on the Global Lubes Market After a tumultuous year for lubricant markets around the globe, many uncertainties still l ...

Sludge and varnish in turbines, such as those used for power generation, have been observed more frequently in recent years due to increased use of AP ...

The American Petroleum Institute invoked provisional licensing this month for most active North American industry heavy-duty diesel engine oil specifi ...

United States regulators are proposing changes in hazardous materials labeling billed as aligning with global protocols while also reducing costs for ...

The European Chemicals Agency started public consultation March 9 on eight proposed substances proposed for designation as being of very high concern, ...

Protecting the internal components of heavy-duty engines is about more than efficiency. High-quality engine oil is the lifeblood of the machine and wi ...

The Mechanical Engineering Industry Association in Germany last week urged the European Commission to change course on the development of Euro 7, argu ...

A group of 20 employees at Lukoil’s Volgograd refinery – which has a lubricant blending plant – was accused last week of stealing motor oil thro ...

Transmission Fluids  Back in the Twilight Zone (also known as 2020), I commented on a note that I had received from Allen Comfort. For those o ...

The American Petroleum Institute announced the start yesterday of the 2021 cycle of its Aftermarket Audit Program, saying that it aims to once again t ...

A watchdog of the United Kingdom’s lubricant market has lodged a complaint against a German marketer, contending that it promoted one of its engine ...

A year after its initial implementation, the European Union has extended for six more months its duty and 200,000 metric ton quota on imports of API G ...

The United States Customs and Border Protection agency last week announced a ban on palm oil produced in Malaysia by Sime Darby Plantation Bhd. and an ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency last month excluded the lubricant industry from a new prohibition on phenol isopropylated phosphate ...

Cambodia will eliminate tariffs on imported industrial lubricants effective Jan. 1 in an attempt to boost competitiveness of industries that use them.

The European Council recommended this month that the European Union set a more ambitious goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, endorsing ...

Several companies, including two from the lubricants industry, recently criticized a proposal by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency concluded Monday that perchloroethylene does not pose an unreasonable risk to human health when used ...

Mexico’s new engine oils standard launched in mid-June introduced test methods and technical requirements to help ensure the country’s engine oils ...

The National Lubricating Grease Institute launched on Dec. 2 its new High-Performance Multiuse Grease Certification, known as HPM, and subcategories w ...