Regulations Specs & Testing

Indonesias mandatory use of B20 biodiesel fuel may lead to an increase in biodiesel fuel vehicles in Southeast Asia, encouraging lubricant blenders to ...

Venezuela completed an initial payment to defunct Canadian gold miner Crystallex International last week as part of a $1.2 billion amended settlement ...

Colorado adopted Californias low-emissions vehicle standards last week, becoming the latest state to pass measures to reduce greenhouse gases and avoi ...

The ongoing trade war between the United States and China has left the lubricant industry in the crossfire, and some market players are shifting their ...

The African lubricant markets lack of an adequate quality control mechanism - particularly for its engine oil segment - has led to ongoing challenges ...

Stop Your Fretting

November 12, 2018

With electrical contacts in cars expected to double, fretting wear and corrosion are an increasing concern. A new test rig can better evaluate anti-fr ...

The Union of the European Lubricants Industry announced last week the formation of a sustainability task force charged with developing a framework to ...

Livent, the former lithium business of chemical company FMC, raised $340 million this month in its initial public stock offering. The companys growth ...

Vietnam will double its environmental tax for lubricants beginning Jan. 1, according to a resolution passed by the countrys National Assembly Standing ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Vessel General Permit created a global standard that has drastically affected the marine lubes industry by r ...

Lubricants sold in Indonesia will be required to comply with a new national standard beginning Sept. 11, 2019, according to a regulation published las ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group faces potential delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 10 months if it does not file overdue earnings reports and meet ...

North Americas lubricant market is expected to inch up from 2.9 billion gallons in 2017 to 3 billion gallons by 2020, with industrial oils continuing ...

Industry organizations complained this week that a rule proposed recently by the Environmental Protection Agency could inappropriately subject some ch ...

As Moscow faces new constraints on its hydrocarbons industry, the countrys lubricants business could also be damaged. To what extent is up for debate.

Editor’s Letter

September 19, 2018

Simon Johns talks restrictions and introduces Lubes'n'Greases all new quarterly electric vehicle publication!

DCHA and the Trade War

August 29, 2018

An industry association said this month that U.S. tariffs on China were constraining availability of DCHA, a corrosion inhibitor used in metalworking ...

Ford Motor Co. recently amended its engine oil guidance for small-engine diesel-powered pickups, including the diesel version of the F-150, to recomme ...

Onboard oil analysis keeps the U.S. Coast Guards cutter ships mission ready while reducing oil change frequency and maintenance expenses.

Test Bedside Manner

August 17, 2018

Testing lubricants performance is a long and complicated process that involves many parties, each with its own expertise and ideas. But what is the be ...