Regulations Specs & Testing

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 ...

Commercialization of Europe’s new industry engine oil standard for heavy-duty diesel engines opened on Oct. 15, allowing lubricant marketers to prom ...

Steve Haffner discusses the benefits of ILSAC GF-7 as well as some of the concerns stakeholders had that have now been resolved.

Chemical regulation may be reducing the flow of new molecules into the market, but it has prompted a variety of new approaches to product R&D and intr ...

Oil analysis is at the core of condition monitoring, but other complementary tests can help to round out a predictive maintenance program.

RelaDyne acquired Oil Flush, an industrial lubrication service provider based in Chihuahua, Mexico. The acquisition further expands RelaDyne’s prese ...

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization has developed a specification for new generation of ultra-high viscosity index gasoline passenger car e ...

Regulating the production, handling and trade of chemicals, some of which are potentially dangerous, is unarguably a good thing. There are many ways t ...

Chemical regulations are becoming more stringent and numerous, especially in regions like Europe. How might these regulations impact the lubricants in ...

ATC explains its stance on the proposed EU Harmonized Classification and Labelling for C4:C8 and C9 substituted diphenylamine antioxidants.

Steve Haffner explores how stakeholder alignment for ILSAC GF-7 has differed from that of past categories.

Contrary to expectations, lubricants showed no significant signs of degradation in two heavy-duty hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines, finds n ...