More Chinese blenders are registering their lubricants under NSF Internationals program for food-grade compounds. The latest to do so, Beijia Lubricat ...

Citing rising crude palm oil prices, Malaysia again postponed implementation of the B10 biodiesel program in its transportation sector and B7 in its i ...

Global grease production was relatively stable from 2010 to 2015, hovering around 1.1 million tons annually. Sales were affected by end user demands, ...

Africas projected economic growth and new investments in the regions manufacturing sector are expected to increase demand for lubricants and lubricant ...

ATIEL published on its website new lists of lubricant marketers and base stock manufacturers that have signed letters of conformance confirming adhere ...

Tom Glenn foresees a slow uptake on API CJ-4 and FA-4 oils.

China recently introduced a ban on overloading transport vehicles, aiming to improve safety and road management. Some lube suppliers say more trips wi ...

In a surprise move, Ford has issued a new diesel engine oil service fill specification, WSS-M2C171-F1, covering all Ford diesel engines. This specific ...

Several countries in Asia are changing their approach to evaluating and restricting chemical substances, according to a global trade expert who recent ...

Dick Beercheck covers a report indicating that European automakers may have rigged fuel economy tests.

Lubricants needed by food, beverage and pharmaceutical producers must meet stringent technical and hygiene requirements, including national, internati ...

Long mired in outdated technologies, the grease industry is breaking free with the help of some innovative studies.

An Ohio congressman introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives that calls tribology critical to the U.S. economy and urges the feder ...

A California bill that would have promoted longer engine oil drain intervals and placed further regulations on automotive service providers, including ...

The Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources recently raided three unlicensed blenders in the north central state of Kwara for producing substandard ...

As higher fines loom for GHS label violations, a streamlined labeling tool could rescue distributors still trying to catch up. (Video!)

SGS Oil, Gas and Chemicals Services expanded its laboratory in St. Petersburg, Russia, to include oil condition monitoring services, aiming to attract ...

German daily Die Welt reported that the European Commission has found Volkswagen broke consumer laws in 20 European Union countries by cheating on emi ...

Dick Beercheck reviews the issues with Group III base oil interchange.

Founded in 1923 as an independent lube manufacturer, Verkol is in the midst of rebranding itself as part of the Quaker Chemical family of products.