Regulations Specs & Testing

China, North America and Europe were the top grease manufacturers in 2015, representing 71 percent of worldwide production, according to results from ...

Russian police raided a facility in southern Moscow that allegedly was producing counterfeit motor oils, according to the citys ministry of internal a ...

Exports of Chinese lubricants have yet to take off, despite a relaxation of rules earlier this year. Suppliers cite a variety of reasons for choosing ...

Amid concerns about biodiesel compatibility with motor vehicle engines in Malaysia, the countrys Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities agr ...

The U.S. Senate last week unanimously passed legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act and sent the bill to President Barack Obama for hi ...

The Asia-Pacific regions market for halal-certified products is booming, observers say, and that could lead to an increase in demand for halal food-gr ...

Technical Bulletin 1, issued by Kevin Ferrick, APIs senior manager for engine oil licensing, addresses the adoption of new diesel engine oil service c ...

The U. S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation approved a request by Dolgencorp LLC, owner of Dollar General discount stores, to centralize pret ...

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization updated its four-stroke motorcycle engine oil standard with redefined clutch friction parameters and a ...

Ukraines state railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsias lubricant supply was disrupted after a court rejected the railways lube supply agreement last week. Ki ...

U.S. Senate approval for legislation to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act will have to wait until at least June 6, when the Senate reconvenes, a ...

Amid calls for the automotive and lubricant industries to reform their process for developing automotive engine oil standards, the president of one ch ...

Automotive

May 26, 2016

Steve Swedberg eyeballs the reasons that good engine tests go bad.

Need To Know

May 26, 2016

Tom Glenn explains why timing is everything when it comes to new engine oil specs.

Nearly two dozen trade associations, committees, panels and other interest groups have a say in the creation of engine oils. No wonder new categories ...

The American Petroleum Institute announced last week the introduction of a trademarked special service symbol to help consumers identify the recently ...

Delfin Group USA last week sued its former president, Markos Baghdasarian, for $4.2 million in damages related to his 2012 conviction of unlawfully ex ...

The processes and committees used to develop engine oil specifications are complex, slow and unbalanced, Lubrizol senior vice president and president ...

The Eurasian Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification recently introduced a new standard for heavy-duty motor oils that wil ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group recently marked the anniversary of suspension in the trading of its stock on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The lubricant additi ...