New regulations in South Korea aim to shield people and the environment from chemical risks. The forecast: clouds of paperwork, heavy financial burden ...

A looming free-trade agreement could boost South Korean base oil exports to China, according to industry analysts. South Korea is already one of China ...

A draft list of substances that will require registration under South Koreas looming new chemical safety regulation includes a number of chemicals use ...

Belarus slashed export taxes by 8 percent for some petrochemical products – including base oils and lubricants – sold outside of the custo ...

Chinas central government is considering a draft emissions standard that would set stricter caps on pollutants released by motorcycles, mopeds and mot ...

The Nigerian Custom Service this month stated that base oils will once again be subjected to an import tariff of 10 percent, cancelling previous annou ...

Much of the recent discussion about the Middle East has focused on its emergence as an important base oil hub. In stark contrast, little attention has ...

Nigeria held its first Lubricant Summit in Lagos in August to discuss the state of the industry and plan the sectors future. Attendees paid particular ...

Dick Beercheck reviews progress toward the Globally Harmonized System.

Shares of lubricant additives supplier Tianhe Chemicals Group resumed trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Thursday after a month-long suspension t ...

While most stakeholders acknowledge that the next generation of heavy-duty engine oils cant roll out sooner than March 2017, representatives from the ...

Lukoils refinery, lubricant blending plant and other production facilities in Ploiesti, Romania, were shut down the past few days by authorities probi ...

The Georgia Department of Agricultures Fuel and Measures Division issued a stop sale order on several motor oils, automatic transmission fluids and an ...

Sri Lanka reversed a contentious decision to grant additional licenses to lubricant businesses, to the relief of players who claim the market is alrea ...

Rivals in the offshore drilling fluids market, Niche Products and MacDermid Offshore Solutions, settled a U.S. lawsuit in which the former accused the ...

The American Petroleum Institute confirmed last week that it expects to begin licensing PC-11 heavy-duty motor oils on March 1, 2017. Thats 14 months ...

The World Intellectual Property Organization dismissed a claim by skin care products supplier Beiersdorf AG that a Chinese lube marketer infringed on ...

A week after being subjected to fraud allegations by research firm Anonymous Analytics, lube additive producer Tianhe denied the claims and accused AA ...

Valvoline Cummins opened laboratories near Mumbai that will be used for research and development of lubricants and customer training.

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigerian lubricant blenders proposed a unified body to enforce standards and meet the demands of original equipment manufacture ...