The breakneck speed at which new regulations are being implemented in Europe may create drastic disruptions that the lubricant additives industry must ...

The emerging era of new ship engine designs and the mosaic of interim and future fuels that are part of shipping’s transition towards decarbonizatio ...

China aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, which will likely offer opportunities for metallocene polyalphaolefin as a base stock in lubricants for ...

The California Air Resources Board last month approved a rule that establishes a roadmap to end the sale of new internal combustion engine cars and li ...

Australia’s new government administration introduced a bill last week that would for the first time enshrine into law its goals for cutting greenhou ...

Lawmakers, regulators and standards agencies around the world are driving the transition to a low-carbon economy through a raft of policy initiatives. ...

The global share of electric vehicles in new vehicle sales could increase to 25%-30% in 2030 and as high as 90% in 2050 under scenarios in which gover ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency unveiled on Monday proposals to implement more stringent nitrous oxide emissions limits on heavy-dut ...

Maritime emissions regulations introduced in 2020 caused ship operators to transition to cylinder oils with lower base numbers of 40 and led a market- ...

President Joseph Biden’s administration announced a series of fuel economy standards this week, a move viewed as further spurring the nation’s shi ...

A perfect storm has been gathering in the lubricants industry for some time: There has been increasing pressure from governments to lower vehicle emis ...

Lubrication and protection of ship engines became much more complex after implementation of IMO 2020 fuel regulations, making testing ever more import ...

The long-awaited 2021 ACEA light-duty engine oil specifications are finally in the hands of lubricant blenders, marketers and original equipment manuf ...

As the marine shipping industry transitions to engines using new fuel types that generate less carbon dioxide, cylinder oil development will need to c ...

The Chinese government announced on April 25 that the parts of its China VI emission standard applying to heavy diesel vehicles will be implemented na ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering a 2019 action that sought to end a policy allowing California to regulate motor veh ...

Asia’s Increasing Influence on the Global Lubes Market After a tumultuous year for lubricant markets around the globe, many uncertainties still l ...

The Mechanical Engineering Industry Association in Germany last week urged the European Commission to change course on the development of Euro 7, argu ...

The European Council recommended this month that the European Union set a more ambitious goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, endorsing ...

European automakers and other industries are pushing back on a proposal that reportedly could bring a halt to sales of vehicles powered solely by inte ...