South Korea's new Act on Safety Control of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides regulation took effect Jan. 1. Industry sources disagree about whet ...

The European Unions revised Ecolabel standard for lubricants that took into effect in early November provides new criteria to include functionality in ...

The China 6 vehicular emissions standard - the strictest in the world, according to the countrys central government - gets an 18-month head start next ...

State-owned PTT Oil and Retail Business Co. is preparing for listing on The Stock Exchange of Thailand next year and expects to grow its lubricant bus ...

North Americas auto and oil industries could begin work as early as next year on their next heavy-duty engine oil category, aiming to adopt PC-12 by 2 ...

Iran's place in global API Group I base oil markets is proving surprisingly resilient despite last month's snap-back of United States sanctions target ...

Tanzania waived its 25 percent duty last month on imported Kenyan lubricants. Some players in the Tanzanian and Kenyan lubricant markets said the move ...

Indonesias mandatory use of B20 biodiesel fuel may lead to an increase in biodiesel fuel vehicles in Southeast Asia, encouraging lubricant blenders to ...

Venezuela completed an initial payment to defunct Canadian gold miner Crystallex International last week as part of a $1.2 billion amended settlement ...

Colorado adopted Californias low-emissions vehicle standards last week, becoming the latest state to pass measures to reduce greenhouse gases and avoi ...

The ongoing trade war between the United States and China has left the lubricant industry in the crossfire, and some market players are shifting their ...

The African lubricant markets lack of an adequate quality control mechanism - particularly for its engine oil segment - has led to ongoing challenges ...

Livent, the former lithium business of chemical company FMC, raised $340 million this month in its initial public stock offering. The companys growth ...

Vietnam will double its environmental tax for lubricants beginning Jan. 1, according to a resolution passed by the countrys National Assembly Standing ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Vessel General Permit created a global standard that has drastically affected the marine lubes industry by r ...

Lubricants sold in Indonesia will be required to comply with a new national standard beginning Sept. 11, 2019, according to a regulation published las ...

Tianhe Chemicals Group faces potential delisting from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 10 months if it does not file overdue earnings reports and meet ...

North Americas lubricant market is expected to inch up from 2.9 billion gallons in 2017 to 3 billion gallons by 2020, with industrial oils continuing ...

Industry organizations complained this week that a rule proposed recently by the Environmental Protection Agency could inappropriately subject some ch ...

As Moscow faces new constraints on its hydrocarbons industry, the countrys lubricants business could also be damaged. To what extent is up for debate.