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

The American Petroleum Institute last week published an updated version of API 1525A, a document setting guidelines for managing the chain of custody ...

In an effort to discourage tax-dodging mixing with diesel, Israeli officials signed an order last week to impose an excise tax on lubricants and solve ...

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued a report last month flagging concerns about seven chemicals, including two that are used by ...

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

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development issued a stop-use and stop-removal order on REV 360 brand products from Orion Lubricants, ...

The European Commission plans again next year to narrow an import duty exemption for API Group II base oils from nations that do not have free trade a ...

A panel of judges within the United States Patent and Trademark Office ruled last week that Valvoline may proceed with a complaint attempting to preve ...

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

A court last month ordered that transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec Group’s dormant Australian subsidiary be wound down to insolvency, calling it the ...

Regulations Ramp Up for Food-grade Lubes COVID-19 may have caused widespread disruption this past year, affecting output and pushing the suppl ...

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

Belarus’ base oils effectively stopped flowing to the West last week after the European Union imposed sanctions against the country. The EU was reta ...

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 ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is asking for additional public input on final rules for five chemicals deemed persistent, bioaccumu ...

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

United States regulators are proposing changes in hazardous materials labeling billed as aligning with global protocols while also reducing costs for ...

The European Chemicals Agency started public consultation March 9 on eight proposed substances proposed for designation as being of very high concern, ...