United Kingdom-based Verification of Lubricant Specifications said it has resolved a complaint against German automotive parts supplier SCT-Vertriebs ...

Since January of 2020, Indonesia has required the content of diesel sold within its borders to be 30% biodiesel by weight – the highest such mandate ...

You’ll remember that my column in June discussed the new heavy-duty engine oil category, currently called PC-12. It must be the year of new standard ...

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 ...

The German subsidiaries of Seat and Skoda have added engine oil specifications to owners manuals of their vehicles, as part of a cease and desist sett ...

Automotive I’ve been in this business for a long time. For many years, the introduction of a new oil category was based on needs expressed by ori ...

People from many organizations must come together to advance lubricant specifications, ensuring that engines old and new continue to be protected. The ...

There are over 140,000 miles of freight and passenger railroad tracks in both the United States and Europe. As train wheels spin, move and grind to a ...

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association published a long-awaited update to its passenger car engine oil specifications on April 30 – more ...

A crossover test will allow quick, easy and inexpensive grease particle counts  An industry working group is nearing completion of a fast, sim ...

A representative for a new automaker association unveiled its plan yesterday to create a framework to develop global specifications for engine oils an ...

The American Petroleum Institute invoked provisional licensing this month for most active North American industry heavy-duty diesel engine oil specifi ...

Protecting the internal components of heavy-duty engines is about more than efficiency. High-quality engine oil is the lifeblood of the machine and wi ...

Transmission Fluids  Back in the Twilight Zone (also known as 2020), I commented on a note that I had received from Allen Comfort. For those o ...

The American Petroleum Institute announced the start yesterday of the 2021 cycle of its Aftermarket Audit Program, saying that it aims to once again t ...

Mexico’s new engine oils standard launched in mid-June introduced test methods and technical requirements to help ensure the country’s engine oils ...

The National Lubricating Grease Institute launched on Dec. 2 its new High-Performance Multiuse Grease Certification, known as HPM, and subcategories w ...

The Readers Have Spoken  My wife and I were watching beach volleyball in Laguna Beach, California, on January 1. As the sun set, one player ye ...

The heavy-duty diesel engine oil market is gradually shifting to lower-viscosity products, with advancing technology and better understanding of their ...