Maintaining old tests and making new ones back serviceable.

ILSAC GF-7 is here. Steve Haffner outlines the tools used to deploy the new specification.

Who are the major players in motor oil specification development right now, and how are they impacting the lubricants industry?

Is the lubricants business on its way to commoditization? Tom Glenn weighs in.

ILSAC GF-7, the next passenger car engine oil specification due to market in four months, will make engines significantly cleaner and provide another ...

As first license for GF-7 nears, lubricant manufacturers must adjust their blending strategies to meet new performance requirements.

Steve Haffner discusses the benefits of ILSAC GF-7 as well as some of the concerns stakeholders had that have now been resolved.

The Japanese Automotive Standards Organization has developed a specification for new generation of ultra-high viscosity index gasoline passenger car e ...

Steve Haffner explores how stakeholder alignment for ILSAC GF-7 has differed from that of past categories.

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

The timeline below illustrates the sheer number of engine oil categories required to meet today’s demands compared to a half of a century ago. W ...

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association will probably continue developing automotive engine oil specifications after the European Union proh ...

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. announced yesterday that it has reopened a finished lubricant blending plant at its Vassa Guacara refinery, part of an ong ...

The American Petroleum Institute on Thursday adopted SAE 0W-8 and 0W-12 viscosity grades into service category API SP, extending the bottom range of p ...

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association on Sept. 12 announced it revised its ACEA Engine Oil Sequences for light-duty engines this year to a ...

One United Kingdom-based organization is doing its part to ensure that lubricant standards are met or exceeded.

The Union of the European Lubricants Industry announced this month that it helped resolve a complaint about Mercedes Benz saying that customers were r ...

When will ILSAC GF-7 make its debut, and what updates might it include? Steve Haffner weighs in.

Malaysia will be revising its engine oil standards to include American Petroleum Institute performance specifications and bench tests requirements. Th ...