Sustainability

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. said it has begun designing a pilot factory that will use materials from plants to make what it calls sustainable methyl met ...

HSBC will cut loans to carbon-intensive sectors in line with the Paris Agreement target and to become a net zero bank by 2050.

The chance to offer feedback call for evidence ends on February 22 for the revision of the Waste Framework Directive.

Replacing Mineral Base Oils

February 22, 2022

The sustainability movement demands that industry begin looking for replacements to mineral base oils, a Swedish academic said at a conference last mo ...

Footnote: Foote’s Footprint!

February 18, 2022

Scientist, inventor and women's rights activist Eunice Foote was first to suggest CO2 is a climate gas in 1856 but is almost entirely unknown.

At the start of February, the European Commission finalized the proposal to add nuclear energy and natural gas-fired power generation to the European ...

Nexolub, a trader of petroleum derivatives and chemicals, and energy company Cepsa joined forces to deliver what they say is the world’s first 100% ...

The German Cabinet approved the appointment of 55-year old former Greenpeace leader Jennifer Morgan as special climate envoy at the Federal Foreign Of ...

Supply chain interruptions and other key disruptions have taken a toll on lubricant packaging. Is resolution in sight?

Tribochemistry has long been a key science in the lubricant industry. Discover how the discipline is now aiding in the quest for sustainability.

The lubricants industry – especially in Europe – will face largescale changes in coming years in the types of raw materials that will be available ...

Infineum announced last week that it is restructuring its executive committee by adding new directors in charge of sustainability, business growth and ...

In its latest annual linguistics review, the Society for the German Language (GfdS) chose Wellenbrecher, or "wave breaker,” as its “word of the ye ...

Not Clear On Nuclear

January 4, 2022

The new G7 president Germany has put climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the center of its political agenda.

Are Additives Keeping Up?

January 1, 2022

As the lubricants industry enters a transformative period, no segment of the industry is spared. Discover how European additives associations are plan ...

The transition to electric vehicles is imminent, but the speed of adoption remains debatable. Explore the factors that may influence how quickly EVs w ...

In the Year, 25

December 31, 2021

For more than 25 years, Lubes’n’Greases has been providing information to the global lubricant and grease industry. In that time, it has become a ...

Fifty years ago today was the first Earth Overshoot Day, when humanity’s demand for resources exceeded what the planet could replenish in that year.

Government scrutiny of carbon dioxide emissions made very tangible impacts recently on the business of Rianlon, a Chinese lubricant additive company. ...

Environmentalists are suing Volkswagen, contending the carmaker has infringed on their rights, which could set a precedent for lawsuits.