automotive

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The Rise of SAE 0W Lubricants

LNG Magazine EMEA - September 17, 2019

Engine oil viscosities for light-duty vehicles have become ever lower over the past few decades. Developments have been ...

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Could PAG Be an EV AC Lube?

September 17, 2019

Finding the right lubricant for automotive air conditioning systems is a tough in conventional cars. Its even trickier f ...

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Claiming the Quality High Ground

August 17, 2019

Europes auto and lubricant industry trade bodies work in close accord to write engine oil performance specs. But it is t ...

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Everyone’s Business

August 17, 2019

Mark Townsend gets on his bike and talks about two-wheeler lubes.

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SPOTLIGHT ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES

August 17, 2019

Theres no denying it: EVs are going to dominate the lube lab and the road. Two additive companies and a lubricant manufa ...

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A Defining Moment for China

July 16, 2019

The worlds largest auto market is on the verge of implementing the worlds strictest emission regulations. This could hav ...

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Last Word

December 12, 2018

Boris Kamchev says internal combustion engines have got more mileage left than EV proponents would like us to think.

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Marketing Matters

December 12, 2018

David Wright talks about the impact of Brexit on the U.K.s auto lube market.

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Middle East Slowly Shifts to Better Motor Oils

September 19, 2018

Despite being the source of much of the worlds crude, the Middle East is a minor lubricants market - one characterized b ...

EVs Need Different Lubes

EVs Need Different Lubes

September 19, 2018

The wave of vehicle electrification is approaching, and the lubricant business must account for new technological challe ...

HDEOs Move On from Group I

HDEOs Move On from Group I

August 17, 2018

Engine oils have steadily shifted away from API Group I base oils and the heavy-duty market is following suit. Time will ...

Lubricants Place in the New Quality Management Future

Lubricants Place in the New Quality Management Future

August 17, 2018

The final transition to a new standard for automotive quality management is this month. The aim is to ensure smooth runn ...

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Minimizing Load-Dependent Gear Losses

May 17, 2018

Gears are the essential part of many machines, from watermills to next-generation electric vehicle motors. However, thes ...

Urbanization Spurs Demand for Kenyan Auto Oil

Urbanization Spurs Demand for Kenyan Auto Oil

February 20, 2018

Kenya is a key lubricants market in the East Africa region, with total finished lubricants demand of 53,500 metric tons ...

Russian Motor Oil Consumption on Upward Path

Russian Motor Oil Consumption on Upward Path

February 20, 2018

Despite slumping car sales over the past two years, demand for vehicle motor oil in Russia is projected to slowly recove ...

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Do Lube Blenders Dream of Electric Cars?

January 18, 2018

The electric vehicle revolution is close to a tipping point. In the balance is the future of the global finished lubric ...

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Marketing Matters

January 18, 2018

Simon Johns gets fired up about Q8Oils' gas engine lubricant offering.