BP Plc launched the sale of its Castrol lubricants division, a potential U.S.$10 billion transaction.

Europe’s electric vehicle segment is still gaining market share. That is, except for Tesla.

As part of its inquiry into lubricant dumping in the United Kingdom, the U.K.’s Trade Remedies Authority could not reconcile discrepancies in information submitted by SCT Chemicals FZE.

Zeller+Gmelin, a chemical company based in Germany, has opened a lubricant production facility in Huzhou, China, as part of its expansion in Asia.

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Perstorp, the Swedish specialty chemicals manufacturer owned by Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad, has launched a new portfolio of saturated synthetic polyol esters targeting the synthetic lubricants market. The three products — Synthetic-EF 5, EF 15 and EF 22 — are designed for use in lubricant formulations requiring thermal stability, biodegradability and performance across a wide temperature range. The packaging for Shell Helix brand has been refreshed and relaunched under the slogan “Un...