Volume 9 Issue 50
September U.S. Base Oil Imports Jump
December 11, 2024Lubricant makers in the United States gobbled up record quantities of imported base stocks in September, according to recent data published by the Energy Information Administration. For only the fifth time since the EIA started collecting data in 1981 has the monthly total passed 2 million barrels.
Cerilon GTL Plant Receives Permit
December 11, 2024Cerilon, the start-up company working to build North America’s first gas-to-liquids base oil plant, said Tuesday that it has obtained one of the final environmental permits for its North Dakota project.
Ingevity Spends on Charleston Plant
December 11, 2024United States-based chemical maker Ingevity will invest more than U.S.$53 million into a facility near its headquarters in South Carolina, U.S., according to local media reports.
OQ Chemicals Ups Carboxylic Acids Prices
December 11, 2024Germany-based OQ Chemicals announced it will increase prices for its range of carboxylic acids.
Unlocking the Secrets of Grease
December 11, 2024Greases are an important part of the lubricants industry, but they are often less understood than fluid lubes. To help bolster that understanding, a team of experts is organizing a training course about how greases are made and perform.
From the Previous Edition
December 11, 2024Lube Groups Flag Sustainability Guidance
Fuchs Completes Strub Purchase
Briefly Noted
December 11, 2024Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co. has started marketing Idemitsu IFG Plantech Racing to customers in Thailand, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia. The SAE 0W-20 oil is the first racing engine oil to be made from more than 80% plant-based base stock and also has racing performance and API SP certification.
Castrol launched its latest commercial vehicle lubricant, Vecton 5W-30 F-Trucks CK-4, specifically designed for Ford’s immensely popular vehicles.
Seqens is extending its extreme pressure additives range with new sulfurized esters called Sulfad 1526 E, Sulfad 1528 E and Sulfad 1529 E. Sulfad is designed to be chemical compatible with group I, II, III, IV and V base stocks.