Bio & Synthetics

Khmz Reports Increased 2019 Profit

Khmz Reports Increased 2019 Profit

Lube Report EMEA - May 18, 2020

Russian lithium hydroxide producer Khimiko-Metallurgicheskiy Zavod posted more than a tenfold increase of its operating ...

Dutch Biolube Start-up Gets Subsidy

Dutch Biolube Start-up Gets Subsidy

Lube Report EMEA - May 11, 2020

The Groningen province in the Netherlands provided a €50,000 (U.S. $54,000) subsidy to support Stadskanaal-based Airgr ...

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Synthetics Could Combat Improper Oil Disposal

Lube Report EMEA - December 3, 2019

Wider use of synthetic engine oils and a shift to electric vehicles could reduce the threat of environmental contaminati ...

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Oleic Acid Production Planned in Italy

Lube Report EMEA - October 8, 2019

NextChem announced yesterday it was contracted by Sogis Chemical Co. to build a plant that will make oleic acid from res ...

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Croda Acquires Rewitec

Lube Report EMEA - July 23, 2019

Croda International Plc announced last week the acquisition of Rewitec GmbH, stating it aims to help the German additive ...

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Nynas Launches Biobased Tire Oil

Lube Report EMEA - March 26, 2019

Nynas AB announced this month the introduction of a biobased rubber process oil, saying that it wants to accommodate the ...

EU Revising Lubes Ecolabel

EU Revising Lubes Ecolabel

Lube Report EMEA - July 17, 2018

The European Union is working on a revision of its Ecolabel standard for lubricants. Regulators say the proposed changes ...