Synthetic lubricant producer Ultrachem Inc. has announced an expansion that will double the size of its New Castle, Del., operation next year. The company said it is adding staging space, laboratory facilities and additional blending equipment to accommodate sales growth, largely from overseas. We recently signed on a number of distributors in Asia and South America, President Robert Whiting said. Beyond that, I think our growth has just been the result of more people finding out about us. The e...

ExxonMobil Lubricants and Specialties Co. announced Monday that it has installed a newly developed grease making process to double the capacity of its Beaumont, Texas, grease plant. In addition to the increased volume, the new process will bring much tighter quality control to an industry where production has often been inexact, officials said. Separately, the company announced that it has received a patent for a process of manufacturing grease used in low-noise applications, and that process is...

Dover Chemical announced last week that it has purchased sulfurized additive producer Mayco from BPs Castrol Industrial North America. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dover, which makes chlorinated paraffins, said the acquisition will increase the range of products it offers. Its an advantage in marketing, President Dwain Colvin said. A lot of customers buy both types of products and we were out there just selling one of them. We plan to integrate Maycos products into the Dover line and to...