Finished Lubricants

Profits Down for SK Enmove, S-Oil

Profits Down for SK Enmove, S-Oil

May 3, 2024

The base oil and finished lubricant businesses of SK Enmove and S-Oil both reported declines in profits for the quarter ...

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

November 17, 2020

Custom Content – Within the space of just three years, Valvoline Europe has significantly grown its industrial lubrica ...

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

October 6, 2020

Custom Content – Valvoline, one of the world’s leading lubricant and automotive suppliers, has made a frictionless m ...

Japan’s Lube Production Slips

Japan’s Lube Production Slips

May 3, 2024

Finished lubricant production in Japan fell 22%, and domestic lubricant sales declined 13% in March, according to data r ...

A Watershed Moment in Lubricant Distribution

A Watershed Moment in Lubricant Distribution

April 30, 2024

The lubricants industry has undergone significant changes during the past few years. What challenges have these changes ...

Mitigating Unnecessary Equipment Wear

Mitigating Unnecessary Equipment Wear

April 30, 2024

Equipment wear can be quite costly. How can routine testing and proper maintenance help to ease the burden?

The Same but Different: The Unique Lubricant Challenges of Hydrogen Engines

The Same but Different: The Unique Lubricant Challenges of Hydrogen Engines

April 30, 2024

Hydrogen internal combustion engines could play a major role in helping OEMs to navigate the transition to EVs, but they ...

Fuchs: Regulations, EVs Pose Challenges

Fuchs: Regulations, EVs Pose Challenges

April 30, 2024

Amid market stagnation, Europe’s lubricants industry faces an unprecedented set of challenges ranging from regulations ...

Recycling Oil Containers into Roads

Recycling Oil Containers into Roads

April 30, 2024

A ground-up mixture of drained plastic motor oil canisters can be used as a construction additive in road pavement mater ...

Vivo Lube Earnings Rose in 2023

Vivo Lube Earnings Rose in 2023

April 30, 2024

Vivo Energy, which distributes lubricants to retail and commercial customers across Africa, reported a 10% increase in e ...

D-A Enlists Toll Blender in China

D-A Enlists Toll Blender in China

April 26, 2024

United States-based D-A Lubricant Co. announced it will establish its brand in Asia through a new partnership with Chine ...

Chinese Blenders Aim to Differentiate

Chinese Blenders Aim to Differentiate

April 26, 2024

Major Chinese blenders believe investing in differentiation, efficiency and expansion is the only way to attract big cli ...

Assembly Lube Triggers Tesla Recall

Assembly Lube Triggers Tesla Recall

April 24, 2024

An accelerator pedal problem caused by an unapproved change adding a lubricant as part of the component assembly process ...

Off-road Regulations to Impact Lubes

Off-road Regulations to Impact Lubes

April 24, 2024

As regulators look to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from off-road heavy-duty vehicles, lubricants could contribute t ...

Additive Plant Planned in Ufa

Additive Plant Planned in Ufa

April 23, 2024

A chemical company from the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan says it will build a lubricant additive factory in Ufa, th ...

Fuchs to Acquire Lubcon

Fuchs to Acquire Lubcon

April 23, 2024

Fuchs Group announced yesterday an agreement to acquire Germany-based Lubcon Group, primarily with the aim of jointly in ...

Additive

Chile Rerefinery Gains Approval

April 17, 2024

A subsidiary of Chilean energy and forestry company Copec received approval from a local environmental authority to deve ...