Tim Sullivan

TIM@LUBESNGREASES.COM

Executive Editor - Tim joined Lubes’n’Greases in 2001. He has worked on a number of the company’s publications and products and now has editorial oversight of publications, responsible for working with our editors and staff writers to maintain the high quality and relevance of these offerings. He is also a member of the company planning team. Before joining Lubes’n’Greases he was a reporter for community newspapers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

Recent Articles

ExxonMobil Enlists EMB for South China

ExxonMobil Enlists EMB for South China

ExxonMobil has reached an agreement for its base stocks to be distributed in South China by EMB, a joint venture that al …

Chile Rerefinery Gains Approval

Chile Rerefinery Gains Approval

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

Castrol, Safety-Kleen Team on Circularity

Castrol, Safety-Kleen Team on Circularity

BP’s Castrol and Safety-Kleen have entered a partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the amount o …

Risks Declared for Two Diphenylamines

Risks Declared for Two Diphenylamines

A French safety agency has proposed recommending restrictions on the use of two diphenylamines – a category of chemica …

SK Forms Another Coolant Tie-up

SK Forms Another Coolant Tie-up

SK Enmove has entered another partnership to develop and supply immersion coolants for data centers – this time teamin …

Rerefined Oils Said to Still Need PR

Rerefined Oils Said to Still Need PR

Technology and feedstock quality have made great strides, but rerefined base oils still need some public relations, said …

Japan Bans Motor Oil Exports to Russia

Japan Bans Motor Oil Exports to Russia

Japan’s Cabinet today expanded a ban on exports to Russia, adding 164 items to the list of prohibited items, including …

EV Push Will Fragment Auto Market

EV Push Will Fragment Auto Market

The shift toward electric vehicles will cause significant fragmentation in the types of powertrains used in automobiles, …

China Base Oil Imports Dipped in 2023

China Base Oil Imports Dipped in 2023

China base oil imports fell 2% in 2023 – a slowdown in the country’s decreasing reliance on foreign oils. China has …

Arteco Opens Coolants Plant in China

Arteco Opens Coolants Plant in China

Arteco formally opened a coolant factory in Nantong, China, this week, stating that the facility will make products for …

Cerilon to Use Chevron Technology

Cerilon to Use Chevron Technology

Gas-to-liquids startup Cerilon said today that it has agreed to license Chevron processing technology for its base oil a …

Fire Breaks Out at Port-Jerome Refinery

Fire Breaks Out at Port-Jerome Refinery

The status of base oil production at ExxonMobil’s refinery in Port-Jerome-sur-Seine, France, was unclear after a broke …

ILSAC GF-7 Sent to Ballot

ILSAC GF-7 Sent to Ballot

ILSAC GF-7, the next pair of industry performance specifications for engine oils used in conventional light-duty vehicle …

SI Enters Manufacturing Agreement in China

SI Enters Manufacturing Agreement in China

SI Group has entered a long-term agreement to have some of its chemical products manufactured by Dingjide Petrochemical …

Auto Sales Rose in India in 2023

Auto Sales Rose in India in 2023

Motorcycle and moped sales in India rose 9% during the 2023 calendar year, while sales of new passenger cars topped 4 mi …

EPA May Slow Emissions Clampdown

EPA May Slow Emissions Clampdown

After pushback from automakers and unions, the United States Environmental Protection Agency may propose slowing the pac …

Vickers Opening Food-grade Lube Plant

Vickers Opening Food-grade Lube Plant

Vickers Oils announced it has built a lubricant blending plant in the Leeds, United Kingdom, area dedicated to productio …

SK, Hyundai Partner on Refrigerants for EVs

SK, Hyundai Partner on Refrigerants for EVs

SK Enmove and Hyundai Motor Group entered an agreement last week to jointly develop refrigerants for heating and cooling …