Additive Components

Mitsubishi Cancels MMA Plant

Mitsubishi Cancels MMA Plant

January 15, 2025

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., part of the Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi, axed plans to open a 350,000-metric-tons-pe ...

New Additives Suppliers Grow their Niches

New Additives Suppliers Grow their Niches

January 2, 2025

Growth in developing markets and supply chain disruptions have led to the emergence of a new generation of additives sup ...

A Growing Need for Additive Versatility

A Growing Need for Additive Versatility

December 2, 2024

As first license for GF-7 nears, lubricant manufacturers must adjust their blending strategies to meet new performance r ...

Copper Additive from the Past Could be Industry Future

Copper Additive from the Past Could be Industry Future

September 3, 2024

Is copper a viable anti-wear solution, and what barriers might it face on its way to market?

Ingevity Merges Oleo, Tall Oil Units

Ingevity Merges Oleo, Tall Oil Units

August 21, 2024

Performance chemicals company Ingevity Corp. is to close its Crossett, Arkansas facility and shift oleo production to No ...

Additive

Ingevity, Georgia-Pacific End Tall Oil Trade

July 16, 2024

Ingevity Corp. ended its crude tall oil purchase agreement with GP Pine Chemicals LLC after several years of partnership ...

Additive

China Shifts from Lithium Thickeners

June 28, 2024

China’s grease industry continued shifting away from lithium soap thickeners, according to the latest survey from the ...

NLGI: Lithium Thickeners Still Declining

NLGI: Lithium Thickeners Still Declining

June 26, 2024

The grease industry’s use of lithium soap thickeners continued to decline in 2023 both worldwide and in North America, ...

Lithium Thickeners Dip in Europe

Lithium Thickeners Dip in Europe

June 25, 2024

The portion of greases made with lithium thickeners continued to decline in Europe in 2023, according to the latest surv ...

Additive

Oronite to Boost China Output

May 24, 2024

Chevron Oronite announced Wednesday its final investment decision to expand its lubricant additive facility in Ningbo, i ...

Additive

Equinor Joins U.S. Lithium Projects

May 15, 2024

Standard Lithium Ltd. announced a partnership with international energy major Equinor to develop two lithium extraction ...

Environmental Protection Laws Tighten Either Side of the Atlantic

Environmental Protection Laws Tighten Either Side of the Atlantic

April 30, 2024

The EU and the Biden Administration are working on new laws to curb emissions from industry.

Podcast 21: the Good News about Lithium Thickeners

Podcast 21: the Good News about Lithium Thickeners

April 24, 2024

Lithium's versatility has made it the go-to for decades, but developing alternatives is now a priority.

Podcast 20: the Bad News about Lithium Thickeners

Podcast 20: the Bad News about Lithium Thickeners

April 3, 2024

In the not-too-distant past, the grease industry had a fair amount of sway when it came to the price of lithium.

The Fundamentals of Grease

The Fundamentals of Grease

April 1, 2024

Explore the building blocks of lubricating greases as well as trends in global grease demand.

Additive

Novel Sets Up Blending in the U.S.

March 20, 2024

Novel Reliable Technologies announced it is expanding its presence in North America with blending and warehouse capabili ...