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Jalos Studies Lube Test Methods

September 9, 2022

Japan Lubricating Oil Society recently reported results of studies that it completed into the accuracy of test methods f ...

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Profits Rise at Vertex, Perimeter Solutions

August 24, 2022

Vertex Energy Inc. reported a 178% increase in gross profit and increased sales for its used motor oil collection and pr ...

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Innov Expands VI Improver Capacity

August 19, 2022

Innov Oil announced completion of an expansion that more than doubles its capacity to produce the company’s X series o ...

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Afton Declares Force Majeure

August 3, 2022

Afton Chemical declared force majeure effective July 26 because flooding at its additives plant in Sauget, Illinois – ...

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OQ Gives Final Approval for Expansion

July 27, 2022

OQ Chemicals said Tuesday it reached a final investment decision to build additional propionic aldehyde capacity as well ...

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Afton Expands Additives Plant

July 20, 2022

Afton Chemical Corp. announced today that it completed a $70 million expansion at its lubricant additive factory in Saug ...

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Perstorp Boosts 2-EHA Production

July 12, 2022

Perstorp Group announced on July 7 that it has increased production capacity of 2-ethylhexanoic acid at its plant in Ste ...

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Grease Output Up in Japan, Southeast Asia

June 24, 2022

Global grease production increased 8% in 2021, according to the latest survey by the National Lubricating Grease Institu ...

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North America’s Grease Production Rebounds

June 22, 2022

Lubricating grease production in North America rose 9% in 2021, according to the National Lubricating Grease Institute ...

Albemarle Ramps Up Lithium Output

Albemarle Ramps Up Lithium Output

June 15, 2022

Albemarle Corp. opened an additional plant Monday at its lithium production site in Antofagasta, Chile, part of a strate ...

A Brief History of Dispersants and Future Needs

A Brief History of Dispersants and Future Needs

June 6, 2022

Why are dispersants so important? How have they evolved over time? Will they continue to be a major formulation componen ...

Measuring the Homogeneity of Lubricating Greases

Measuring the Homogeneity of Lubricating Greases

June 6, 2022

A research institute has developed two real-time methods for measuring the homogeneity of lubricating greases. What do t ...

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Mexico Nationalizes Lithium Industry

April 20, 2022

Mexico’s government nationalized the country’s nascent lithium industry this week as legislators approved President ...

Mixed Year for Perimeter Solutions

Mixed Year for Perimeter Solutions

March 30, 2022

Perimeter Solutions SA’s oil additives business reported lower earnings and sales for the fourth quarter and lower ear ...

Solvay Considers Splitting Business

Solvay Considers Splitting Business

March 22, 2022

Brussels, Belgium-based Solvay announced last week it was reviewing plans to separate the company into two independent p ...

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BASF Adds Alkylethanolamines Plant

March 8, 2022

BASF will build a new world-scale production plant for alkylethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium, with ...

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Mitsubishi Aims to Make MMAs from Plants

February 25, 2022

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. said it has begun designing a pilot factory that will use materials from plants to make what i ...

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Reseachers Plug Nano-copper Particles

January 7, 2022

Researchers at two China universities said recently that nano-copper particles show early promise to become part of a ne ...