Why are dispersants so important? How have they evolved over time? Will they continue to be a major formulation component in the future?

In effect since the start of the year, the International Marine Organization’s 2020 international convention was implemented to reduce air pollution ...

Now that the marine industrys approach to IMO 2020 seems to be settling out, lubricant producers can ramp up efforts on oils that will keep engines in ...

Almost the entire lubricant industry is moving toward lower viscosity fluids. But in some additive package components, mainly for crankcase lubricants ...

Polyisobutenes have kept a steady beat in the market. Recently producers have been cranking up the volume to meet increased additive demand.

Additive companies play a key role in the drive for improved fuel economy and emissions targets, which are in turn determining additive development tr ...

Afton Chemical Corp. said Wednesday that it has completed an expansion of its lubricant additive plant in Singapore and that it expects to start produ ...

New oils and maintenance techniques may finally scrub the threat of varnish from the face industrial equipment.

Protecting engine parts with surface-active additives is critical to improving fuel economy, and may be a revolution in lubricant formulations, Lubriz ...

Demand for higher performance products means higher demand for additives, but not all components will benefit equally.

Afton Chemical Corp. announced last week that it will expand its new lubricant additives plant in Singapore, increasing its investment there to about ...

A recent IPO infused the native Chinese additive company with $654 million, a key milepost on its path to becoming a billion dollar global contender.

While some lubricants need only a single component, such as a rust inhibitor, engine oils demand a complex mix of chemistries. The key additives expla ...

A new study sees antioxidants, friction modifiers and PPD racing ahead in this $10 billion market, as antiwear agents and detergents lag the field.

Global economic woes have deflated the near-term outlook for lube additives, but there are some brighter openings among the clouds.

Global consumption of lubricant additives is climbing 2.2 percent a year -- which is faster than the lubes they go into, a study finds.

Global lubricant additive consumption will grow 2.2 percent per year from 4 million metric tons in 2012 to 4.5 million tons by 2017, consultancy Kline ...

Steve Swedbergs Automotive column examines the diverging technical demands of gasoline and diesel engine oils.