Automotive Lubricants

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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 ...

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Shell Expands Thai Grease Plant

June 28, 2024

Shell announced last week that it has completed an expansion of its grease manufacturing plant in Bangkok, tripling the ...

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Lucas Close to Opening Grease Unit

June 26, 2024

Lucas Oil last week announced that it will open a grease production unit at its lubricant factory  in Indiana later thi ...

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Sales at Oil Change Shops Jump 14%

June 19, 2024

Sales at oil change and lubrication shops in the United States rose 14% to $8 billion in 2023, continuing a trend of yea ...

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U.K. Launches Dumping Investigation

June 18, 2024

The United Kingdom’s British Trade Remedy Authority has initiated an investigation into alleged dumping of low-priced ...

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Petronas, Iceotope Tie Up for Coolants

June 14, 2024

Malaysia’s Petronas Lubricants International has tied up with United Kingdom-based Iceotope to develop coolants for da ...

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Oxy, Berkshire Tie Up for Lithium

June 12, 2024

Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum announced a joint venture with a Berkshire Hathaway business to extract high-p ...

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Spain Rerefining Rate Dipped in 2023

June 11, 2024

Spain during 2023 rerefined 78% of its collected waste lubricants into base stocks, the non-profit organization charged ...

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Eurolube Acquires Bizol

June 4, 2024

German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive s ...

Depolymerization Is a Unique Property of PIB

Depolymerization Is a Unique Property of PIB

May 31, 2024

KEMAT explains why polyisobutylene is ideal for use in certain automotive lubricant applications.

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State-owned Company Buys Sapref

May 28, 2024

South Africa’s Central Energy Fund SOC has finalized an agreement to buy the Sapref oil refinery in Durban, from Shell ...

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Kluber Expands India Lubes Plant

May 24, 2024

Kluber Lubrication announced it will expand its factory in Mysore, India, to increase the amount of specialty lubricants ...

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EU Alleges Lube Smuggling in Italy

May 14, 2024

The European Union’s public prosecution office last week announced an investigation, dubbed “Greasy Hands,” into a ...

Valvoline, Quaker Chemical Profits Rise

Valvoline, Quaker Chemical Profits Rise

May 8, 2024

Valvoline Inc. reported higher revenue and a quarter bump in increases in operating income for the three months ended Ma ...

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 ...

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Fuchs: Regulations, EVs Pose Challenges

April 30, 2024

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

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 ...

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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 ...