Passenger Car Engine Oils

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Canada Permits Use of Toxic Chemical

February 12, 2020

The Canadian government decreed this month that it will permit 9-octadecenoic acid (Z)- compound with (Z)-N-9-octadeceny ...

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Amalie Awaits Settlement Approval in Lawsuit

January 29, 2020

Amalie Oil Co. and the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit against the company have asked a Florida circuit court to gr ...

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SPOTLIGHT ON ILSAC GF-6

January 21, 2020

The looming introduction of one of the most complex specifications to date is top of mind for formulators. Two companies ...

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The Synthetics Are Coming

January 21, 2020

Engine oil specs are increasing the technical demands put on base oils and pushing formulators toward using more synthet ...

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Mexican Standard Promotes Fair Practices

January 15, 2020

A new engine oil standard that takes effect in Mexico in mid-2020 should help promote fair competition in the country's ...

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Automotive

November 20, 2019

Steve Swedberg does an API 1509-themed version of his annual Q&A column.

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The Rise of SAE 0W Lubricants

September 17, 2019

Engine oil viscosities for light-duty vehicles have become ever lower over the past few decades. Developments have been ...

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Need To Know

August 19, 2019

Tom Glenn examines the narrowing gap between price and cost for finished lubes.

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Optimizing Specification Development

July 10, 2019

A proposed new engine oil specification development process would disconnect engine test development from the specificat ...

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Headwinds Cloud Lubricant Outlook

May 1, 2019

Large potential disruptions loom on the horizon for the global lubricants industry - from electric vehicles to shared mo ...

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No National Class Action for Dollar General Suits

March 27, 2019

A federal judge last week granted statewide class action status to 16 groups of consumers suing Dollar General for selli ...

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ACC Offers GF-6 Timeline, Relaxed Limits

January 16, 2019

An American Chemistry Council committee proposed a plan last week for the ILSAC GF-6 passenger car engine oil category t ...

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Bright Stock Supply Shrinks

January 31, 2018

Global bright stock demand was 2.7 million tons in 2017, but is expected to decline by approximately 250,000 tons by 202 ...