Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns in Asia have resulted in increased demand for food-grade lubricants, industry insiders said.

As Europeans consider regulating the presence of two categories of mineral hydrocarbons in food, some palm oil producers in Southeast Asia are turning ...

When lubrication is concerned, standards need to evolve to match advances in technology. In Russia, some grease manufacturers are still making lubrica ...

Food comes from plants, but that doesnt mean biobased lubes are always fit for food processing.

Electric vehicle battery makers domination of global lithium supplies leaves Indian grease makers vulnerable to shortages. One Hungarian grease manufa ...

The country is one of the biggest economies on the continent, with a highly developed and growing food processing industry. As activity increases, so ...

Richard Beercheck looks at the small but growing food-grade lubricants segment.

Simon Johns takes peeks inside the laboratory at food-grade lubricant toxicology testing.

No one wants lubes in their food, but H1 lubricant manufacturers are cautious about the practicalities of current limits.

Greater automation in the food industry is raising the pressure on greases for processing equipment. A common compound in non-stick cookware can lift ...

Water in lubricating greases has been a concern for more than a century. Recent research shows that calcium sulfonate greases can be an answer to wate ...

Recently, concerns haves been voiced about mineral oil saturated hydrocarbons and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons in food-grade lubricants. But exte ...

More Chinese blenders are registering their lubricants under NSF Internationals program for food-grade compounds. The latest to do so, Beijia Lubricat ...

Lubricants needed by food, beverage and pharmaceutical producers must meet stringent technical and hygiene requirements, including national, internati ...

Growing Muslim populations, particularly in Asia-Pacific, foretell a boom in halal food processing. Can certification help lube producers get a bite o ...

The Asia-Pacific regions market for halal-certified products is booming, observers say, and that could lead to an increase in demand for halal food-gr ...

Do you know the difference between H1, H2, H3, 3H and other food-industry lubricants? A new position paper from Europe's grease association aims to he ...

Dick Beercheck examines the latest regulations affecting food-grade lubricants.

Industrial-scale food production is a relatively new and rapidly growing business. Today approximately 70 percent of the average diet consists of proc ...

The food and pharmaceutical industries are putting pressure on lubricant manufacturers to develop safer lubricants. The demands have taken the form of ...