Regulations Specs & Testing

New Vehicle CO2 Emissions Drop in U.S.

New Vehicle CO2 Emissions Drop in U.S.

December 21, 2022

In model year 2021, the average estimated real-world carbon dioxide emission rate for all new vehicles sold in the Unite ...

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GF-3 Patent Dispute Finally Ends

December 14, 2022

Chevron Oronite achieved final victory this week in a long-running engine oil patent dispute with Infineum when the comp ...

Sustaining Engine Oil Approval Systems

Sustaining Engine Oil Approval Systems

December 1, 2022

With electric cars becoming the focus for most vehicle manufacturers, can the lubricants industry continue to sustain th ...

Euro 7 Draft Lowers NOx Caps

Euro 7 Draft Lowers NOx Caps

November 15, 2022

The European Commission last week released a much-awaited draft of Euro 7, its next automobile emissions standard, focus ...

Idemitsu Develops Ash-free Diesel Engine Oil

Idemitsu Develops Ash-free Diesel Engine Oil

November 11, 2022

Japanese lubricant blender Idemitsu Kosan developed an ash-free heavy-duty diesel engine oil with no metallic detergents ...

UEIL Launches Online Carbon Calculator

UEIL Launches Online Carbon Calculator

October 25, 2022

The Union of the European Lubricants Industry launched a new online tool to help companies calculate their carbon footpr ...

Engine Oil Development to Continue

Engine Oil Development to Continue

October 12, 2022

Although the writing is on the wall for internal combustion engines, lubricant formulators still have work to do meeting ...

GM Joins Global Spec Initiative

GM Joins Global Spec Initiative

October 12, 2022

The International Fluids Consortium said today that General Motors has joined the organization, an accomplishment as it ...

Sanctions Further Restrict Russian Exports

Sanctions Further Restrict Russian Exports

October 11, 2022

The European Union introduced a new set of sanctions against Russia last week that restricts Russian oil and petroleum p ...

EU Green Deal Weighs on Chemicals

EU Green Deal Weighs on Chemicals

October 3, 2022

The breakneck speed at which new regulations are being implemented in Europe may create drastic disruptions that the lub ...

New Fuels and Engines Tax Marine Lubes

New Fuels and Engines Tax Marine Lubes

September 27, 2022

The emerging era of new ship engine designs and the mosaic of interim and future fuels that are part of shipping’s tra ...

New EPA Risk Regs Add Red Tape

New EPA Risk Regs Add Red Tape

September 14, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changes to its Risk Management Program that put more emphasis on c ...

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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 ...

China’s Carbon Ambitions May Boost mPAOs

China’s Carbon Ambitions May Boost mPAOs

September 9, 2022

China aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, which will likely offer opportunities for metallocene polyalphaolefin as ...

California to Phase Out New ICE Vehicle Sales

California to Phase Out New ICE Vehicle Sales

September 7, 2022

The California Air Resources Board last month approved a rule that establishes a roadmap to end the sale of new internal ...

A New International Vegan Certification

A New International Vegan Certification

September 1, 2022

Find out how a new international vegan certification might affect food-grade lubricants.

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Low-vis Grades to be Added to GF-6

August 31, 2022

North America’s automotive and lubricant industries are continuing their steady march to lower viscosity grades for ga ...

GF-7 Process Formally Begins

GF-7 Process Formally Begins

August 24, 2022

Automakers and representatives of the lubricants industry have taken the first formal step toward developing the next ga ...