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Impact of Marine Rules Unclear
New, more stringent emissions limits are laid out clearly for the shipping companies in coming years. Less clear is which route the industry will follow to meet those mandates, and that makes [...]
Eaton Revises Its Lubricant Suppliers List
Eaton has revised its Lubricant Suppliers List (TCMT0020 EN-US), which lists suppliers of approved fluids that meet the PS-386 transmission lubricant specification (which replaced PS-164rev7) [...]
ACEA Works Toward 2018 Upgrade
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association is working to complete an upgrade of its ACEA automotive engine oil standards by the end of this year. The first upgrade since 2016, the 2018 [...]
Cummins Issues New NGEO Specification CES 20092
A new mobile natural gas engine oil performance specification has been introduced for stoichiometric combustion Cummins Westport mid-range and heavy-duty engines. This new specification [...]
Petrobras to Expand Duque de Caixas Lubricants Plant
Brazilian fuel distribution company Petrobras Distribuidora SA, a subsidiary of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), said in a securities filing last Thursday it will expand its Duque de Caixas [...]
Toyota Recommends for 0W-16s
The next big, official push toward lower-viscosity passenger car motor oils in North America may still be several years off, but Toyota has already started recommending one of the thinnest [...]
15,000 Miles Between Oil Changes by ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil announced last Monday it is introducing a new high performance synthetic motor oil, Mobil 1 Extended Performance High Mileage. The new oil is specifically designed for high [...]
Lube Demand Could Decrease
“The net effect worldwide will be a decrease of 900,000 tons in lubricant demand. At the end of the day, it won’t kill our world,” Lindemann said – but lubricant companies will have to adapt to [...]
Würth Group Acquires "Liqui Moly"
Künzelsau, Germany-based The Würth Group is taking over Ulm, Germany-based Liqui Moly GmbH, purchasing all shares from the managing partner, Ernst Prost, effective as of 1 January 2018. With this [...]
BASF Increases Prices on Base oil and Lubricants Globally
Ludwigshafen, Germany – November 27, 2017 – Effective December 1, 2017 or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices globally across the portfolios of The price adjustments are [...]
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