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EVs Also Threaten Industrial Lubes
Although the transition to electric vehicles will gradually cut the automotive industry’s need for industrial lubricants, metal forming fluids used to make car bodies should remain in demand, [...]
SK, Repsol to Expand Cartagena Plant
SK Lubricants and Repsol have decided to expand their joint venture base oil plant in Cartagena, Spain, SK officials confirmed yesterday. The project will increase capacity of the facility [...]
Fuchs Buys Glass Container Lubes Maker
Mannheim, Germany-based Fuchs Petrolub SE acquired Belgian glass container lubricants manufacturer VDV Lubricants to expand its product offering in the sector. Dendermonde, Belgium [...]
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) [...]
Fuchs Reports Mixed Q1 Results
Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported mixed results for its first quarter of the year, posting an increase in sales revenue, but a decrease in earnings before tax, which the company [...]
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 [...]
Bio based Lubricants to Become the New Norm
Historically, bio-lubricants have constituted a small percentage of the finished lubricants market globally. The leading markets for bio-lubricants are primarily in North America and Europe, including the United States [...]
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