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BASF increases price of lubricant components
Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices for products in its lubricant components portfolio (lubricant oil additives and base stocks) globally by up to 10 percent. The price adjustment is in response to ...
Rymax Lubricants expands to 13 new countries in 2020
Despite the reality of COVID-19 holding the world in a firm grip, Rymax Lubricants has been able to realize impressive growth to 13 new countries in 2020. The Dutch lubricants specialist is now active in almost 60 countries and looks back at the ...
NYCO invites you to attend their forth webinar on synthetic esters on March 16th
NYCO announced their new webinar on synthetic esters. The webinar “Understanding and balancing interactions between esters and elastomers” will take place on March 16th, Tuesday at 3:00 pm CEST (Paris time). It will address various ...
SGS acquires SYNLAB Analytics & Services
SGS, the leading global testing, inspection and certification company, announced the acquisition of SYNLAB Analytics & Services (A&S), a leading European environmental, food testing and tribology services company. “The acquisition of A&S ...
Evonik opens Asia Pacific Oil Additives Performance Test Lab
Evonik announced the opening of a new Asia Pacific Oil Additives Performance Lab in Shanghai. This new performance test lab, housing state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and testing services, aims to serve customers in the lubricant industry in ...
Rethinking virtual events
At 9am CET on Tuesday January 19th 2021, up to 500 attendees will convene for the launch of ACI’s European Base Oils & Lubricants Online series. They will, however, not be settling in for the two days of formal presentations and interactive ...
Windrose Airlines selects NYCO turbine oil for its mixed fleet
NYCO announces that Windrose Airlines, a Ukrainian airline based in Kiev, selected Turbonycoil® 600, a synthetic turbine oil, to lubricate the engines of its whole fleet. Windrose Airlines’ fleet is composed of Airbus A320 and A321 powered ...
Nynas successfully exits reorganisation
The District Court of Södertörn today decided that the Nynas company reorganisation is now complete, following a creditors meeting where the previously submitted composition proposal was accepted. “I am happy to announce this ...
NYCO to host a webinar on syntetic esters on December 1st
NYCO is organizing a free webinar "Lubrication in Environmentally Sensitive Areas: Making the Right Choice with Esters". This will be the third session of the webinars hosted by NYCO. The webinar will adress lubricating applications in ...
Evonik and MCC signed distribution partnership agreement for North America
MidContinental Chemical Company, Inc. (MCC) announced that it has been selected by Evonik Oil Additives to be their distribution partner in the United States and Canada. MCC will now offer Evonik’s superior quality VISCOPLEX® viscosity ...
Biosynthetic® Technologies launches a new line of oleo derived additives
Biosynthetic® Technologies announced the launch of their new product line of novel additives for the metalworking fluids market called Biocea™. These products will be available globally, effective immediately. Biosynthetic Technologies ...
Infineum invests $40M in NDG plant to enhance supply reliability for customers
Infineum, a joint venture between ExxonMobil and Shell, announces the on-site arrival of a third Magnesium Sulfonate reactor at Port-Jérôme for installation and use at a lubricant additive plant operated by ExxonMobil Chemical France on ...
Formal exit from Nynas reorganisation initiated
A composition proposal as well as an administrators’ report have today been distributed to the creditors, by Nynas AB and the administrators. The composition proposal considered below is a result of the ongoing negotiations between the major ...
Lubrizol Additives Division announces changes to executive leadership team
Lubrizol Additives Division President, Tom Curtis, recently announced changes to his leadership team. “In my 30 years at Lubrizol, I’ve never been more energized by the mission of our company to help the world Move Cleaner, Create ...
Brugarolas updates its facilities
After months of works, and with the forced stoppage in the first moments of the Covid-19 pandemic, the new Brugarolas facilities are now a reality. The new warehouse, attached to the factory, has allowed the transfer of all the references that were ...
Valvoline announces going big with greases
Valvoline Inc., a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, has made a serious move into the market of greases. Since the 2019 acquisition of a respectable manufacturer of greases and industrial oils in ...
Cerflon announces exclusive worldwide distribution partnership with IMCD
Cerflon® Technologies, the global leader for the research and development of FluoroCeramic™ engineered chemistry under the CERFLON® trademark – and IMCD N.V., a market-leader in the sales, marketing and distribution of specialty ...
CONDAT acquires KEMNO
CONDAT SA and KEMNO have reached the closing date of the agreement giving CONDAT possession of the Italian based company KEMNO. Established in 1854 and headquartered in France (near Lyon), CONDAT formulates and produces a wide range of lubricants. ...
Petronas Track Lab contributes to the world of motorsports
As Title partner, PETRONAS co-engineered PETRONAS Fluid Technology Solutions™ which includes PETRONAS Primax fuel, PETRONAS Syntium engine oil and PETRONAS Tutela functional fluids, in close collaboration with the technical team at Mercedes ...
Ownership change in Nynas
Neste announced that it has sold its entire shareholding in Nynas to Bitumina Industries Ltd, a global bitumen company active in more than 100 countries. This is an important step in the ongoing company reorganisation of Nynas. As a result of the ...
ADIPEC 2020 to be held virtually
dmg events, organizer of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), and with the support of its strategic partner and host, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has announced that the ADIPEC Strategic and ...
New Chicago lab extends Total Lubmarine’s technical services reach
Total Lubmarine has extended the global reach of its technical support services with the opening of a new Diagomar Plus Laboratory in Chicago, USA. The new lab opening means the marine lubricant specialist now has 5 centers around the world – ...
ACI’s European Base Oils & Lubricants Summit to take place in November
ACI’s European Base Oils & Lubricants Summit regularly attracts a targeted audience of 100-150 who come together to focus purely on the European market for two days. We will discuss the most pressing challenges, exciting opportunities & ...
Airbus concludes ATTOL with fully autonomous flight tests
Following an extensive two-year flight test programme, Airbus has successfully concluded its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off and Landing (ATTOL) project. In completing this project, Airbus has achieved autonomous taxiing, take-off and landing of a ...
ExxonMobil and INNIO sign long-term global lubricants collaboration agreement
ExxonMobil and INNIO have signed a long-term extension to their global lubricant collaboration agreement for INNIO’s Jenbacher Type 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9 natural gas engines. Working side by side, the companies will draw on their joint expertise in ...
Nynas exits US sanctions
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced today that Nynas is no longer being blocked pursuant to the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations. As a result of a corporate restructuring of the ownership of Nynas AB ...
FUCHS Group says it will continue with planned investments in 2020
In 2019, FUCHS continued its investment program started in 2016 for the fourth year. As planned, investments, primarily in property, plant and equipment, rose to the record level of EUR 154 million in the reporting year.The region Europe, Middle ...
China’s efficiency ambitions will drive growth for major lubricant suppliers after COVID-19, according to Kline
China’s push to improve efficiency as part of its efforts to clean up air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions is set to drive upgrades in both the automotive and manufacturing industries. According to Kline’s study, Opportunities ...
Mobil-branded lubricants and fluids to be used in Porsche Formula E race car
ExxonMobil is expanding its global business and technical partnership with Porsche by teaming with the luxury German automaker on its Formula E series car for the 2019/2020 season. The new partnership represents ExxonMobil’s first entry into ...
Petronas to dedicate 75% of R&T expenditure in CO2 emissions reduction projects
PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI), the global lubricants manufacturing and marketing arm of PETRONAS, today organised the inaugural Electric Vehicle (EV) Fluids Symposium at its Global Research and Technology (R&T) Centre here. Attended ...
Shell uses plastic waste to produce chemicals
Shell announced it has successfully made high-end chemicals using a liquid feedstock made from plastic waste. The technique, known as pyrolysis, is considered a breakthrough for hard-to-recycle plastics and advances Shell’s ambition to use one ...
Emirates selects Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines for its Airbus A350 fleet
The UAE-based airline announced it will power 50 new A350-900 aircraft with Trent XWB engines. Emirates confirmed an order for 50 A350-900 aircraft powered by Trent XWB engines. As it approaches five years in service, the Trent XWB, the ...
ICIS flagship meeting will take place on 17-21 February 2020
Each year, the same week in February is firmly etched into the base oils and finished lubricants markets' calendars. A week that provides the industry with their most important global platform to conduct their internal and external business ...
Groupe Renault, BP & Castrol deepen their strategic partnership
Groupe Renault and BP with its global lubricant business Castrol have decided to enlarge their strategic partnership from 1 January 2020, building upon the successful collaboration which began in 2017 through a Formula 1 partnership. BP and Castrol ...
Fire at Lubrizol’s Rouen factory contained
The early morning of September 26, a large fire broke out at Lubrizol’s factory in Rouen, France. A large number of firefighters tackled the fire, which is now brought fully under control. It is indicated that the fire impacted the ...
NYCO increased its flagship products’ shelf life
NYCO announces the shelf life and re-test dates of some lubricating oils and greases have been modified to bring solutions to our customers to reduce waste and inventory costs, and more importantly to provide our customers more sustainable ...
Evonik’s 4th Distributor Days held with the theme “efficiency and growth”
4th Distributor Days of Evonik Oil Additives Business Line was held in Germany on 2-4 September this year. Following Frankfurt in 2016, Krakow in 2017 and Milan in 2018, the meeting was held for the fourth time this year in Darmstadt, where the ...
Only 8 weeks left for Global Lubricant Week 2019!
Each year the most influential players and decision makers of the international lubricant industry meet at the “Global Lubricant Week” (October 8-11, 2019, Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow). We invite you to join them at this event, now in ...
INEOS to invest $2bn in Saudi Arabia
INEOS announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Aramco and Total, France, to build three new plants as part of the Jubail 2 complex in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A new state-of-the-art 425,000 tonne acrylonitrile plant will ...
ExxonMobil to enhance Group II base stocks supply
ExxonMobil announced that it has completed an expansion at its Singapore refinery to upgrade its production of EHC™ Group II base stocks, strengthening the global supply of high-quality base stocks and enhancing the integrated facility’s ...
Nynas launches base oil compliant with FDA regulations
Pure and crystal clear, NYNAS® S 3B is the latest base oil that Nynas is adding to its portfolio. Distilled from selected crude streams with unrivalled know-how of high purification technology and hydrotreatment, the product is unique in the ...
HOP! selects Turbonycoil 600 for its fleet of Embraer, CRJ and ATR
NYCO announces that HOP!, Air France regional subsidiary, recently selected Turbonycoil® 600, a synthetic standard turbine oil, for use in its mixed fleet. HOP!’s current fleet consists of 13 Embraer 170 and 10 Embraer 190 powered by GE- ...
Ingevity opens a dedicated lubricants laboratory in the Asia-Pacific region
Ingevity has established a dedicated lubricants laboratory in Shanghai, China, to better serve customers in the Asia-Pacific region with new technologies and innovations. The facility is Ingevity’s second lubricants-focused technical center ...
AMINOL to produce 4 LL oil for diesel locomotives
Azerbaijani lubricant brand AMINOL announced that it received “Fundamental Approval” from the world giant General Electric (GE) for the AMINOL M-14D2 lubricating oil. AMINOL lubricating oils are produced with advanced German technology ...
New Orleans to host ACI’s 2019 US Base Oils & Lubricants Summit in August
ACI’s 2019 US Base Oils & Lubricants Summit will take place in New Orleans, LA on the 28th & 29th of August. The two day event will bring together professionals across the lubricant supply chain to address current industry issues, ...
6th ICIS & ELGI Industrial Lubricants Conference to take place in Amsterdam
The 6th ICIS & ELGI Industrial Lubricants Conference will take place in Amsterdam on 18-19 June with the theme "strengthening lubricant performance by focusing on innovative formulation". It is an ideal meeting place for those in the ...
Gazpromneft oil brand to be approved for food processing equipment
Gazpromneft-Lubricants, the operator of Gazprom Neft’s oil business, has recently got an international non-profit organization NSF International * H1 category (accidental contact with food) certificate for Gazpromneft White Oil T product line, ...
Moscow will host the 4th International MWFIL Conference
The 4th International Conference “Metalworking Fluids and Industrial Lubricants in Metallurgy, Mechanical Processing and Machine Building 2019 will take place on May 28 in Moscow, Russia. The event will be held within the 20th International ...
”Michael 50” exhibition opens at Ferrari Museum
Fans and representatives of Scuderia Ferrari Clubs from all over Europe are flocking to the Ferrari Museum today for the opening of the ‘Michael 50’ exhibition on the occasion of the champion’s 50th birthday. Maranello has put ...
23rd ICIS World Base Oils & Lubricants Conference to take place on 18-22 February in London
Innovative technologies and industry disruptors: What do they mean for the lubricants business? For over two decades, the ICIS World Base Oils & Lubricants Conference has been the pinnacle conference within the industry’s calendar. With ...
NYCO attended MRO Europe, premier aviation event of the region
NYCO teams participated in MRO Europe, the premier event in this region for the commercial air transport maintenance, repair and overhaul industry. MRO Europe, which took place between October 16 and 18 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, was a great ...
Total opens new state-of-the-art lubricant plant
Total has inaugurated its new state-of-the-art lubricants oil blending plant, strategically located in the Kaluga region of the Russian Federation. The grand opening ceremony took place today, October 15th, in the presence of Anatoly Artamonov, ...
Global Lubricant Week to take place on October 9-12 in Moscow
Each year the most influential players and decision makers of the international lubricants industry meet at the “Global Lubricant Week” in Moscow. The event has a reputation as the leading conference in the Russian lubricants ...
Great prize for TANAP on the Day of Oilmen
On the Azerbaijan Day of Oilmen, the only festival dedicated to the petroleum and gas industry in the world and being celebrated in Azerbaijan since 2001, an official decision undersigned by President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev is issued to ...
FUCHS will invest appr. EUR 50 million in the expansion of the Mannheim site
FUCHS PETROLUB SE, the world's largest independent manufacturer of high-quality lubricants and related products, announces the purchase of two large properties in the immediate vicinity of its current location in Mannheim, Germany. The two ...
Kimi Räikkönen to race for the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team
The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team is delighted to announce that Kimi Räikkönen will join the team from 2019. The 2007 Formula One World Champion has signed for the next two seasons. In his career, Kimi Räikkönen has secured 20 ...
Bentley breaks record at Pikes Peak with Mobil 1
Bentley Bentayga demonstrated its outstanding performance credentials by claiming the outright record for a production SUV at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday 24th of June, 2018 in Colorado, USA. Driven by two-time champion Rhys ...
ExxonMobil completes acquisition of Indonesian PT Federal Karyatama
ExxonMobil has completed the acquisition of PT Federal Karyatama (FKT), one of Indonesia’s largest manufacturers and marketers of motorcycle lubricants, from PT Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Tbk. and its affiliate. The acquisition, first announced ...
Infineum officially started the construction of its Global Centre of Innovation
Infineum, one of the world leaders in the formulation, manufacture and marketing of petroleum additives for fuels and lubricants, recently held a Ground-breaking Ceremony at their Headquarters in Milton Hill. This was to mark the start of their ...
15th ICIS Middle Eastern Base Oils & Lubricants Conference to take place on 15-19 October in Dubai
With new capacity coming online over the past year, and a shift in base oil groups and lubricant grades, the region is continuing to cement itself as a major player in the global market. As we move forward, and the Middle East undergoes a period of ...
Esso Italiana reaches agreement to sell Augusta Refinery to SONATRACH
Esso Italiana today announced it has signed an agreement for the sale of its Augusta refinery, three fuel terminals in Augusta, Palermo and Naples, and related pipelines, to the Algerian state oil company SONATRACH. Esso Italiana shareholders ...
ICIS&ELGI Industrial Lubricants Conference to be held in Amsterdam on June 19–20
The 5th ICIS & ELGI Industrial Lubricants Conference will be held in Amsterdam on June 19 and 20. The industrial lubricants market is an evolving one, focused heavily on producing higher quality and better performing lubricants that are meeting ...
Commercial vehicle registrations in EU declined in March
Brussels, 24 April 2018 – In March 2018, new commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union declined by 2.5%, totalling 260,810 units. Demand fell across all commercial vehicle segments and in all major EU markets except for France ...
Russia’s largest metalworking show Metalloobrabotka to be held on May 15
The 3rd International Conference “Metalworking Fluids and Industrial Lubricants in Metallurgy, Mechanical Processing and Machine-Building 2018” will take place on May 15, 2018 at Expocentre Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russia. The event is ...
Formula 1: A race of lubricant brands
Prior to the Grand Prix to be held in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, lubricant suppliers, which play a significant role in the success of the teams, continues to be assertive. Renowned motorsports journalist Jon Wilde elaborates on the agreements ...
”Decisions around lubricant compounds have huge impact on performance”
For our featured story on Formula 1, we interviewed Jon Wilde, Director of Partnership Development with Sports Marketing & Communications Agency PHG International as well as a key motorsport journalist. Wilde shared with us the deals between Formula ...
Asian Lubricant Manufacturers Union launched
The Asian Lubricant Manufacturers Union (ALMU) officially launched with the inaugural meeting of its general membership at the Four Seasons Hotel in Macao, Southern China. Upon the need for a single collective voice in Asia, the Asian Lubricant ...
Dow announces senior level appointment
A senior level appointment has been announced by Dow, one of the leading chemical companies in the world. Onur Terkeşli is appointed as the Country Leader for Azerbaijan and Georgia. He became a part of the Dow Turkey family in 2014 as Business ...
Brenntag to acquire majority stake in Raj Petro Specialities
Brenntag has signed an agreement to enter into a 65/35 joint venture with Raj Petro Specialities Pvt Ltd, India. The company, headquartered in Mumbai and Chennai, distributes its own-blended brands of petroleum-related products to diverse customer ...
The largest base oil and lubricants conference in Russia will be held in Moscow
The 6th annual conference “CIS Base Oils and Lubricants” will be held in Moscow on the 22nd -24th of May. Over the last few years this key industry event has become not only a major business-forum but also a favourite networking platform ...
Maintenance work can now be performed on site in paperless mode
The EfficiencyManager application, developed by Klüber Lubrication-one of the leading manufacturers of specialty lubricants, provides companies with a comprehensive overview of all the machines and equipment relevant to the production process, ...
Azerbaijan names new energy minister
According to the announcement made by the Azerbaijan Presidency, Parviz Shahbazov is appointed as the new Energy Minister of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on October 12 appointing Parviz Shahbazov as the new energy ...
BP and Bridas to form integrated energy company
BP announced that it has agreed with Bridas Corporation (Bridas) to form a new integrated energy company by combining their interests in the oil and gas producer Pan American Energy (PAE) and the refiner and marketer Axion Energy (Axion) in a ...
UEIL Annual Congress to take place with the theme ‘Innovation and Sustainability’
Union of the European Lubricants Industry’s Annual Congress will take place on 25-27 October. Gathering key players in the European and global lubricants industry, the Annual Congress is a great opportunity to meet and network, strengthen ...
Mobil helps gold mine save 1.1 million USD
ExxonMobil helped a gold mine in the US save more than 1.1 million USD by switching to its Premium hydraulic oil Mobil DTE 10 Excel™ 46. The lubricant helped optimize the performance of two 250 ton capacity Terex excavators, helping to boost ...
BASF listed in DJSI World for 17th consecutive year
BASF has succeeded to be listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index that evaluates the sustainability efforts of global companies. It is recognized for innovation management and sustainability reporting. BASF has again been included in the ...
Lukoil launches its Genesis motor oils in UAE market
Lukoil has launched its flagship Lukoil Genesis synthetic motor oils range in United Arab Emirates in partnership with Al Habtoor Motors LLC. “We see a large growth potential in the Middle East market. In order to be successful in the premium ...
Klüber released a new lubricating paste against unwanted noises
Klüber Lubrication recently introduced a new paste to prevent undesirable noises during vehicle brake operation. Such noises are often produced in the brake pad guides, where the base plates of the pads are subject to very high loads and have ...
Largest market actor sold: Vitol to acquire Petrol Ofisi for € 1.4 billion
Following months of negotiations, Petrol Ofisi’s new owner is finally announced. As mentioned in recent weeks, Saudi Arabia’s public-owned energy company Saudi Aramco, and Azerbaijani SOCAR were heading in the competition for the sale of ...
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Airbus and Turkish Technic to sign cooperation agreement
Airbus and Turkish Technic cooperate on A350 Component Repair and Exchange program in order to provide Flight Hour maintenance Services to Turkish Airlines’ A350 ...
BASF increases price of lubricant components
Effective immediately, or as existing contracts permit, BASF will increase prices for products in its lubricant components portfolio (lubricant oil additives and base stocks) ...
Rymax Lubricants expands to 13 new countries in 2020
Despite the reality of COVID-19 holding the world in a firm grip, Rymax Lubricants has been able to realize impressive growth to 13 new countries in 2020. The Dutch lubricants ...
Although times change, some recommendations do not
Castrol offers products suitable for vehicles manufactured so far, while also preparing products that help meet the design-related needs and carbon emission targets of new ...
Calcium sulfonate complex greases in the iron and steel industry
Efsun Acar Chemical Engineer Production Coordinator Vario Engineering and Production Technologies Inc. Establishing an iron and steel factory require very high investment ...
Nynas developed NYNAS® BT 22 in response to high 22 cSt demand
In a market where the 22 cSt viscosity is much sought after, customers can be left struggling to fulfil their need for this popular base oil grade. However, with the latest ...
How the PCL market is adapting to rapidly changing environmental conditions
Dr. Colin Morton Dr. Ewan Delbridge Since no unified lubricant solution exists to encompass the changing requirements, only the nimblest manufacturers who can adapt quickly to ...
An overview of 2020 with Sezgin Gürsu
The year 2020 was marked with the principle “health first” for Petrol Ofisi. Standing out with works that prioritize human health, Petrol Ofisi finished 2020 with ...
NYCO invites you to attend their forth webinar on synthetic esters on March 16th
NYCO announced their new webinar on synthetic esters. The webinar “Understanding and balancing interactions between esters and elastomers” will take place on March ...
Airbus updates production rates in response to market environment
Airbus SE is updating its production rate planning for its A320 Family aircraft in response to the market environment. The new average production rates for the A320 Family will ...
