Identifying the right grease can be challenging as the grease manufacturing process has dramatic impacts on the properties of the final product, and parts of the process require experience to fully control. Base oil The base oil used ...

Five years ago, it was difficult to make the case for electric vehicles (EV). Electric cars were expensive, the vehicle range was too short, and there was a dearth of charging infrastructure. Talk centered around the enduring nature of the interna...

Shell has launched a new range of fluids specifically designed to work in battery electric vehicles (EVs). These E-Transmission Fluids, E-Thermal Fluids, and E-Greases will make battery EVs perform better and be more efficient. Shell sai...

ILSAC GF-6 will be split into two subcategories: GF-6A and GF-6B. The principal difference between the two subcategories of oils concerns viscosity grade and high temperature, high shear (HTHS) performance. The proposed ILSAC GF-6A specificati...

The global automotive market is about to face one of the toughest challenges in its history: the arrival and implementation of China 6, a new national standard aimed at dramatically cutting emissions from the country’s passenger cars and com...

Group I Group I base oils supply was stable in Q2 while lockdowns and other restriction measures to control the coronavirus outbreak continued. While shipments from Iran were delayed, onshore supply in the main trading hub, the UAE, was suffic...

General Motors’ proprietary tests required for its Dexos1 Gen 3 passenger car engine oil licensing will be available beginning Sept. 1, said GM Engineering Manager Nathan Siebert during a webinar last week. Gen 3 will replace Dexos1...

  BP has halved its dividend and reported a record $6.7bn quarterly loss after the coronavirus pandemic hit global demand for oil. The dividend cut is a blow for UK pension funds, many of whom have large shareholdings in BP.  ...