Press Releases

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – With an estimated global population of 490 million units, accounting for little under 3% of the global lubricant demand, the near 1,080 kilotonnes two-wheeler lubricants market’s potential reveals itself as overlooked and underestimated. However, ever greater mobility and disposable income promise significant growth opportunities for this means of transport according to the [...]

Singapore – Infineum, one of the world leaders in the formulation, manufacture and marketing of lubricant & fuels additives, launched two new major developments on fuel efficient lubricants at the 19th Annual Fuels & Lubes Asia Conference: Infineum SV600 viscosity modifier and Infineum D3495L HDD additive technology platform. Held from 11 March to 15 March [...]

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn., — A proposed new ASTM International standard, ASTM WK34574, Test Methods for Determination of Organic Halides, Total Non-Methane Hydrocarbons and Formaldehyde in Hydrogen Fuel by Gas Chromatography (GC) and Mass Spectrometry (MS), will be used to monitor the quality of hydrogen fuel for fuel cell vehicles. WK34574 is being developed by Subcommittee [...]

London, United Kingdom – Selda Gunsel, PhD, vice president of Global Commercial Technology at Shell, has been appointed as an Honorary Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Tribology (SKLT) at Beijing’s Tsinghua University, one of China’s most prestigious institutions. Shanghai-based Gunsel will focus on providing the institution with key advice on nanotechnology in lubricants, [...]

Shell Marine Products (SMP) has just christened its new double hull barge Enchant, with an environment-friendly engine, demonstrating its leadership in marine safety standards. Time chartered from Hong Lam Marine Pte Ltd, these barges are equipped with diesel electric (DE) propulsion systems and will be the first of its kind in lubricants barges in Singapore. [...]

San Ramon, CA –Chevron Oronite recently announced that OLOA® 46600 – a high-performance additive developed specifically for engines operating in landfill, biomass, and digester gas operations (i.e., low-methane, high-moisture, corrosive gases) – has been officially approved by GE Jenbacher for Type 2, 3, 4 and Type 6 engines operating on landfill gas (class C) or [...]

*Dividend proposal: EUR 1.00/share, up 18 percent *Record EUR 115 million payout to employees *Q1 EBITDA pre exceptionals expected between EUR 160 and 180 million *New company headquarters in Cologne to be inaugurated on September 3, 2013 Leverkusen – German specialty chemicals company LANXESS has announced strong figures for the past fiscal year, with improvements [...]

Infineum, one of the world leaders in the formulation, manufacturing and marketing of petroleum additives, has today announced a restructuring of its corporate leadership team, to take effect from 1 April 2013. The changes, announced by Infineum Chief Executive Officer Xavier le Mintier, follow the retirement at the end of March of Sara Lefcourt, Vice [...]

ATIEL, the technical association of the European lubricants industry, and ATC, the Technical Committee of Petroleum Additive Manufacturers in Europe, have jointly developed and published online a series of Generic Exposure Scenarios (GES) to assist companies in the lubricants supply chain with meeting the requirements of the European Union’s REACH chemicals regulation. The development of [...]

Evonik Oil Additives’ Tan Kien Wee (Ben), Technical Service Manager for the S.E.A. region and Australia, presented a paper titled “The Influence of Viscosity Index Improver Type on the Viscosities of Motorcycle Engine Oils Targeting Improved Fuel Economy” at the 19th Annual Fuels and Lubes Asia Conference in Bangkok, Thailand on March 15. In preparing [...]