The future remains bright for the internal combustion engine
Experts at the Detroit Fuel Economy conference believe there is a bright future for the internal combustion engine with greater efficiencies to come.
Published 04-Apr-2016
Tag: Lubes tech
India skips Bharat Stage V (Euro V equivalent) emissions standard
India will be jumping from Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) to BS VI in 2020 in an effort to significantly reduce CO2 Emissions.
Published 31-Mar-2016
China gradually moves towards Group II base oil stocks
Group I base oils lose share to Group II as production capabilities improve
Published 01-Mar-2016
Chevron reveals Turkish base oil hub
Chevron has signed a deal with a chemical distributor to provide a Group II Base Oils hub to Europe, Asia and Africa.
Published 24-Feb-2016
Infineum CEO calls for simplification of lubes specs
Xavier le Mintier believs lubes specs are unnecessarily complex and the time is right for change.
Published 24-Feb-2016
PC-11 split becomes reality
The PC-11 heavy-duty engine oil split categorisation has been agreed by the API.
Published 24-Feb-2016
As domestic supply increases, China relaxes lubes export rules
Smaller lubes producers will no longer have to go through the Big Three as output surges
Published 02-Feb-2016
Engine makers struggle with National V rollout
Tougher emissions standards are having an effect on China's OEMs
Published 02-Feb-2016
VW proposed fix for diesel cheat: a catalytic converter system
VW will propose fitting a new catalytic converter system that could to about 430,000 cars capable of cheating diesel emissions tests.
Published 01-Feb-2016
Shell and CNOOC to expand petrochem complex
The two energy majors are deepening their cooperation in China
Published 04-Jan-2016