2026/08/20
Circular Economy Is Reshaping Lubricants: Re-Refined Base Oils and Lifecycle Management Used lubricant contains wear metals, water, combustion by-products and oxidation products, yet a significant portion of its base-oil molecules may still have recoverable value. As circular economy, carbon ...
Electric Vehicles Still Need Lubrication: E-Drive, Thermal Management and Specialized Fluids New-energy vehicles use less conventional engine oil, but they do not eliminate lubrication or fluid-management needs. Electric drive units, reduction gears, bearings, battery cooling circuits, brake systems ...
Oil Analysis Is Transforming Industrial Maintenance: From Fixed Intervals to Condition-Based Service In hydraulic power units, gearboxes, compressors and heavy equipment, lubricant does more than reduce friction and remove heat. Like a blood sample, it can reveal wear, contamination and fluid ...
From Extreme Heat to Severe Cold: Selecting Lubricant Viscosity for Export Markets The same engine oil or industrial lubricant can perform very differently from one country to another. Persistent heat in Africa and the Middle East, severe winters in Central Asia, large day-night temperature swings ...
On March 31, 2025, API SQ and ILSAC GF-7A/GF-7B became available for licensing, marking a new performance cycle for gasoline engine oils. For lubricant distributors, service networks and buyers, this is more than a label change. Oils must now support increasingly demanding operating conditions ...
Electrified drivetrains are changing the way lubricant performance is defined. A conventional transmission fluid is mainly judged by friction control, wear protection, oxidation stability and viscosity. In an e-axle or e-transmission where the electric motor is immersed in the lubricant or comes ...
Heavy-duty engine oil sourcing is moving into a dual standards transition. In North America, API has placed CL-4 and FB-4 in the July 2026 twenty-fourth edition of API 1509 for engines designed around 2027 emissions requirements. In Europe, the 2024 ACEA Heavy-Duty Oil Sequences replace the 2022 ...
China's engine oil market entered a new compliance cycle on July 1, 2026, when GB 11121-2025 for gasoline engine oils and GB 11122-2025 for diesel engine oils took effect. Both are mandatory national standards issued on June 30, 2025, and both fully replace the 2006 editions, which took effect on ...
The gasoline engine oil market is approaching an important labeling and sourcing milestone. ILSAC GF-7A, GF-7B and API Service Category SQ became effective on March 31, 2025. API's current Motor Oil Guide now lists GF-7 as the current ILSAC standard and states that GF-6A and GF-6B will become ...
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