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The transition to electric vehicles is often discussed as a threat to lubricant demand because battery-electric vehicles eliminate engine oils and reduce the number of lubricated components. While EVs … [Read More...]
Lubricant and metalworking fluid formulators are entering a period in which additive choice is no longer driven by performance alone. The modern formulation brief increasingly asks one chemistry—or … [Read More...]
The rapid global transition from internal combustion engines (ICEs) to battery electric vehicles (EVs) has completely upended automotive design frameworks. For over a century, automotive lubricants … [Read More...]
The lubricants and metalworking fluid (MWF) industry is on the cusp of a tectonic shift. For decades, Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), a family of synthetic chemicals prized for their … [Read More...]