Richful first-half profit up 12% as it contests EU sanctions
Xinxiang Richful Lube Additive Co., Ltd. reported higher first-half revenue and profit even as it moves to overturn its listing under European Union (EU) sanctions, telling customers it has filed an action for annulment at the General Court of the
IMCD hires Walter Ripple for new U.S. commercial role
IMCD Group has appointed Walter Ripple as executive vice president, commercial, U.S., a newly created role intended to strengthen the speciality chemicals and ingredients distributor’s
Sea-Land named North American distributor of Italmatch Polartech
Sea-Land Chemical Company has signed an exclusive agreement to distribute Italmatch Chemicals’ Polartech line of lubricant additives in North America, effective 31 August 2026, the speciality chemical
bp names Ian Tyler chair as Amanda Blanc plans board exit
BP p.l.c. has appointed Ian Tyler as chair of the company with immediate effect, following an extensive search that considered both internal and external candidates, the company said on 2 September 2026. Tyler joined the bp board as a non-executive
CNPC lubricant arm profit up 18.5% on high-end materials
The lubricant company of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) lifted profit 18.5% year-on-year in the seven months to July, reversing a period of operating pressure and
Redox to distribute DL Chemical’s D.SYNOL synthetic in Australia
Chemical distributor Redox has signed a distribution partnership with DL Chemical for the supply of the South Korean company’s D.SYNOL synthetic fluid across Australia and New Zealand. Under the agreement, Redox will represent DL Chemical as distributor for selected D.SYNOL
Shell to take full ownership of Tri Star Energy in the U.S.
Equilon Enterprises LLC, doing business as Shell Oil Products US, has signed an agreement to raise its equity stake in Tri Star Energy LLC from 33% to 100%. Tri Star Energy is a convenience store operator and fuel distributor serving
Liqui Moly and eFuel Group partner on eFuels and lubricants
Lubricant maker Liqui Moly and the eFuel Group have entered a strategic partnership focused on how synthetic fuels interact with modern lubricants and additives. The two companies said the cooperation will start in motorsport and extend to further mobility applications
ENEOS supplies low-carbon racing fuel to Japanese motorsport
ENEOS Corporation is supplying its low-carbon fuel, ENEOS EARTH ONE, to Japanese motorsport series as a way of advancing the technology and raising awareness of low-carbon petrol. The company is supplying ENEOS EARTH ONE (E20), a petrol
Singapore issues first liquid cooling standard for the tropics
Singapore has launched what it describes as the world’s first standard to help data centres adopt liquid cooling in the tropics, a response to the growing energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. Singapore Standard (SS) 726:2026 Liquid Cooling in