BRB, PLI share ALE booth in first outing under PETRONAS
BRB Lube Oil Additives & Chemicals (BRB LAC) is exhibiting alongside PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI) at the Asian Lubricant Exhibition (ALE) 2026, its first trade show appearance since becoming part of the PETRONAS Group. The two companies share Stand 1E01
Re-refined base oil’s real barrier is buyers, not chemistry
The technical argument over re-refined base oil (RRBO) was settled 31 years ago. The buying argument was not, and the industry is still stuck between the two. A main-stage panel at the Asian Lubricant Exhibition (ALE) 2026 was held on
BMW eyes closed-loop lubricant recycling in Malaysia
BMW Group Malaysia is working with local partners to complete what it calls the final piece of the puzzle in automotive circularity: taking used engine oil from its own dealer network, having it re-refined in Malaysia and putting it back
MITI Deputy Minister challenges lubricants industry to replace water cooling
Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry opened the Asian Lubricant Exhibition (ALE) 2026 by telling the lubricants industry it had gone from sunset to sunrise on the back of data centre demand — and then challenging it to
Data centre cooling opens a new door for lubricants
Malaysia’s data centres now draw about 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of power, and every one of those watts ends up as heat that has to be removed — making data centre cooling an opening for lubricants and cooling fluids, Tan Tze
MPOB pitches palm-based oils to cut MOSH, MOAH in mills
The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) used the Asian Lubricant Exhibition (ALE) 2026 to press the case for replacing mineral-oil lubricants in palm oil mills with palm-based, food-grade alternatives, arguing that lubricants are a traceable source of mineral oil hydrocarbon
Singapore SAF levy to apply to tickets sold from 1 October
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) will start its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) levy for all origin-destination passengers and general and business aviation flights departing Singapore from 1 January 2027, for tickets or services sold from 1 October 2026.
IPAC opens Singapore additives plant on Jurong Island
The International Petroleum Products & Additives Company (IPAC) has opened a manufacturing operation in Singapore, extending its production network into Asia alongside plants in North
U.S. DOE offers up to USD58 million for chemical scale-up
U.S. DOE offers up to USD58 milli The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) has announced up to USD58 million in funding to advance high-impact chemical technologies that use
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