Industry News

Castrol has launched Castrol CORE, an end-to-end thermal management offer for data centres, in response to rising demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing. The company announced the launch in Singapore on 29 September. Castrol says the offer is

Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) has opened a Bioethanol Development Center in Tegineneng, Pesawaran Regency, Lampung province, to test multi-feedstock, multi-generation bioethanol production. The pilot facility, launched on 14 September, has a production capacity of up to 60

The Technical Association of the European Lubricants Industry (ATIEL) has launched a new website for the European Engine Lubricant Quality Management System (EELQMS) at eelqms.eu. ATIEL announced the launch in

Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Fraunhofer IKTS and AVL have joined forces on a four-year programme to develop a next-generation power-to-liquids (PTL) process for producing synthetic aviation fuel (e-SAF) from carbon dioxide (CO2) and low-carbon electricity, using solid oxide co-electrolysis

MOL Group has inaugurated a 37.4 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar park and an associated electricity storage system at its Algyő site in Hungary, an investment the company said will reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by approximately 13,000 tonnes annually. The storage

Aster has launched Aster Port & Terminals (APT), a storage and logistics business that opens its marine and tank infrastructure in Singapore to commercial customers, and has awarded its first major contracts to rejuvenate crude oil tanks at Pulau Bukom.

BASF SE (BASF) confirmed on 25 September that it is holding exploratory talks with smaller domestic rival Evonik Industries AG (Evonik) and Evonik’s largest shareholder, RAG-Stiftung, about a potential takeover of the Essen, Germany-based company. BASF said the

SK Enmove and LG Electronics have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop next-generation refrigerants, refrigeration oils and immersion cooling technology for home appliance, commercial and industrial use. The two companies announced the agreement on 23 September

Sinopec Lubricant Co. used ALE 2026 — the Asian Lubricant Exhibition — to promote its industrial lubricants to Malaysian customers, putting supply security at the centre of its pitch. The team from Sinopec Lubricant’s Malaysia

Shell Lubricants has been named the world’s number one best-selling lubricants supplier for a record 20th consecutive year, the company said, citing the latest edition of Kline & Company’s report Global Lubricants: