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
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