API PC-12 engine oil categories CL-4 and FB-4 are advancing toward a 2027 launch. Here’s what the changes mean for fleets, ...

January 1, 2027, will be the first license date for two new heavy-duty engine oil categories, if all goes as planned.

The API is aiming for a 2027 rollout of the new engine oil spec, which is meant to enhance performance standards.

Preparing for EPA 2027? API’s new PC-12 spec (CL-4 and FB-4) introduces ultra-low viscosity 0W-20 oils and stricter emissions ...

The American Petroleum Institute (API) announced progress in the development of its new Proposed Category 12 (PC-12) ...

The American Petroleum Institute will introduce a special Service Symbol Donut to help consumers identify the newly-approved FA-4 (PC-11) diesel engine oil. API approved two new diesel oil standards, ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer: Shunichi Kito; hereinafter referred to as “Idemitsu”) ...

The most current API SN oil category for gasoline engine oils are soon to be superseded by new gasoline engine oil standard aimed at providing greater protection and fuel efficiency for today’s ...