| About 1400 BC |
The use of animal fat and limestone for lubrication of axes of Hittite chariots was started. In the same period, lubricants based on olive oil and limestone were used in Ancient Egypt |
| 1845 |
A lubricant consisting of mineral oil, animal fat and limestone was invented in the United States |
| 1853 |
The first sodium lubricant based on beef fat appeared in the United Kingdom |
| 1912 |
The production of calcium lubricants with the dispersion medium based on mineral oil was started in Japan |
| 1938 |
Lithium lubricants were developed. They quickly conquered the world and were used as multipurpose lubricants |
| 1954 |
Invention of complex aluminium lubricants for operation at high temperatures |
| 1955 |
Invention of urea greases in the United States |
| 1960–Present |
Resurgence of vegetable-oil-based lubricating greases |
