Market Profile: Australia’s Precarious Market

Oct 05, 2026

A developed lube market at the end of long supply chains is at the whim of events sometimes on the other side of the wor...

The Price of Performance: Lessons from the Group III Crisis  

Oct 05, 2026

The base oil crisis will lead lubricant manufacturers to work in a variety of ways to make supply chains more resilient....

Starfire: Your Partner In Uncertain Times

Oct 05, 2026

With the conflict in the Middle East stretching supply chains and causing significant disruption and uncertainty across...

October Base Oil Report

Oct 05, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz remained mostly closed to ship traffic, continuing to cause upheaval to the base oil market. Gabrie...

The Black Sheep Comes Home: Rerefined Base Oils Is the Next Strategic Bet

Sep 07, 2026

Slicker Recycling’s Mark Olpin makes a case for stepping up used oil rerefining in the United Kingdom.

Reassessing Silicone Lubricants: New Opportunities for Modern Greases

Sep 07, 2026

Silicone base stocks are attracting new attention for greases, partly because of developments in thickener technology an...

Sinclair Replaces Petro-Canada with SK Enmove, Chevron

Sep 07, 2026

The decision to close its Petro-Canada base oil plant will turn H.F. Sinclair’s lubricants and specialties business fr...

Crisis Puts Distributors Between Rock, Hard Place

Sep 07, 2026

The global supply crisis has put base oil distributors in difficult positions.

Why Routes to Market Matter

Sep 07, 2026

Strategic decisions about how and where to supply finished products can greatly affect a company’s success.

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