Staff Writer - Boris is a staff writer focused on Eastern Europe, Russia and the ex-Soviet lubricant industry. Prior to joining Lubes’n’Greases in 2010, Boris was a Russia-based reporter for several Macedonian news outlets. He had a 16-month stint as a business reporter for The St. Petersburg Times and contributed analyses to an English-language outlet of RIA Novosti, a Russian state news agency. Boris often travels to St. Petersburg, Washington, D.C. and Skopje. Recently, he has also begun a part-time engagement as a foreign correspondent for North Macedonia’s state news agency, MIA.
Valencia, Spain — Regulatory pressure, tariffs and sanctions, evolving lubricant specifications and rising defense an …
Valencia, Spain – Europe and Asia are rapidly reshaping the rerefined base oil market, emerging as the dominant globa …
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Lubricant production in post-Soviet states has grown over the past three years, driven by Western sanctions against Russ …
Russia’s finished lubricant market held steady at around 1.8 million tons in 2024, as domestic producers focused on im …
Russia’s domestic grease market is still lucrative despite sanctions and escalating raw materials costs.
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A recent survey in Russia indicates motorists are reducing the intervals at which they replace their passenger car engin …
Authorities in the United Kingdom are mulling the imposition of import tariffs on certain engine oils and hydraulic flui …
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