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Demand Sprouts for Ester Lubes

Demand Sprouts for Ester Lubes

Although global lubricants demand is consistently flat, ester-based lubricants will grow at an average rate of 6 percent …

Middle East Transitions to Base Oil Exporter

Middle East Transitions to Base Oil Exporter

In the few short years since 2011, the Middle East has gone from being an importer of base oils to a major export center …

The Volume-Value Question

The Volume-Value Question

Are lubricants actually “the golden nugget” of the downstream petroleum industry? Despite flat volume growth, gross marg …

Flexitanks Catch a Rising Tide

Flexitanks Catch a Rising Tide

Global trading in base oils and lubricants is helping propel demand for this cost-saving shipping option, despite some u …

Small Gains Seen for Lubes in 2014

Small Gains Seen for Lubes in 2014

LONDON – Initial estimates by lubricants manufacturer Fuchs Petrolub have put global lubricants demand at 35.4 million m …

EIA: Base Oil Up 1% in 2014

EIA: Base Oil Up 1% in 2014

U.S. refiners produced close to 60.4 million barrels of base oil in 2014, a 1 percent gain over 2013, according to data …

Weighing the Flexitank Option

Weighing the Flexitank Option

Industrial packagings rising star is a 6,000-gallon plastic bag, fitted into a standard shipping container. Is it right …

Publishers Letter

Publishers Letter

As readers know, our publisher Nancy DeMarco retired on Dec. 31, after 20 years of leading the LubesnGreases family of p …

Theyre Tough to Beat

Theyre Tough to Beat

U.S. and Canadian refiners have structural advantages that international rivals lack. No wonder they’re generating robus …

Cleanliness Extends Lube, Equipment Life

Cleanliness Extends Lube, Equipment Life

Being mindful of the basic cleanliness of machinery will assure longer life for lubricants and the equipment it flows th …

API License Renewal Season Opens

API License Renewal Season Opens

Worldwide, more than 12,000 engine oil products are licensed to display the American Petroleum Institutes service mark, …

Full Plate for API

Full Plate for API

The association is busy renewing the licenses for 12,000 products and shepherding two critical category upgrades, all wh …

Focus on Mexico

Focus on Mexico

Reform of the country’s energy sector in 2014 opened the door for new business opportunities and players, but also usher …

API Renewal Period Opens Jan. 1

API Renewal Period Opens Jan. 1

Worldwide, more than 12,000 engine oil products are licensed to display the American Petroleum Institutes service mark, …

Rewards Flow to Lab, R&D Pros

Rewards Flow to Lab, R&D Pros

That humming noise in your lab may be coming from a manager with plenty to sing about on payday. Part 3 of our exclusive …

Keep The Bucks Coming

Keep The Bucks Coming

They bring home the money for lubricant companies, so how much do these managers bring home themselves? We asked, in Par …

Salary Survey 2014: Plant Managers

Salary Survey 2014: Plant Managers

Our exclusive Lubricants Industry Salary Survey is back! The three-part series starts with the folks who make it all hap …

Humming Along Nicely

Humming Along Nicely

U.S. refinery production of base oils in this year’s first half went swimmingly, and export activity was brisk as well. …