Will Beverina

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New Boss Still Hopeful for Isla Refinery

New Boss Still Hopeful for Isla Refinery

Following a handful of failures, Refineria di Kursou is once again starting another search of a new operator for the Isl …

Profits Fall at Afton, Mixed for Valvoline

Profits Fall at Afton, Mixed for Valvoline

Afton Chemical posted decreased operating profit for the fourth quarter and full year 2021 along with increased sales, w …

Base Oil Rerefiners Rebounding from Pandemic

Base Oil Rerefiners Rebounding from Pandemic

The pandemic wreaked havoc on the base oil market, but rerefiners may have emerged stronger than ever.

Search for Isla Operator Starts Over

Search for Isla Operator Starts Over

Following another failed attempt to select an owner for the Isla Refinery in Willemstad, Curacao, the government agency …

U.S. Lubricants Buys BP Blending Plant

U.S. Lubricants Buys BP Blending Plant

U.S. Lubricants purchased a lube blending facility in Baltimore, Maryland, from BP, the company announced this week. U.S …

Castor Oil Distributor Acquired

Castor Oil Distributor Acquired

Biosynthetic Technologies, a producer of biobased synthetic compounds used in base oils, lubricants and additives, acqui …

Are Additives Keeping Up?

Are Additives Keeping Up?

As the lubricants industry enters a transformative period, no segment of the industry is spared. Discover how European a …

Investment Firms Swap RelaDyne

Investment Firms Swap RelaDyne

Private equity firm American Industrial Partners announced last week that it has acquired RelaDyne, one of the leaders o …

ExxonMobil Helps Scale Bio Base Stocks

ExxonMobil Helps Scale Bio Base Stocks

ExxonMobil entered a joint development agreement with biobased base stock manufacturer BioAccelergy to commercially scal …

Valvoline to Provide EV Services

Valvoline to Provide EV Services

Valvoline will provide vehicle maintenance at its service centers for e-mobility manufacturer Arrival and its electric v …

Moove Posts Higher Profits

Moove Posts Higher Profits

Cosan’s Moove reported increases in profit and revenue and a decrease in sales volume for the quarter ending Sept. 30, …

Troy to Merge with Arxada

Troy to Merge with Arxada

Metalworking fluid biocides producer Troy and Arxada, a lubricants and biocides manufacturer, will merge their businesse …

Swiss Arxada to Merge with Troy

Swiss Arxada to Merge with Troy

Lubricants and biocides manufacturer Arxada and Troy, a producer of metalworking fluid biocides, will merge their busine …

Telko Buys Estonian Distributor

Telko Buys Estonian Distributor

Lubricants distributor Telko Ltd. will acquire fellow distributor Mentum AS, the company announced last week. Based in T …

Base Oil Report: Trends

Base Oil Report: Trends

Leave No Trace  

By now you’ve probably heard of the push for carbon neutrality. It’s gone from a buzz term …

Lehvoss Adds Western Europe Distributor

Lehvoss Adds Western Europe Distributor

Lehvoss Group, a producer and distributor of raw materials for lubricant additives and base oils based in Hamburg, Germa …

Net Income, Sales Up for WD-40

Net Income, Sales Up for WD-40

WD-40 reported net income of $8.4 million for its fourth fiscal quarter, ending Aug. 31, down 57% compared to its previo …

Valvoline to Separate Segments

Valvoline to Separate Segments

Valvoline is further restructuring its business model, announcing this week it will separate its two business segments, …