A few participants rushed to finalize business ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday celebrated in the United States on November 27, and this led to a sho ...

As the festive season approaches, a number of significant developments are underway in the base oil markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Aside from supply and demand factors, base oil prices in Asia were also influenced by steeper feedstock costs, leading some producers to keep offers u ...

Yitai Bochen Chemical Technology Co. began construction this month on a new API Group III base oil plant in Zibo, Shandong province, marking a major b ...

Anuj Kumar discusses what is needed to maximize the amount of waste lubricants recycled into base oil.

Base oil consumption levels have slipped due to seasonal patterns, and this, along with steady production at most refineries and the release of hurric ...

Base oil buying activity is waning across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and deliveries to finished lubricant blenders are expected to continue d ...

Out with the Old, in with the New   As the end of the year approaches, many base oil industry participants are likely to evaluate the circumstance ...

Spot prices for some base oil cuts succumbed to downward pressure on mounting availability, while other grades managed to maintain a steady course as ...

The successful completion of a plant turnaround coupled with slowing demand was expected to lead to oversupply conditions for some base oil grades. Pr ...

U.S. base oil output slipped a bit during the first half of 2025 and still has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Over the longer term, rising expor ...

As base oil markets arrive at the mid-point of the year’s fourth quarter, there are signs of activity slowing in some regions. That’s unsurprising ...

Market forces continued to pull prices in different directions in Asia, with tighter supplies of some grades supporting steady-to-firm prices, and len ...

The fall season ushers in a time of reflection and gratitude in many parts of the world, such as the traditional autumn moon viewing in Japan (known a ...

Despite a reduction in activity levels in some segments of the base oils market, demand was generally described as steady for many grades, with supply ...

Base oil supply and demand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are largely in line with global trends, but some areas do not fit into the template.

The fall season ushers in a time of reflection and gratitude in many parts of the world, such as the traditional autumn moon viewing in Japan (known a ...

Lingering uncertainties continued to impact lubricant and finished products demand in Asia, and this, in turn, affected base oil consumption, as buyer ...

The crude oil and base oil markets appeared to be at a tipping point, with results of current trade negotiations between the United States and several ...