Conventional Base Stocks

Lube Group Presents Waste Oil Management Plan in Chile 
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Lube Group Presents Waste Oil Management Plan in Chile 

September 4, 2025

A collective waste lubricant management organization seeks approval from the regulators.

September Base Oil Report

September Base Oil Report

September 2, 2025

Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.

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ExxonMobil to Make Group III at Baytown

August 27, 2025

ExxonMobil announced Wednesday that it will upgrade the base oil plant at its Baytown, Texas, refinery, giving it capaci ...

South Korea Base Oil Exports Down in July

South Korea Base Oil Exports Down in July

August 21, 2025

Base oil exports from South Korea rose 5% year over year in July, but the value of those exports dropped 2% due to lower ...

Malaysia Steps Up Its Rerefining Game

Malaysia Steps Up Its Rerefining Game

August 6, 2025

The Southeast Asian nation is bringing more rerefining capacity online.

August Base Oil Report

August Base Oil Report

August 4, 2025

Wars, tariffs, a slew of temporary refinery shutdowns – nothing phases base oil prices these days. Gabriela Wheeler di ...

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U.S. Base Oil Pricing

July 15, 2025

2024 was a year of modest growth that still didn’t surpass the 10-year high of 2022, a year marked by an impressiv ...

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U.S. Base Oil Imports and Exports

July 14, 2025

Over the past 20 years, U.S. base oil exports have been on a generally upward trajectory, except for a dip around the gl ...

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U.S. Base Oil Capacity and Production

July 14, 2025

Base oil production volumes in the United States appeared to have recovered from 2020’s pandemic-induced slump by 2021 ...

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Mineral Base Stocks

July 14, 2025

API Group I base oil refining begins by vacuum distillation of the feedstock to separate heavy hydrocarbons from light ...

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South Korea Exports

July 14, 2025

South Korea is among the world’s largest exporters of base oil, shipping out more than 4 million metric tons in 2022. ...

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Global Base Oil Production Capacity

July 9, 2025

Over the past two decades, the world’s mineral base oil refiners have gradually shifted away from API Group I producti ...

July Base Oil Report

July Base Oil Report

July 8, 2025

The base oils market appeared somewhat baffling as it entered the summer driving season. Some suppliers observed a comfo ...

Saudi Rerefiner Expands at Home and in Egypt

Saudi Rerefiner Expands at Home and in Egypt

July 2, 2025

Saudi base oil rerefiner Yunitco plans to carry out maintenance at its unit in Yanbu

June Base Oil Report

June Base Oil Report

June 5, 2025

Some paraffinic and naphthenic base oil prices have dipped. Gabriela Wheeler explains why.

China Base Oil Imports Dip in First Quarter

China Base Oil Imports Dip in First Quarter

May 14, 2025

Base oil imports to China sank further during the first quarter of the year, falling 20% from the same period of last ye ...

Safety-Kleen Turned a Corner, Says CEO

Safety-Kleen Turned a Corner, Says CEO

May 7, 2025

Consistent performance by Safety-Kleen helped parent company Clean Harbors edge past first quarter earnings expectations ...