Conventional Base Stocks

December Base Oil Report

December Base Oil Report

December 2, 2024

As the year is nearing its end, base oil prices are edging down. Gabriela Wheeler explains why.

ReGen III Secures More Funding

ReGen III Secures More Funding

November 27, 2024

Waste oil rerefiner ReGen III aims to be the world’s largest producer of regenerated API Group III base oil when the ...

Denmark Refinery Undergoing Expansion

Denmark Refinery Undergoing Expansion

November 20, 2024

Madrid – Avista Green will undertake an expansion of its used lubricant rerefinery in Kalundborg, Denmark, and aims to ...

Pentas Flora Upgrades Rerefinery

Pentas Flora Upgrades Rerefinery

November 20, 2024

View from Banting, Malaysia, site of Pentas Flora’s waste oil rerefinery.

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Chile Mandates Lubricant Recycling

November 20, 2024

Chile recently adopted an extended responsibility law that will require lubricant suppliers to ensure that their product ...

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Less Cash for South Korea Base Oils

November 20, 2024

Base oil exports from South Korea dipped 3% last month, compared to October of 2023, but the value of those exports fell ...

Clean Harbors Ups Collection Fees

Clean Harbors Ups Collection Fees

November 13, 2024

Clean Harbors Inc. warned customers that it has “significantly” raised waste oil collection fees to offset depressed ...

November Base Oil Report

November Base Oil Report

November 4, 2024

Geopolitical conflict, severe weather systems, a longshoremen’s strike and more induced some anxiety in the base oil m ...

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China Base Oil Imports Down Again

October 30, 2024

Base oil imports to China fell 35% in September, compared to the same month of 2023, as 2024’s demand for foreign base ...

Italy’s Model for Waste Oil Regeneration

Italy’s Model for Waste Oil Regeneration

October 30, 2024

Italy is the European Union’s leading collector and regenerator of waste oil, said the head of the country's waste oil ...

U.S. Base Oil Production Up in July

U.S. Base Oil Production Up in July

October 23, 2024

United States refiners produced 5 million barrels of base oil in July as this year’s output continued to run ahead of ...

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

October 2, 2024

Vertex Energy Inc., a renewable fuels and environmental services company, filed for bankruptcy last week after its attem ...

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Exxon Enters French Rerefining Arena

September 30, 2024

ExxonMobil's French subsidiary Esso Societe Anonyme Francaise will start rerefining base oil at its Port Jerome facility ...

October Base Oil Report

October Base Oil Report

September 27, 2024

Gabriela Wheeler explores some of the major factors that contributed to a series of posted base oil price decreases that ...

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South Korea Base Oil Exports Surge

September 25, 2024

Base oil exports from South Korea jumped to 428,719 metric tons in August, according to new data from the country’s Cu ...

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U.S. Base Oil Output Rose in June

September 25, 2024

Base oil production in the United States rose 12% in June, year on year, as this year’s output continued to run ahead ...

Petromaca Builds Rerefinery in Venezuela

Petromaca Builds Rerefinery in Venezuela

September 18, 2024

Venezuelan petrochemical and environmental management company Petromaca’s rerefinery is the latest used lubricant recy ...