Conventional Base Stocks

South Korea Base Oil Exports Dropped in July

South Korea Base Oil Exports Dropped in July

Lube Report Asia - September 22, 2023

South Korea exported 34% less base oil, and the reported value of those exports plunged 48% in July, compared to the sam ...

U.S. Base Oil Exports Dropped in June

U.S. Base Oil Exports Dropped in June

Lube Report Americas - September 13, 2023

The Unites States exported 22% less base oil in June, with the steepest drops occurring in exports to Colombia and Belgi ...

Omsk to Stream Group II, III in September

Omsk to Stream Group II, III in September

Lube Report EMEA - September 6, 2023

Gazprom Neft’s new 220,000 metric tons per year Group II and III base oil production in Omsk is scheduled to start str ...

Base Oil Report

Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - September 6, 2023

After a rather slumberous spring and summer, activity in the base oil market has finally started to pick up.

U.S. Base Oil Output Continues 2023 Lag

U.S. Base Oil Output Continues 2023 Lag

Lube Report Americas - September 6, 2023

Base oil production in the United States fell 20% in June, compared to the same month last year, according to government ...

Quimiguay Recycles Waste Oil in Argentina

Quimiguay Recycles Waste Oil in Argentina

Lube Report Americas - August 30, 2023

To help reduce potential for environmental contamination, an Argentinian waste management company launched a used lubric ...

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Duties Blamed for Slide in Kazakh Exports

Lube Report EMEA - August 29, 2023

The competitiveness of Kazakhstan lubricant makers against Russian counterparts suffered because of the high duties paid ...

Rerefinery and Lube Factory Planned in Turkey

Rerefinery and Lube Factory Planned in Turkey

Lube Report EMEA - August 29, 2023

A waste oil rerefinery and lubricant manufacturing complex will be constructed in Mersin province in southeastern Turkey ...

Brazil Imports Less Base Oil in June

Brazil Imports Less Base Oil in June

Lube Report Americas - August 9, 2023

Brazil imported 17% less base oil, and the South American country's base oil exports declined 14% in June, compared to t ...

Profits Dip at Safety-Kleen, Jump at Quaker Chem

Profits Dip at Safety-Kleen, Jump at Quaker Chem

Lube Report Americas - August 2, 2023

Despite increases in used oil collection and sales volumes of rerefined base oils, Clean Harbors reported lower second q ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Sagged in May

U.S. Base Oil Output Sagged in May

Lube Report Americas - August 2, 2023

Base oil production in the United States declined 9% in May, although the volume reached its highest in a month since la ...

Chevron Expands Group III Output in Richmond

Chevron Expands Group III Output in Richmond

Lube Report Americas - July 26, 2023

Chevron said Sunday that it began making 4 centiStoke API Group III base stocks this month at its refinery in Richmond, ...

Base Oil Report

Base Oil Report

Lubes'n'Greases - July 20, 2023

Gabriela Wheeler outlines the major factors that have placed downward pressure on base oil prices this year.

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Investment Firm Buying Crystal Clean

Lube Report Americas - July 19, 2023

Heritage-Crystal Clean, owner of North America’s second-largest rerefinery, announced today an agreement to be bought ...

Rerefinery Planned in Russia’s Tula Oblast

Rerefinery Planned in Russia’s Tula Oblast

Lube Report EMEA - July 18, 2023

A public-private partnership to build a rerefinery capable of producing base oils was announced recently during an event ...

U.S. Base Oil Imports, Exports Up in April

U.S. Base Oil Imports, Exports Up in April

Lube Report Americas - July 12, 2023

Base oil exports from the United States rose 11%, and imports increased 18% in April, according to data released by the ...

U.S. Base Oil Output Down Again in April

U.S. Base Oil Output Down Again in April

Lube Report Americas - July 5, 2023

U.S. base oil production decreased 5% in April, compared to the same month last year, according to U.S. Energy Informati ...

Slicker Buys Waste Oil Collector Monster

Slicker Buys Waste Oil Collector Monster

Lube Report EMEA - July 5, 2023

Waste oil collector Slicker Recycling Ltd. acquired competitor Oil Monster for an undisclosed sum in mid-May. The purcha ...