Conventional Base Stocks

The United States lags well behind many European countries in the recycling of used lubricants, and the U.S. rate is unlikely to rise much without gov ...

A Canadian start-up is planning to join the ranks of North Americas rerefiners. Saskalta Corp. is building a used oil processing plant at the former s ...

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. announced last week that it plans to build a Group III base oil plant at its refinery in southwest India. T ...

The worldwide market for naphthenic base oils is tight, with a slight deficit that should continue at least through 2007, according to Swedish refiner ...

ConocoPhillips last week launched a new line of white oils and food-grade lubricants to be marketed under its Conoco, Phillips 66 and 76 brand names. ...

Motiva Enterprises announced last week an expansion that will increase capacity at its Port Arthur, Texas, Group II base oil plant by 13,700 barrels p ...