Motiva informed its customers that the company would be decreasing posted prices, with the adjustment becoming effective retroactively on Sept. 1. Oth ...

Some segments of the base oils market have tipped towards the tight side, while others showed some lengthening given high production rates and slowing ...

Eneos Corp. is conducting a two-year study on recycled waste lubricants to help establish supply of rerefined base oil in Japan, the company said in a ...

Base oil pricing dynamics have been hot all year long, but things may finally be cooling down.

Base oil production in the United States declined 8% in June, compared to the same month last year, according to data released by a government agency. ...

With the end of the summer driving season and the Labor Day holiday just around the corner, it was not surprising to see activity in the base oils mar ...

While most segments of the United States base oils market seemed to move at a slower pace as the summer driving season wound down, the unplanned exten ...

Vertex Energy Inc. reported a 178% increase in gross profit and increased sales for its used motor oil collection and processing business, and Perimet ...

An Italian association that promotes recycling of waste lubricants has sharply cut a finished lubricant tax designed to help finance those efforts, th ...

Activity in the United States base oils market proceeded at a moderate pace as participants enjoyed the last few days of the summer holidays and buyer ...

Cross Oil joined those naphthenic producers who had communicated price decreases last week. The adjustments were prompted by lower crude oil and feeds ...

Naphthenic base oil producers communicated price decreases this week on softer market fundamentals. An unplanned production outage and force majeure d ...

Heritage-Crystal Clean’s oil business segment reported 45% higher revenue for its second fiscal quarter ending June 18, getting a boost from increas ...

Crude oil and feedstock prices remain volatile, and the summer months have ushered in yet another round of base oil price increases.

The EU has imposed rounds of strict sanctions on Russian oil products. How will the bans affect base oil supply in the bloc?

Base oil demand remained healthy despite uncertainties brought about by volatile crude oil and feedstock prices, inflation and a possible recession, w ...

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected in the country in 2021 – the fifth straight year that it met or topped that level – accordin ...

South Korea exported 22% less base oil volume in June, compared to the same month last year, but the declared value of those exports rose 4%, accordin ...

There were no posted U.S. base oil price changes this week. Gabriela Wheeler is away. Her column will reappear in the July 27 edition of Lube Report A ...

SK Lubricants and South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy signed a memorandum of understanding last week to recycle waste lubricants in ...