Several base oil producers stepped out with price increase announcements in March. Might this movement be indicative of increasing demand?

According to base oil suppliers, the implementation of posted price increases appeared to have inhibited orders to a certain extent, as buyers were mo ...

A subsidiary of Chilean energy and forestry company Copec received approval from a local environmental authority to develop the nation’s largest use ...

A number of base oil suppliers have implemented posted price increases over the last two weeks, with a few others joining the round of initiatives thi ...

Several paraffinic base oil producers communicated posted price increases during the week, which were precipitated by climbing crude oil and feedstock ...

The United States’ base oil exports volume jumped 34% in January, while base oil imports rose 10%, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Inf ...

A tightening supply and demand scenario and firm crude oil and feedstock prices drove base oil producers to seek posted price increases over the last ...

Base oil production in the United States decreased 8% in January, while naphthenic base oil output sank 24% to its lowest mark in several years, accor ...

A few posted price increases were announced in late February. Might these increases have been a bit premature?

China’s plan to encourage manufacturers in key industries to replace old equipment could lead to more rerefined base oil production and finished lub ...

Several paraffinic base oil producers and rerefiners communicated posted price increases last week, with the increases going into effect between March ...

Motiva stepped out with a posted price increase late last week, with several other paraffinic base oil producers and rerefiners joining the bandwagon ...

To many suppliers’ relief, base oil demand has shown an uptick over the last two weeks, but participants acknowledged that activity was not yet at � ...

The month of March may be pivotal for the market, as business concluded over the next several days may be an indication of what can be expected for th ...

Base oil fundamentals have been lackluster for months. Might the spring production cycle breathe some life into the market?

New emission standards and engine oil specifications are boosting demand for premium lubricant grades, while electric vehicles adoption is suppressing ...

According to reports, ExxonMobil raised the posted price of its API Group I, Group II and Group II+ base oils last week, while Paulsboro plans to lift ...

In a fairly quiet market – with many players away attending the Argus Global Base Oils Conference in London – reports that ExxonMobil intended to ...

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive industry is impacting base oil deman ...

Blue Tide Environmental announced today completion of the first phase of its base oils rerefinery in Baytown, Texas – a low-sulfur vacuum gasoil pla ...