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Lwart Will Expand Brazilian Rerefinery

December 20, 2023

Lwart Environmental Solutions said recently that it will expand its used lubricant rerefinery in Lençóis, Brazil, by 5 ...

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Suit Calls Italy’s Conou Anti-competitive

December 19, 2023

Two Italian used oil recycling operators filed an antimonopoly petition against Conou, Italy’s National Consortium for ...

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Fuchs Expands in South Africa

December 11, 2023

Fuchs Lubricants announced it is investing 218 million rand (U.S. $11.4 million) in the second phase of an expansion tha ...

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China Extends Tax Break for Rerefined Oils

October 26, 2023

China’s government announced last month a four-year extension of a consumption tax exemption for petroleum products ma ...

Quimiguay Recycles Waste Oil in Argentina

Quimiguay Recycles Waste Oil in Argentina

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

August 29, 2023

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

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Rerefinery and Lube Factory Planned in Turkey

August 29, 2023

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

Profits Dip at Safety-Kleen, Jump at Quaker Chem

Profits Dip at Safety-Kleen, Jump at Quaker Chem

August 2, 2023

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

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Investment Firm Buying Crystal Clean

July 19, 2023

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

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Rerefinery Planned in Russia’s Tula Oblast

July 18, 2023

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

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Slicker Buys Waste Oil Collector Monster

July 5, 2023

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

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Hydrodec Offers Credits to Used Oil Suppliers

June 28, 2023

Used electrical transformer oil rerefiner Hydrodec has developed a new revenue stream, selling carbon credits to busines ...

Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

Italy Still Rerefines Close to Half of Waste Oil

June 6, 2023

Italy recycled 98% of used lubricating oils collected there last year – the sixth consecutive year that it met or topp ...

Q1 Challenging for Rerefiners

Q1 Challenging for Rerefiners

May 10, 2023

The base oil market was a challenging environment for rerefiners during the first three months of 2023, according to rec ...

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Rerefinery to be Built in Azerbaijan

May 9, 2023

Two Azeri startups are preparing to build a base oil rerefinery and a lithium battery recovery center, both of which wil ...

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Small Rerefinery Being Built in Turkey

April 18, 2023

A public-private partnership for waste oil collection and construction of a base oil rerefinery was announced recently b ...

Vertex Reports Higher Profit for Former Unit

Vertex Reports Higher Profit for Former Unit

March 22, 2023

Vertex Energy reported higher gross profit and revenue from 2022 for its Heartland used motor oil collection and recycli ...

Sales Up for Clean Harbors, HCC

Sales Up for Clean Harbors, HCC

March 8, 2023

Clean Harbors’ Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segment and rerefiner Heritage-Crystal Clean’s oil business seg ...