Rerefined

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

Lubes’n’Greases February Issue Available

February 6, 2024

Discover how extended producer responsibility in India might affect rerefining in the country, how the automotive indust ...

India’s Circularity Extends to Lubricants

India’s Circularity Extends to Lubricants

February 1, 2024

With implementation of Extended Producer Responsibility looming, what challenges might the Indian rerefining market be f ...

Nynas Starts Partnership to Recycle Transformer Oil

Nynas Starts Partnership to Recycle Transformer Oil

January 15, 2024

Swedish lubricant maker Nynas to recycle transformer oil in a partnership with leading recycler Stena Recycling.

Rerefinery Opens Near Arctic Circle

Rerefinery Opens Near Arctic Circle

December 26, 2023

A base oil rerefinery that opened recently in Severodvinsk, Russia, may not be large, but it appears to be the northernm ...

Lwart Will Expand Brazilian Rerefinery

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 ...

Suit Calls Italy’s Conou Anti-competitive

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 ...

Fuchs Expands in South Africa

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 ...

China Extends Tax Break for Rerefined Oils

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 ...

Rerefinery and Lube Factory Planned in Turkey

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 ...

Rerefinery Planned in Russia’s Tula Oblast

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 ...

Slicker Buys Waste Oil Collector Monster

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 ...