Ongoing tensions over Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s borders continue to disrupt supply of goods and raw materials going into Ukraine, bu ...

Market activity was subdued in Asian nations that celebrate the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival this week, while in other countries, uncertainties r ...

Several naphthenic base oil producers have communicated price increases, driven by rising crude oil and feedstock prices, together with a tightening s ...

Whether 2022 brings the base oil market hardship, prosperity or a combination of the two remains a mystery, but the industry is up for whatever may co ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

Participants in different nations in Asia were dealing with diverse issues, with some facing heightened supply chain disruptions caused by a spike in ...

Base oil and lubricant producers faced challenging conditions such as employee absences and labor shortages as a result of the pandemic and the rapid ...

The world is on tenterhooks as Russian troops amass at the border of Ukraine without so far declaring any intentions as to their reason to be there, o ...

Base oil market participants in Asia appeared to be in wait-and-see mode—a distant cry from the situation in January 2021, when buyers had fervently ...

The onslaught of the Omicron coronavirus variant and persistent supply chain disruptions continued to cause headaches and shipment delays in base oil ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue

Base oil prices in Asia were generally steady, with a more defined direction expected to emerge in the next few days as participants evaluate whether ...

Base oil demand was fairly steady, but not robust as most buyers were still trying to assess product needs for the next few months. With uncertainties ...

Base oil trading was relatively muted last week as celebrations in Russia, Greece and other Christian Orthodox countries prolonged the holiday season ...

The base oils market started another year in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic, with uncertainties related to short-term demand, potential restric ...

Activity was anticipated to perk up during the week following the New Year’s holiday, with industry participants getting ready to face ongoing chall ...

Lube Report temporarily publishes Ray Masson’s column every other week. His EMEA Base Oil Price Report will appear again in next week’s issue.

Despite the emergence of the Omicron variant, base oil fundamentals appeared to lean toward a more balanced state as the end of the year approached, r ...

With only a few hours to go before the start of 2022, market activity was rather muted as many businesses close their doors for several days around th ...

Market participants’ absence from the workplace ahead of the New Year’s holiday accentuated the slower business pace seen over the last several da ...