Despite a setback in terms of business reopenings in some states, activity in the United States base oils market appeared to have picked up compared t ...

While several countries in Asia continued to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand appeared to have improved in some areas, leading t ...

Base oil demand still shows no sign of returning to pre-pandemic levels, but prices have started to recover, particularly in the API Group I camp wher ...

The United States base oil market was chugging along, faced with many uncertainties as health experts were still trying to decide whether the country ...

Tightening supply and steeper feedstock prices have resulted in stable to firm spot base oil prices in Asia, but lingering uncertainties generated by ...

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.

Demand for base oils and lubricants has improved in Asia, but COVID-19 infection spikes, growing unemployment rates and economic contraction in some c ...

A second wave of COVID-19 infections in the United States – more insidious and worrisome than the first one – is testing participants’ confidenc ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are finally showing what could be early signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand re ...

While fundamentals in Asia improved, the market continued to be plagued by uncertainties as COVID-19 cases spiked in some countries, and the gradual r ...

Calumet, Excel Paralubes, Phillips 66, HollyFrontier, Petro-Canada, Avista Oil, Safety-Kleen, Paulsboro and SK Americas joined the cadre of producers ...

Canadian wax maker The International Group Inc. has acquired Picayune, Mississippi-based Rheogistics LLC, which supplies lubricants and mechanical sta ...

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.

A slightly better supply-demand balance supported firming spot price indications in Asia, although producers still faced resistance due to uncertainti ...

Motiva stepped out with a base oil posted price increase this week, and was quickly followed with similar initiatives by Chevron and ExxonMobil on the ...

Despite the easing of coronavirus lockdowns in many countries, base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa continue to struggle mightily an ...

Sentiment was less positive this week amid renewed concerns of a second coronavirus wave and a World Bank forecast that the pandemic would make the gl ...

Despite less than ideal market conditions as the U.S. economy has fallen into recession, protests demanding racial justice carry on, and the coronavir ...

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.

The coronavirus specter was still looming over business in Asia, with some countries still under partial lockdowns and others on alert as new infectio ...