Norac Additives broke ground on a new esterification line at its production site in Helena, Arkansas, giving German parent company Peter Greven greate ...

Lengthening supplies and flat demand seemed to be the main factors affecting base oil prices, although not all grades displayed the same conditions. M ...

While there was a moderate uptick in base oil buying interest in some countries in Asia, many buyers remained cautious because prices seemed to be pul ...

Escalating tensions in the Middle East and fresh evacuations of oil infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida ...

This report continues to collate information and activities regarding base oil trading and supply, but important geopolitical activities in the Middle ...

Just like base oil consumers and suppliers in the United States built additional inventories ahead of the hurricane season in case of weather-related ...

Vertex Energy Inc., a renewable fuels and environmental services company, filed for bankruptcy last week after its attempt to break into the renewable ...

Belgian oleo-chemicals company Oleon acquired a majority stake in A.Azevedo Óleos, a Brazilian oleo-chemical company based in Sao Paulo.

Israel on Tuesday launched a ground invasion into southern Lebanon, another significant expansion of its war with Hamas in Palestine’s Gaza Strip.

ExxonMobil's French subsidiary Esso Societe Anonyme Francaise will start rerefining base oil at its Port Jerome facility in Gravenchon, northern Franc ...

Base oil prices continued to be pulled in different directions in Asia, depending on supply and demand fundamentals and prospects of a seasonal uptick ...

Hurricane Helene pummeled Florida and other Southeastern states late last week, with strong winds and torrential rains causing devastating floods and ...

Gabriela Wheeler explores some of the major factors that contributed to a series of posted base oil price decreases that emerged in early September.

Chemical regulation may be reducing the flow of new molecules into the market, but it has prompted a variety of new approaches to product R&D and intr ...

Two API Group I producers joined the growing band of suppliers who have cut posted prices since the beginning of the month. No Group I suppliers had a ...

The Lube Expo trade show was held last week in Dusseldorf, Germany, attracting companies from almost every part of the lubricants industry, from base ...

Base oil exports from South Korea jumped to 428,719 metric tons in August, according to new data from the country’s Customs Service, a 35% increase ...

Base oil production in the United States rose 12% in June, year on year, as this year’s output continued to run ahead of 2023.

The base oils market appeared to be going through a transitional period, with buyers assessing future product needs and waiting for more definitive si ...

More base oil producers announced base oil price decreases during the week. Among paraffinic producers, SK Enmove informed customers of a further post ...