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Career Moves

Career Moves

August 6, 2025

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Global Uncertainty Dampens Fuchs’ Results

Global Uncertainty Dampens Fuchs’ Results

August 6, 2025

Ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty, and weak industrial activity in Europe, pushed Fuchs to revise its full-y ...

Future-proofing in Uncertain Times

Future-proofing in Uncertain Times

August 4, 2025

A trend toward more complicated lubricant formulation has collided with disruptions in base oil supply chains.

Shrinking Market Kills Huntsman’s EU Precursor Business

Shrinking Market Kills Huntsman’s EU Precursor Business

July 29, 2025

Huntsman closed its maleic anhydride facility in Germany, prompted by losses and deteriorating market conditions.

BP Struggling to Lock in Castrol Buyer

BP Struggling to Lock in Castrol Buyer

July 29, 2025

All but one potential buyer for U.K. lubricant company Castrol have dropped out.

Fuchs Revises Earnings Outlook

Fuchs Revises Earnings Outlook

July 23, 2025

Fuchs, the world’s largest independent lubricant company, has revised its results outlook, blaming weak demand fro ...

Vibra Mulls Moove Purchase

Vibra Mulls Moove Purchase

July 21, 2025

Brazil’s Vibra Energia kicked off discussions with Cosan S.A. over potentially buying its lubricants business Moove.

Additive

Lubricant Basics

July 18, 2025

To help you understand the basics of the lubricants industry, from base oil groups to additive treat rates, first let’ ...

Brazil’s Vibra Launches Self-branded Base Oil

Brazil’s Vibra Launches Self-branded Base Oil

July 16, 2025

Vibra, Brazil’s largest fuel distributor, launched a new brand, Vibra Base Oil.

Career Moves

Career Moves

July 16, 2025

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Shell Completes Acquisition of Raj Petro

Shell Completes Acquisition of Raj Petro

July 15, 2025

Shell Lubricants completed its acquisition of Raj Petro Specialities Pvt., taking full ownership of the India-based comp ...

Addinol Refutes Reports of Russian Business 

Addinol Refutes Reports of Russian Business 

July 11, 2025

German lubricant manufacturer Addinol strongly denies it continues to operate in Russia or that its business there is gr ...

Real Industry Insights Start with Its People 

Real Industry Insights Start with Its People 

July 9, 2025

Each year, the ABN Lubricants Talent Survey gathers feedback on job satisfaction, career development opportunities, dive ...

Additive

IMCD Acquires Apus Quimica

July 9, 2025

Specialty chemicals formulator and distributor IMCD has agreed to acquire all shares of Apus Química SpA, a Chilean dis ...

Strub and Lubcon Rolled into Fuchs Swiss

Strub and Lubcon Rolled into Fuchs Swiss

July 2, 2025

Fuchs Group has consolidated its operations in Switzerland, establishing Fuchs Swiss Lubricants AG

SK Innovation Drops Lube Division IPO Again

SK Innovation Drops Lube Division IPO Again

July 2, 2025

SK Group halted plans to spin off SK Enmove Co., its lubricant manufacturing business, from SK Innovation.

Uniti Says Aye to Merger with VSI

Uniti Says Aye to Merger with VSI

June 26, 2025

Germany’s Federal Association of Medium-Sized Energy Companies (Uniti) and the Association of the Lubricant Industry ( ...