Business

Question (Almost) Everything

Question (Almost) Everything

Lubes'n'Greases - November 1, 2023

Jack Goodhue explores how questioning convention can lead to innovation.

Revenue, Waste Oil Volume Fall for Safety-Kleen

Revenue, Waste Oil Volume Fall for Safety-Kleen

Lube Report Americas - November 1, 2023

Clean Harbors reported a challenging third quarter for its Safety-Kleen segment – which includes waste oil collection ...

Fuchs Profit Rises Despite Dip in Sales

Fuchs Profit Rises Despite Dip in Sales

Lube Report EMEA - October 31, 2023

Fuchs SE posted an 11% increase in third quarter profits, compared to the same period of last year, despite a small drop ...

Moresco Sells Less Synthetics, More Specialties

Moresco Sells Less Synthetics, More Specialties

Lube Report Asia - October 26, 2023

Moresco reported a 10% increase in specialty lubricant sales and a 39% drop in synthetic lubricant sales for the six mon ...

Profits Rise for Afton, WD-40

Profits Rise for Afton, WD-40

Lube Report Americas - October 25, 2023

Afton Chemical reported a 68% jump in operating profit despite a 4% decline in sales for the quarter ending Sept. 30, as ...

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Martin Midstream Specialty Operating Income Rises

Lube Report Americas - October 18, 2023

Martin Midstream Partners reported higher operating income and lower sales revenue for its specialty products business s ...

Profits Rise for Michang

Profits Rise for Michang

Lube Report Asia - October 13, 2023

South Korean lubricants blender Michang Petroleum Industry Co. reported a 43% jump in operating profit on a 2% uptick in ...

Shell Acquires Transformer Fluid, Coolant Lines

Shell Acquires Transformer Fluid, Coolant Lines

Lube Report EMEA - October 10, 2023

Shell Lubricants acquired two product lines from United Kingdom-based M&I Materials Ltd. – one for synthetic and e ...

Hi-Tech Lubricants Posted Loss, Sales Drop

Hi-Tech Lubricants Posted Loss, Sales Drop

Lube Report Asia - October 6, 2023

Hi-Tech Lubricants’ lubricants segment recorded a net loss and a 26% drop in sales for the fiscal year ending June 30, ...

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Hindustan Will Form Subsidiary for Lubes

Lube Report Asia - October 6, 2023

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. plans to create a separate subsidiary for its lubricant business, which it claims is the ...

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Lubes'n'Greases - October 2, 2023

Apu Gosalia examines a turning point in sustainability and describes how recent events may affect companies operating in ...

Ensure Your Personnel Pipeline Is Robust

Ensure Your Personnel Pipeline Is Robust

Lubes'n'Greases - October 2, 2023

Sara Lefcourt suggests ways that companies can attract and retain the most suitable employees.

PSP Conducts Stock Offering

PSP Conducts Stock Offering

Lube Report Asia - September 29, 2023

P.S.P. Specialties Public Co. on Aug. 30 conducted an initial public stock offering – putting up for sale around 25% o ...

RS Clare Posts Jump in Profits

RS Clare Posts Jump in Profits

Lube Report EMEA - September 26, 2023

United Kingdom-based lubricant manufacturer RS Clare & Co. reported a 32% jump in profit and a 25% increase in reven ...

First Half Improvement at Richful, Lopal

First Half Improvement at Richful, Lopal

Lube Report Asia - September 22, 2023

Richful Lube Additives Co. reported a 71% surge in net profit for the first half of 2023, while lubricant marketer Lopal ...

Aramco Acquires Chilean Blender, Distributor

Aramco Acquires Chilean Blender, Distributor

Lube Report Americas - September 20, 2023

Saudi Aramco is entering the South American lubricants market after fully acquiring Chilean blender, distributor and ret ...

Soltex Buys Dielectric Fluid Supplier DSI

Soltex Buys Dielectric Fluid Supplier DSI

Lube Report Americas - September 20, 2023

Aiming to expand its offerings for dielectric fluids and other electrical insulating lubricants and coolants, chemical m ...

Modrica Refinery Posts Further Losses

Modrica Refinery Posts Further Losses

Lube Report EMEA - September 19, 2023

Bosnian base oil and lubricant producer Rafinarija Ulja Modrica ended the first half of this year with a net loss of 1.1 ...