South Koreas major base oil refiners - SK Lubricants, S-Oil, GS Caltex, and Hyundai Shell Base Oil - each reported steep declines in operating profit ...

NewMarkets Afton Chemical reported lower operating profit in the fourth quarter but stronger full-year results, while Valvoline posted increases in sa ...

Vehicle sales for last year were up in Brazil and Colombia but down in Mexico, Argentina and Chile, according to data from a variety of automotive ass ...

Japans volume of primary energy supply - oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and renewable electricity - is projected to decline by 0.4 percent in fiscal ...

Domestic automobile sales in India declined nearly 14 percent year-on-year to 23.1 million units in 2019, according to data from the Society of Indian ...

Pakistans National Refinery Ltd. reported its half-year net profit for its lube segment - which includes API Group I base oils and waxes - plunged 52 ...

Automotive sales in the United States for 2019 are expected to reach just above 17 million, down around 1 percent, according to companies that track d ...

A dramatic increase in base oil availability from the Middle East is fueling a supply glut that could exceed 3 million metric tons a year, according t ...

Commercial vehicle registrations across the European Union rose by 2.5 percent to 2.5 million in 2019, marking the seventh consecutive year of growth, ...

Auto sales in China fell again in 2019, decreasing 8.2 percent to 25.8 million units, according to data released by the China Association of Automobil ...

Apar Industries Ltd. reported that its transformer oil and specialty oil segment had income of Rs 32.3 crore (Rs 323 million or U.S. $4.5 million) bef ...

As the trade war between Washington and Beijing continues, the United States paraffin-based wax industry is feeling pressure as sales dip and alternat ...

Passenger car registrations across the European Union grew 1.2 percent to more than 15.3 million in 2019, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth ...

Twenty-five years ago, Lisa Tocci, Nancy Demarco and Gloria Steinberg Briskin hunkered down in the new headquarters of their nascent publishing compan ...

Sara Lefcourt offers up a new way to look at your business and tips for future success.

Jack Goodhue stresses the importance of advance preparation in business dealings.

Malaysias vehicle sales are projected to grow 1 percent to almost 609,000 units this year, according to a forecast by Frost & Sullivan. The countrys e ...

There is little doubt that mineral hydrocarbons extraction and processing have a large environmental impact. Downstream, the base oil and lubricant in ...

As the greying workforce hangs up its spurs, hiring managers have an urgent need to find the next generation of lubricant technicians.

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