Business

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ordered Valvoline Inc. to divest 45 quick-lube shops as a condition for clearing its proposed U.S.$625 million acqui ...

Fuchs SE reported a modest recovery in its third quarter, with sales of €896 million, down 1% on a reported basis but “organic” growth rose by 1 ...

Ganesan Ganapathi cites examples of workers making exceptional contributions to lube blenders and discusses how to nurture such work.

Lubrizol and Aster, a Singaporean chemical and energy company, signed a memorandum of understanding to develop opportunities in the region, the compan ...

HF Sinclair Corp. achieved a record low operating cost of $7.12 per barrel, below its target of $7.25, and reported stronger third-quarter 2025 result ...

SK Enmove entered into a joint venture with auto parts maker Gabriel India to distribute the Korean company’s range of automotive lubricants and ...

Viva Energy has opened a AUD 25 million (U.S.$16.4 million) lubricants and grease manufacturing facility in Karratha, Western Australia, expanding its ...

Former employees of United Kingdom lubricant distributor Lubriage told Lube Report that company staff systematically replaced customers’ orders with ...

Pertamina said it has redirected fuel supplies to parts of Sumatra following a fire at its Dumai refinery.

Career Moves

October 7, 2025

Who’s working where now?

RelaDyne acquired Domestic Fuels & Lubes, a fuels and lubricants distributor based in Chesapeake, Virginia

Raises have slowed and job satisfaction risen, but workers cite leadership concerns.

Castrol, one of the oldest and biggest lubricant businesses is up for sale. Where is the interest?

ExxonMobil has completed the most recent expansion of its API Group II base oil plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island.

TRA published a Statement of Essential Facts concerning the ongoing investigation into product dumping.

Liqui Moly starts production in Thailand, a company first.

Ingevity has reached an agreement to sell its crude tall oil refinery in North Charleston, South Carolina, the latest in a series of restructuring ste ...

Peruvian lubricant supplier Viskosil Industries won a trademark infringement judgement last month against competitor Vistony, which was found to have ...

PSP Posts Jump in Profits

September 17, 2025

Despite a slight dip in revenues, Thai lubricant producer PSP Specialties reported a 37% jump in net profit for the first half of 2025, thanks mostly ...

An acquisition company made the winning U.S.$10 billion bid for the beleaguered ex-Venezuelan refiner Citgo.