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Podcast 30: Leveling the UK Lubricant Playing Field

Podcast 30: Leveling the UK Lubricant Playing Field

May 7, 2025

Mark Lord of Aztec Oils talks about why an unprecedented volume of cheap lubricant is flooding the U.K. market.

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

May 7, 2025

Waste oil collector ReGen III Corp. appointed Liam Gallacher to its board. As a current shareholder, Liam brings experie ...

Luberef Replaces Catalyst Amid Lower Q1 Revenue

Luberef Replaces Catalyst Amid Lower Q1 Revenue

May 7, 2025

Saudi-based base oil producer Luberef completed the replacement of its hydrocracker catalyst at its Yanbu site.

Reviving a Brand

Reviving a Brand

April 30, 2025

Trevor Gauntlett explores how one Indian company has leveraged the long and storied history of the Veedol brand name to ...

TIMWOOD: The Unsung Powerhouse in Operations Excellence

TIMWOOD: The Unsung Powerhouse in Operations Excellence

April 30, 2025

Industry veteran Ganesan Ganapathi outlines how employing the TIMWOOD principle can help to eliminate waste and increase ...

Misfire Stalls Case Against USA Wholesale Lubricant

Misfire Stalls Case Against USA Wholesale Lubricant

April 30, 2025

EPA case against USA Wholesale Lubricant was stalled by a legal process snafu.

Dumping Case May Require Upfront Set-aside

Dumping Case May Require Upfront Set-aside

April 23, 2025

Importers of finished lubricants from Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates could have to pay a substantial guarantee a ...

Additive

Quaker Houghton Partners with Idemitsu, PLI

April 23, 2025

Quaker Houghton last week entered partnerships with two giants of the lubricant industry’s Asian giants – Petronas L ...

Oleon Pushes Further into Cooling Business

Oleon Pushes Further into Cooling Business

April 23, 2025

After rigorous testing, U.S.-based cooling innovation company Airsys has approved Belgian bio-based oleochemicals compan ...

Dumped Lubes Causing Injury to UK Industry, TRA Finds

Dumped Lubes Causing Injury to UK Industry, TRA Finds

April 16, 2025

The UK’s Trade Remedies Authority has provisionally determined that the volume of engine oil and hydraulic fluid impor ...

PSP Buys Stake in Recycle Engineering

PSP Buys Stake in Recycle Engineering

April 16, 2025

Thai lubricant company PSP Specialties Public Co. bought 65% of chemical recycling provider Recycle Engineering, PSP ann ...

Fuchs Inks Deal with Sinopec Lubricants

Fuchs Inks Deal with Sinopec Lubricants

April 16, 2025

Sinopec Lubricant Co. and Fuchs China signed an agreement that could solve supply chain challenges and enhance ...

Fuchs Acquires MWF Maker IRMCO

Fuchs Acquires MWF Maker IRMCO

April 7, 2025

German independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs bought IRMCO Advanced Metalforming Lubricant Technologies.

Aramco Pushes Further into South America

Aramco Pushes Further into South America

April 4, 2025

Saudi Aramco acquired Peruvian fuel distributor Primax for $3.5 billion.

Broadening the Demographic: Women in Lubricants

Broadening the Demographic: Women in Lubricants

April 2, 2025

Rocol’s Jess Baker discusses how education, mentorship and more have propelled her career in the lubricants industry.

EU Gives Thumbs Up to U.S. Purchase of OQ

EU Gives Thumbs Up to U.S. Purchase of OQ

April 2, 2025

Strategic Value Partners' acquisition of OQ Chemical has been approved by the European Commission, the commission announ ...

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

March 31, 2025

A rundown of the global lubricant industry's newest appointees. Send your HR news to info@lubesngreases.com

Exports Aid Thailand PSP Continued Growth

Exports Aid Thailand PSP Continued Growth

March 31, 2025

Thai lubricant blender PSP Specialties Public Co. Ltd announced a 57% jump in net profit for the financial year 2024 and ...