Contributing editor Apu Gosalia reviews the last 12 months of sustainability and offers guidance for companies' future activities.

Raw material prices were a common theme in the earnings of Japan’s KH Neochem and Yushiro Chemical for the quarter ending March 31. The higher costs ...

Tribal knowledge in the base oil industry appears to be tapering off. Fortunately, quality base oil training can fill this widening knowledge gap.

Should companies in the lubricants industry take public political stances? Sara Lefcourt weighs in.

The industry needs a unified approach to sustainability standards, panelists said at the UKLA sustainability conference.

Specialty chemicals distributor and service provider Azelis reached agreements to buy two related distributors in India – Chemo India and Unipharm L ...

Indian transformer oil supplier Apar Industries reported large increases in net profit and in revenues from its transformer and specialty oils busines ...

Petrobras announced last week an agreement to sell its Lubnor refinery in Fortaleza, Brazil, to a consortium of companies including asphalt supplier G ...

German independent lubricants maker Fuchs Group entered the battery market by acquiring 28% of the shares in E-Lyte Innovations GmbH, a start-up that ...

Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has approached Valvoline, one of the world’s largest independent lubricant suppliers, about buying ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. reported improved quarterly revenues and sales volumes for the quarter ended March 31 and a large increase in revenues ...

Vertex Energy Inc. reported large increases in gross profit and revenues for its used motor oil collection and processing business, while Perimeter So ...

Cosan’s Moove made a splash this week with an almost half-billion-dollar acquisition for PetroChoice, the largest lubricants distributor in the Unit ...

Russia’s antitrust regulator approved last week Lukoil’s purchase of Shell’s retail and lubricants business in the country. The assets include a ...

Citing lower sales volumes and tighter margins, Thai Oil’s base oil business recorded a 59% year-to-year drop in net profit for the quarter ending M ...

Malaysia’s Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad announced Tuesday it will acquire Sweden-based specialty chemicals company Perstorp Holding AB for €2.3 ...

Moove, Brazil-based Cosan’s lubricants arm, reported higher profits and revenue despite lower sales volume in the first quarter. The São Paulo-base ...

The new president of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers said such professional organizations can play meaningful roles in helping i ...

Oil giant Shell signed an agreement to sell its retail and lubricant businesses in Russia to privately owned Lukoil, the largest lubricant marketer an ...

GS Caltex’s base oil and lubricant business reported lower profit on higher sales, while Castrol India reported increases in net profit and revenue ...