Business

Podcast 26: Defining the Arena of Value

Podcast 26: Defining the Arena of Value

November 19, 2024

Stop measuring business performance by volume sales, argues Yana Wilkinson, Kline & Co.’s energy practice lead.

12 Injured in Tupras Explosion

12 Injured in Tupras Explosion

November 6, 2024

An explosion at Turkish refinery Tupras injured 12 people. The incident happened during maintenance of a compressor.

Fuchs Upgrades Barcelona Plant

Fuchs Upgrades Barcelona Plant

November 6, 2024

German independent lubricant company Fuchs Petrolub SE has invested €11 million on improvements to the production cent ...

S-Oil Posts Overall Loss, Base Oils Solid

S-Oil Posts Overall Loss, Base Oils Solid

November 6, 2024

S-Oil blamed a weaker won and tighter refining margins on its third quarter net loss. The same period in 2023 saw brisk ...

Changing Positions: Shake-up at SK

Changing Positions: Shake-up at SK

November 6, 2024

October was a busy month for the industry’s human resources departments.

Optimizing ROI in Maintenance

Optimizing ROI in Maintenance

November 4, 2024

Emerson’s Izzy Rivera outlines some essential strategies designed to optimize return on investment in maintenance.

Stimulus Should Boost China Market

Stimulus Should Boost China Market

October 30, 2024

China’s lubricant industry stands to benefit from the government’s economic stimulus pledges aimed at stemming the c ...

Motul Buys Metalworking Fluid Firm

Motul Buys Metalworking Fluid Firm

October 30, 2024

French performance lubricant company Motul has acquired Chem Arrow Corp., a move aimed at expanding its market reach and ...

Gazpromneft Singapore Unit Calls it Quits

Gazpromneft Singapore Unit Calls it Quits

October 23, 2024

Gazpromneft’s Singapore subsidiary, Gazpromneft Marine Lubricants, will close down after a final general meeting of bo ...

Total Keeps Lube Business, Sells Fuels

Total Keeps Lube Business, Sells Fuels

October 23, 2024

French energy giant TotalEnergies is to sell off its Brazilian fuel retail network to SIM Distribuidora. The company sa ...

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PCF Methodology Gets Industry-first Certification

October 17, 2024

Certification agency TÜV Rheinland Energy GmbH has given the thumbs up to the “Methodology for Product Carbon Footpri ...

Dumping Claims May Trigger U.K. Tariffs

Dumping Claims May Trigger U.K. Tariffs

October 16, 2024

Authorities in the United Kingdom are mulling the imposition of import tariffs on certain engine oils and hydraulic flui ...

Moove Suspends IPO

Moove Suspends IPO

October 16, 2024

Lubricant maker Moove postponed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange a few hours before it was due ...

Court Battle for Citgo Goes On

Court Battle for Citgo Goes On

October 9, 2024

Amber Energy Inc. made the successful bid for Citgo, the formerly Venezuelan refiner.

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

Recycler Vertex Files for Bankruptcy

October 2, 2024

Vertex Energy Inc., a renewable fuels and environmental services company, filed for bankruptcy last week after its attem ...

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Exxon Enters French Rerefining Arena

September 30, 2024

ExxonMobil's French subsidiary Esso Societe Anonyme Francaise will start rerefining base oil at its Port Jerome facility ...

Is the Lubricants Industry Working for its Workforce?

Is the Lubricants Industry Working for its Workforce?

September 27, 2024

From job satisfaction to retention struggles, ABN Resource explores the findings of its Lubricants Talent Report 2024.

Innovation Is More than New Molecules

Innovation Is More than New Molecules

September 27, 2024

Chemical regulation may be reducing the flow of new molecules into the market, but it has prompted a variety of new appr ...