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State-owned Thai Oil Group’s base oil business reported increased net profit and sales for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2021, with sales ...

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. said it has begun designing a pilot factory that will use materials from plants to make what it calls sustainable methyl met ...

Cosan’s Moove posted lower net income and sales volume amid an increase in revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 but reported big increases in incom ...

Replacing Mineral Base Oils

February 22, 2022

The sustainability movement demands that industry begin looking for replacements to mineral base oils, a Swedish academic said at a conference last mo ...

South Korea’s Hyundai Shell Base Oil and the GS Caltex base oil and lubricant business both reported much higher operating profit and sales for the ...

Castrol India Ltd. reported nearly a 30% increase in profits for 2021, although sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31 were flat. Profits for the quarter ...

The United States Customs and Border Patrol agency has directed the nation’s ports to seize shipments of palm oil and palm oil derivatives from Sime ...

Afton Chemical posted decreased operating profit for the fourth quarter and full year 2021 along with increased sales, while Valvoline saw an increase ...

BP reported that the underlying replacement cost profit before interest and tax for its Castrol lubricants business climbed 27% in 2021, driven by gro ...

South Korean base oil refiners SK Lubricants and S-Oil reported strong increases in profit for the quarter ending Dec. 31 and for full year 2021. S-Oi ...

Consider These 2022 Trends

February 1, 2022

Some pandemic-induced trends might accelerate in 2022. How will they affect your planning and management strategies?

Supply chain interruptions and other key disruptions have taken a toll on lubricant packaging. Is resolution in sight?

Tribochemistry has long been a key science in the lubricant industry. Discover how the discipline is now aiding in the quest for sustainability.

The lubricants industry – especially in Europe – will face largescale changes in coming years in the types of raw materials that will be available ...

Infineum announced last week that it is restructuring its executive committee by adding new directors in charge of sustainability, business growth and ...

Lube Report speaks to Mike Damiani, president of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association about goals for the Washington, D.C.-based trade ...

Net sales for German lubricant and aftermarket additive manufacturer Liqui Moly increased 20% in 2021, boosted by growth in sales in the United States ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. reported higher sales of specialty lubricants and slightly higher sales of synthetic oils for ...

U.S. Lubricants purchased a lube blending facility in Baltimore, Maryland, from BP, the company announced this week. U.S. Lubricants, which is based i ...

Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has acquired Chemsolv Inc., a Virginia-based regional distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals, including ...