Finished Lubricants

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Lube Report EMEA - November 17, 2020

Custom Content – Within the space of just three years, Valvoline Europe has significantly grown its industrial lubrica ...

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

Lube Report EMEA - October 6, 2020

Custom Content – Valvoline, one of the world’s leading lubricant and automotive suppliers, has made a frictionless m ...

Chinese Blenders Aim to Differentiate

Chinese Blenders Aim to Differentiate

Lube Report Asia - April 26, 2024

Major Chinese blenders believe investing in differentiation, efficiency and expansion is the only way to attract big cli ...

Assembly Lube Triggers Tesla Recall

Assembly Lube Triggers Tesla Recall

Lube Report Americas - April 24, 2024

An accelerator pedal problem caused by an unapproved change adding a lubricant as part of the component assembly process ...

Off-road Regulations to Impact Lubes

Off-road Regulations to Impact Lubes

Lube Report Americas - April 24, 2024

As regulators look to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from off-road heavy-duty vehicles, lubricants could contribute t ...

Additive Plant Planned in Ufa

Additive Plant Planned in Ufa

Lube Report EMEA - April 23, 2024

A chemical company from the Russian Republic of Bashkortostan says it will build a lubricant additive factory in Ufa, th ...

Fuchs to Acquire Lubcon

Fuchs to Acquire Lubcon

Lube Report EMEA - April 23, 2024

Fuchs Group announced yesterday an agreement to acquire Germany-based Lubcon Group, primarily with the aim of jointly in ...

Additive

Chile Rerefinery Gains Approval

Lube Report Americas - April 17, 2024

A subsidiary of Chilean energy and forestry company Copec received approval from a local environmental authority to deve ...

Additive

Castrol, Safety-Kleen Team on Circularity

Lube Report Americas - April 17, 2024

BP’s Castrol and Safety-Kleen have entered a partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the amount o ...

Joint Venture Builds Lube Plant in Angola

Joint Venture Builds Lube Plant in Angola

Lube Report EMEA - April 16, 2024

Angolan energy company Etu Energias and Malaysian lube marketer Glide Technology Sdn announced they will form a joint ve ...

Poland Demand Dipped in 2023

Poland Demand Dipped in 2023

Lube Report EMEA - April 16, 2024

Poland’s demand for lubricants dropped by 1% in 2023 as the country’s economy stagnated, reflecting a broader declin ...

Additive

Risks Declared for Two Diphenylamines

Lube Report EMEA - April 16, 2024

A French safety agency has proposed recommending restrictions on the use of two diphenylamines – a category of chemica ...

China Base Oil Exports on the Rise

China Base Oil Exports on the Rise

Lube Report Asia - April 12, 2024

China has for years been the world’s largest importers of base oils and barely an exporter, but both of those numbers ...

AP Oil Posts Lower Profits, Sales in 2023

AP Oil Posts Lower Profits, Sales in 2023

Lube Report Asia - April 12, 2024

Singaporean lubricants blender AP Oil International Ltd. reported steep declines in net profit and sales revenue for 202 ...

Additive

Rerefined Oils Said to Still Need PR

Lube Report Americas - April 10, 2024

Technology and feedstock quality have made great strides, but rerefined base oils still need some public relations, said ...

Earnings Fall at WD-40

Earnings Fall at WD-40

Lube Report Americas - April 10, 2024

WD-40 Co. reported a decrease in net income on increased net sales for its maintenance products segments for its second ...