Finished Lubricants

With the conflict in the Middle East stretching supply chains and causing significant disruption and uncertainty across the lubricants market, working ...

The base oil crisis will lead lubricant manufacturers to work in a variety of ways to make supply chains more resilient. Their steps generally will in ...

European new-car registrations increased 5.3% in the first eight months of 2026, and the shift in powertrains is continuing toward low- and zero-emiss ...

Lubricant prices in Bangladesh have risen sharply this year as disruptions in the Middle East push up base oil, freight and insurance costs. Some prod ...

Briefly Noted

September 30, 2026

Lucas Oil Names Furgiuele as COO Lucas Oil has promoted Naomi Furgiuele to chief operating officer, effective immediately. She will oversee manufac ...

Costco’s steep increase in the price of its Kirkland-branded engine oil in the United States oil brought to the public eye a lubricant supply proble ...

Shell Lubricants was the world’s largest finished-lubricants supplier in 2025 for the 20th consecutive year, according to U.S.-based industry consul ...

Silicone base stocks are attracting new attention for greases, partly because of developments in thickener technology and the press for PFAS-free prod ...

Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries are beginning to disrupt the country’s passenger car motor oil market, with lubricant suppliers reportin ...

Incorrect conclusions and lack of understanding lead the power generation industry to blame Group II base stocks for increasing oil deposits in power ...

Have Engine Oils Become Too Thin? Automobile and lubricant industries in North America have begun the process to develop an engine

Briefly Noted

August 5, 2026

New Offroad Transmission Fluid from Total TotalEnergies has launched Dynatrans AGC, a universal tractor transmission oil developed for modern agric ...

India’s specialty-oil producers showed strong momentum in the first half of 2026, as healthy demand, improved pricing and diversified product portfo ...

China’s revised national standard for transformer oil, GB 2536-2025, Unused Mineral Insulating Oil for Electrical Fluids, Transformers, and Switchge ...

Shell has completed the sale of its Jiffy Lube business in the United States to an affiliate of Monomoy Capital Partners for U.S.$1.3 billion, while r ...

Valvoline Global will remove Dexos approval labeling from certain Full Synthetic Motor Oil products sold in bulk, tote and drum containers across the ...

Embracing new bearing technologies keeps grease makers relevant.

As demand declines, pressure on formulators is increasing.

Liqui Moly will establish its 10th overseas subsidiary this summer with the launch of Liqui Moly Shanghai, the German lubricant manufacturer said, as ...