Finished Lubricants

China Power Shortages Could Boost Wind Energy
A view of wind power turbines at the Heyuan Queyashan Wind Farm in Guangdong, China. © maple90

China Power Shortages Could Boost Wind Energy

Lube Report Asia - March 31, 2023

High coal prices caused a number of power shortages during 2021, and this could represent a growth opportunity for the c ...

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 ...

Yip’s Slid into the Red in 2022

Yip’s Slid into the Red in 2022

Lube Report Asia - March 31, 2023

Hong Kong-based Yip’s Chemical Holdings Ltd.’s lubricants business had an operating loss in 2022 on 10% lower sales ...

Additive

Change in Pricing Pressure Seen for U.S. Base Oils

Lube Report Americas - March 29, 2023

API Group III base oil prices in the United States have stayed high while values for Group I and II oils dropped steeply ...

Idemitsu Expands in the U.S.

Idemitsu Expands in the U.S.

Lube Report Americas - March 29, 2023

Idemitsu Lubricants America Corp. is adding a building to the warehouse space it leases in southern Indiana near its Uni ...

Vibra Profits Jumped in 2022

Vibra Profits Jumped in 2022

Lube Report Americas - March 29, 2023

Vibra Energia’s lubricants business recorded 30% higher profit for 2022 on a 12% increase in sales revenue, while four ...

Spain Demand Declined in 2022

Spain Demand Declined in 2022

Lube Report EMEA - March 28, 2023

Spain’s lubricant demand decreased 2% in 2022, remaining short of the country’s pre-pandemic level of consumption, t ...

Research Project Targets Smart Lube Management

Research Project Targets Smart Lube Management

Lube Report EMEA - March 28, 2023

Spain’s Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Union, through its Next Generation fund, are financing a p ...

AP Oil Reports Decreased Profits

AP Oil Reports Decreased Profits

Lube Report Asia - March 24, 2023

Singaporean independent lubricant blender AP Oil International Ltd. reported declines of 60% in net profit for full-year ...

Vivo Lubes Profit Swells on Flat Volumes

Vivo Lubes Profit Swells on Flat Volumes

Lube Report EMEA - March 21, 2023

Vivo Energy, a major distributor of lubricants to retail and commercial customers across Africa, reported a slight decre ...

France Lube Demand Rose Slightly in January

France Lube Demand Rose Slightly in January

Lube Report EMEA - March 21, 2023

France’s lubricant consumption increased 2% to 42,000 tons in January, compared to the same month last year, Paris-bas ...

Profits Down at KH Neochem, Yushiro

Profits Down at KH Neochem, Yushiro

Lube Report Asia - March 17, 2023

Yushiro Chemical posted lower operating income for the quarter ending Dec. 31, and KH Neochem’s performance materials ...

Fuchs Overcame Costs to Increase Profit in 2022

Fuchs Overcame Costs to Increase Profit in 2022

Lube Report EMEA - March 14, 2023

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported a 2% increase in profits after tax in 2022 and a 19% bump in ...

Results Mixed in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Vietnam

Results Mixed in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Vietnam

Lube Report Asia - March 10, 2023

Chevron Lubricants Lanka Plc reported a drop in profit for the quarter ending Dec. 31 but a huge increase in its bottom ...

Engine Test Problem Triggers Provisional Licensing

Engine Test Problem Triggers Provisional Licensing

Lube Report Americas - March 8, 2023

The American Petroleum Institute announced that an engine sequence test included in most active North American passenger ...

German Lube Demand Dropped in 2022

German Lube Demand Dropped in 2022

Lube Report EMEA - March 7, 2023

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany decreased 5% in 2022 and was down 17% for December, compared to the same periods in ...