As shippers cut costs and heavy base oil grades dwindle, marine oil producers must find ways of staying afloat.

With polyalphaolefin demand growing faster than supply, Illinois renewables company Elevance believes its plant-based version is the answer. How fast ...

Emeka Umejei examines the lubricants market in Africa.

Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are taking action to ensure the safe collection and disposal of used lubricants.

The issue of sustainability has quickly moved up the corporate agenda in the Middle East as the region becomes a global base oil and re-export hub for ...

The effort to boost fuel economy ever higher has forced the auto industry to examine every possible avenue to cut friction and improve efficiency.

Analysts believe Africa will be forced to move away from Group I base oils due to the on-going closure of these plants and the upgrade in the continen ...

Looking for sustained growth at a time of structural imbalance and lower demand in Europe, the Portuguese supplier is looking to new markets to increa ...

Joe Beeton reviews the European market for synthetics.

Freedonia Group projects global lubricant demand to expand by 2 percent per year to 45.4 million metric tons in 2019, though more mature markets are e ...

Fully 53 percent of the worlds thirst for marine lubricants springs now from Asia, an official with Total Lubmarine told a recent industry conference. ...

Lubricant demand in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to rise 3.3 percent annually, reaching 19.5 million metric tons in 2019, according to a new s ...

Royal Dutch Shells Russian subsidiary has started to export lubricants made at its blending plant in Torzhok, the company told Lube Report. So far, we ...

Amalie Oil on Monday announced it has acquired a 42-acre lubricant blending and packaging facility in South Carolina from Delfin Group USA. With 14 mi ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has made public new documents regarding its preliminary risk assessment of medium- and long-chain chlorinated ...

Chinese consumption of metalworking fluids may be flattening in terms of volume, but industry insiders say suppliers should benefit from the governmen ...

Steve Swedberg bids farewell to his faithful GMC pickup and the many lubes that kept it running.

Tom Glenn asks some universal questions about one-size-fits-all fluids.

If youre not in the Chinese market, the low-hanging fruit has already been picked. Read how to find fresh pastures, along with other global base oil a ...

Safety-Kleens blended oils business steps out on its own with a green and optimistic attitude.