Finished Lubricants

Energy company Petrol Ofisi announced recently that it is expanding its lubricant blending plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, increasing production capacity fr ...

The European Union Parliament this month adopted its negotiation position on Euro 7, the revamping of EU rules for type-approval and market surveillan ...

Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhard received shareholder approval yesterday for its proposal to acquire majority ownership of another Malaysian ...

Profits and sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 surged for Japanese metalworking fluids and industrial fluids manufacturer Yushiro Chemical, as the i ...

The November issue delves into new regulations and monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, and explains why hybrids may cushion the b ...

The Middle East has cost advantages over other regions when it comes to production of base oils, an analyst told an industry conference last month, th ...

Russian lubricant demand is expected to further stagnate in 2023 at about 1.7 million tons, as automotive lube imports shrink to record low levels, an ...

Among Nigerian blenders, Conoil reported a steep decline in gross profit on lower sales for its lubricants segment, while MRS Oil’s lubricants segme ...

The November issue delves into new regulations and monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, and explains why hybrids may cush ...

South Korea’s economy may be rebounding and vehicle sales within the country continuing to expand, but that will barely be enough to spur growth in ...

Thai Oil Group’s base oil business suffered steep declines in net profit and sales revenue for the third quarter due in part to shrinking profit mar ...

A research group led by two universities in Japan recently announced a new technology that uses dielectrophoresis – electric power – to effectivel ...

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces crude tall oil fatty acid produc ...

The November issue delves into new regulations and monitoring of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, and explains why hybrid vehicles may cu ...

Earnings at Quaker Chemical and HF Sinclair’s lubricants and specialty segment rose for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 despite small dips in reven ...

Top Lubricants unveiled recently a new Russian brand that sounds very French – Lemarc, which is produced at the former TotalEnergies blending plant ...

BP reported that profit for its Castrol lubricants business rose 23% because of higher margins, and Luberef reported a 28% drop in net profit for the ...

European demand for all types of mineral base oils is trending toward lackluster as 2023 enters its home stretch, an editor with Independent Commodity ...

The SK Enmove base oils and lubricants business, S-Oil’s base oils and lubricants business and joint venture Hyundai Shell Base Oil all suffered dou ...

Shell has agreed to sell its operations in Pakistan to Wafi Energy, a fuels retailer in Saudi Arabia, the companies announced Wednesday. The deal incl ...