Automotive Greases

Spain Demand Declined in 2022
An excavator places debris on a truck at a construction site in Barcelona, Spain. © J2R

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Indian Companies Weather Volatility

Indian Companies Weather Volatility

Lube Report Asia - March 3, 2023

Volatility in key factors – including base oil and crude oil prices, additives costs and the Indian rupee – made mar ...

Germany Demand Dipped in November

Germany Demand Dipped in November

Lube Report EMEA - February 7, 2023

Germany's domestic lubricant demand decreased 4% to 55,842 tons in November, according to data released Feb. 1 by a Germ ...

Additive

Petromin Reportedly Prepares IPO

Lube Report EMEA - January 17, 2023

Saudi Arabian lubricants blender Petromin plans to raise up to $1 billion via an initial public offering, Bloomberg repo ...

Lubricant Demand in Germany Falls

Lubricant Demand in Germany Falls

Lube Report EMEA - January 10, 2023

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany during October declined 7% compared to the same month last year, to 52,234 metric t ...

Outlook for Grease Working Groups

Outlook for Grease Working Groups

Lubes'n'Greases - January 3, 2023

NLGI and ELGI’s grease working groups stay busy. What are some of the latest and most pressing things on their to-do l ...

France Lube Demand Falls

France Lube Demand Falls

Lube Report EMEA - December 20, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France declined 8% to 43,869 metric tons in October, compared to the same month last year, Pari ...

Steep Drop in Profits for Ardova

Steep Drop in Profits for Ardova

Lube Report EMEA - December 6, 2022

Nigerian blender and distributor Ardova Plc reported an 83% drop in net profit and a 10% increase in sales revenue for i ...

Axel Predicts Lithium Greases Will Wane

Axel Predicts Lithium Greases Will Wane

Lube Report EMEA - December 6, 2022

Lithium could lose its spot as a most common thickener for automotive and industrial greases in the coming years because ...

The Impact of Weather and New Technology on Vehicle Maintenance

The Impact of Weather and New Technology on Vehicle Maintenance

Lubes'n'Greases - December 1, 2022

Weather can do a lot of damage to cars. How can lubricants help to manage the mischief?

Profits Drop for Nigeria’s Conoil

Profits Drop for Nigeria’s Conoil

Lube Report EMEA - November 29, 2022

Nigerian lubricants blender and marketer Conoil reported a 38% drop in gross profit and flat sales revenue for the quart ...

France Lube Demand Falls

France Lube Demand Falls

Lube Report EMEA - October 18, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France declined 5% to 36,679 metric tons in August, compared to the same month last year, Paris ...

SI Adds Antioxidant Capacity in India

SI Adds Antioxidant Capacity in India

Lube Report Asia - September 30, 2022

Additives manufacturer SI Group is expanding production capacity at its Rasal, India, factory for antioxidants used in l ...

PV Oil Lube’s Profits Rebound

PV Oil Lube’s Profits Rebound

Lube Report Asia - September 9, 2022

PV Oil Lube JSC’s profit after tax jumped by more than 70% for the first six months of this year, likely benefiting fr ...