Automotive Greases

Retail Sales of Lubes, Greases Jump 17%

Retail Sales of Lubes, Greases Jump 17%

Lube Report Americas - July 19, 2023

Retail sales of greases and lubricants at select United States automotive retail chains rose 17%, and transmission fluid ...

Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

Grease Ouput Up in North America, Globally

Lube Report Americas - June 28, 2023

North America’s lubricating grease production jumped up 16% in 2022, signaling a further rebounding from the impacts o ...

Earnings up at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

Earnings up at Lanka IOC, Chevron Lanka

Lube Report Asia - June 23, 2023

Lanka IOC reported a hefty jump in operating profit for its fiscal year ending March 31, boosted by commissioning Sri La ...

France Market Continues Downward Trend

France Market Continues Downward Trend

Lube Report EMEA - June 20, 2023

Finished lubricant demand in France dropped in April to its lowest point since last August, continuing a 10-month streak ...

Greasing BEVs

Greasing BEVs

Lubes'n'Greases - June 14, 2023

What challenges and opportunities is the imminent transition to EVs offering the grease industry?

Recycling Grease Presents Challenges

Recycling Grease Presents Challenges

Lube Report EMEA - May 9, 2023

Virtually no grease is recycled, it was disclosed at the European Lubricating Greases Institute’s 33rd annual general ...

Germany Lube Demand Declined in February

Germany Lube Demand Declined in February

Lube Report EMEA - May 2, 2023

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany declined 8% to 51,416 tons in February, with steep decreases occuring in metalworki ...

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

Lube Report EMEA - April 11, 2023

MRS Oil Nigeria Plc reported that gross profit for its lubricant segment fell 64% in 2022 due to negative impacts of inf ...

Germany Demand Down in January

Germany Demand Down in January

Lube Report EMEA - April 4, 2023

Germany’s domestic lubricant demand fell 16% year on year to 46,070 metric tons in January, with hydraulic oils and me ...

A New Crystal Ball for Grease

A New Crystal Ball for Grease

Lubes'n'Greases - April 3, 2023

Grease manufacturers and end users are closer to having another simple manual device to quickly inspect samples of lubri ...

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 ...

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 ...