Automotive Lubricants

Germany Demand Declines in October

Germany Demand Declines in October

January 2, 2024

Germany's finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 11% in October, as a year-long trend of falling c ...

VMPAvto Opens Small Blending Plant

VMPAvto Opens Small Blending Plant

January 2, 2024

Russian lubricant maker VMPAvto, recently opened a small factory in Saint Petersburg’s heavily industrialized Kirovsky ...

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Grease

December 29, 2023

Global production of lubricating grease saw a decrease of nearly 4% from 2021 to 2022, according to the National Lubrica ...

Rising Group II, III Demand Forecast for Brazil

Rising Group II, III Demand Forecast for Brazil

December 27, 2023

Brazil is expected to show sustained demand for API Group II and Group III base oils in the coming years, an industry ex ...

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Shareholders Approve Livent-Allkem Merger

December 27, 2023

Shareholders of lithium suppliers Livent Corp. and Allkem Ltd. both approved their proposed merger this month, the last ...

Graphene Manufacturer Opens Australia Plant

Graphene Manufacturer Opens Australia Plant

December 22, 2023

Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. commissioned a natural gas-to-graphene production plant in Richlands, Australia, that ...

Aramco Buys Pakistan Channel for Valvoline

Aramco Buys Pakistan Channel for Valvoline

December 22, 2023

Saudi Aramco signed definitive agreements to acquire a 40% equity stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd. – a diversified ...

Uzbekistan Base Oil Upgrade Delayed

Uzbekistan Base Oil Upgrade Delayed

December 15, 2023

A project to upgrade Uzbekistan’s only base oil plant has been delayed and is now scheduled to be completed in 2025, i ...

Fuchs Expands in South Africa

Fuchs Expands in South Africa

December 11, 2023

Fuchs Lubricants announced it is investing 218 million rand (U.S. $11.4 million) in the second phase of an expansion tha ...

Lukoil, Shell, Mobil Top Russian Survey

Lukoil, Shell, Mobil Top Russian Survey

December 11, 2023

Shell and Mobil remain two of the three most popular motor oil brands in Russia, despite Shell and ExxonMobil exiting th ...

A Silver Lining for North American Lubricant Demand

A Silver Lining for North American Lubricant Demand

December 4, 2023

Despite an imminent decline in demand for passenger car motor oil, the North American lubricants market may be on the up ...

The Hidden Side of Viscosity

The Hidden Side of Viscosity

December 4, 2023

What is viscosity, and how has the quest to lower it affected engine oil formulations?

Exol Earnings Fell in 2022

Exol Earnings Fell in 2022

November 28, 2023

United Kingdom-based blender Exol Lubricants Ltd. reported a 12% decline in net profit on a 25% rise in sales for full-y ...

Slow Decline Forecast for European Market

Slow Decline Forecast for European Market

November 28, 2023

Europe’s finished lubricant demand is expected to stagnate during the next few years, affected by the continent’s co ...

Germany Demand Down Again in September

Germany Demand Down Again in September

November 28, 2023

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, fell 21% in September, continuing a year-long trend of mo ...

Commercial Genuine Oil Demand Seen Rising

Commercial Genuine Oil Demand Seen Rising

November 22, 2023

Although OEM genuine oil brands constitute a small portion of heavy-duty motor oil demand, sales in the category are pro ...

EPA Proposes Phase-out for PIP (3:1)

EPA Proposes Phase-out for PIP (3:1)

November 22, 2023

The ability to use phenol, isopropylated phosphate as an ingredient in lubricants would end in five years under rule ame ...

Earnings Climb for Mr. Lube + Tires

Earnings Climb for Mr. Lube + Tires

November 22, 2023

Canadian quick lube service business Mr. Lube + Tires reported an 18% increase in sales revenue and slightly higher same ...