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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

July 16, 2025

With the summer driving season underway and base oil demand beginning to decline as the peak lubricant production cycle ...

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Briefly Noted

July 16, 2025

Lubrilog’s line of PFAS-free products. Tecsia Indonesia is Lubrizol Fluid Engineering distributor. UL Solutions data c ...

China EV Market Remains Strong

China EV Market Remains Strong

July 16, 2025

China’s electric vehicle production and sales remain strong, according to an industry expert at a conference in Singap ...

Brazil’s Vibra Launches Self-branded Base Oil

Brazil’s Vibra Launches Self-branded Base Oil

July 16, 2025

Vibra, Brazil’s largest fuel distributor, launched a new brand, Vibra Base Oil.

Career Moves

Career Moves

July 16, 2025

Who's now working where?

New Blending Capacity in Southern Vietnam 

New Blending Capacity in Southern Vietnam 

July 16, 2025

Vietnam’s Tay Sai Gon Group completed a blending plant in Long An province last month with capacity of 100 million ...

Shell Completes Acquisition of Raj Petro

Shell Completes Acquisition of Raj Petro

July 15, 2025

Shell Lubricants completed its acquisition of Raj Petro Specialities Pvt., taking full ownership of the India-based comp ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

July 15, 2025

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Af ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

July 14, 2025

The base oils market in Asia showed some pockets of tight supply, which drove spot offers up for some grades, while pric ...

Addinol Refutes Reports of Russian Business 

Addinol Refutes Reports of Russian Business 

July 11, 2025

German lubricant manufacturer Addinol strongly denies it continues to operate in Russia or that its business there is gr ...

Still in Progress

Still in Progress

July 10, 2025

The Shipping Industry Needs Further Development of Marine Lubes for Engines Running on Conventional Fuels

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Briefly Noted

July 9, 2025

Lubrilog’s line of PFAS-free products. Tecsia Indonesia is Lubrizol Fluid Engineering distributor. UL Solutions data c ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

July 9, 2025

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Af ...

Podcast 32: Will Copper be the Next Zinc?

Podcast 32: Will Copper be the Next Zinc?

July 9, 2025

The story of copper as an additive is a good one. The story of how a startup took that technology from the pages of Sovi ...

Real Industry Insights Start with Its People 

Real Industry Insights Start with Its People 

July 9, 2025

Each year, the ABN Lubricants Talent Survey gathers feedback on job satisfaction, career development opportunities, dive ...

From Volatility to Relative Stability    

From Volatility to Relative Stability    

July 9, 2025

The lubricants market in the United States has transitioned from a period of considerable cost and price volatility to o ...

Market Monitor

Market Monitor

July 9, 2025

When Verification of Lubricant Specifications was formed in 2013, there was clearly a lack of understanding in some area ...