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Additional posted price increase notifications emerged this week, with Chevron and Petro-Canada informing customers of price adjustments. Some API Gro ...

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September 23, 2026

Liqui Moly Renews F1 Deal Formula 1 has renewed its partnership with German lubricant and additive manufacturer Liqui Moly in a multi-year agreemen ...

An innovative new synthetic ester co-base oil from Cargill now offers formulators a more sustainable solution for high-performance EAL hydraulic fluid ...

Oxea has announced three price increase notices in five days, covering n-octylamine, carboxylic acids, specialty esters and oxo intermediates. The lat ...

Shell Lubricants was the world’s largest finished-lubricants supplier in 2025 for the 20th consecutive year, according to U.S.-based industry consul ...

Almost a third of procurement professionals expect prices for specialized chemicals and chemical additives to increase by more than 10% during the thi ...

While the United States and Iran continued attacking each other the past week, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed growing frustration about possibi ...

Spot base oil prices were steady-to-firm in Asia this week, with the recent downward trend observed in API Group I and Group II segments stymied by co ...

Price activity shifted to the naphthenic base oils side this week, as San Joaquin Refining announced a price increase for its light grades, while othe ...

A U.S. Senate amendment to the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would give the U.S. president authority to impose tariffs of ...

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September 16, 2026

Afton New HD Additive Platforms Afton Chemical has launched two heavy-duty engine oil additive platforms ahead of the API’s new PC-12 categories, ...

European lubricant industry groups are pushing for tighter rules around how lubricant manufacturers calculate and communicate emissions reductions att ...

Saudi Arabia’s stock market value dropped on Sunday as investors reacted to fresh attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure, including the te ...

This week brings firmer crude and product prices, which are occurring in response to the heightened activity in the Iran conflict. United States Pres ...

The downward base oil price trend triggered by growing supply levels in Asia along with lackluster demand was partly stalled by climbing crude oil and ...

Base oil production in Brazil rose to its highest level of the year in July but was still down 9% from the same month of 2025, according to the latest ...

Police in India’s Odisha state have arrested four people in connection with an alleged operation manufacturing and supplying counterfeit lubricants ...

The supply and demand balance in the API Group III segment remained extremely tight, while crude oil and feedstock prices moved up, prompting SK Enmov ...

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September 8, 2026

IPAC Jurong New Facility International Petroleum Products & Additives Co. opened a new manufacturing plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island, expa ...