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Almost 18 months after initiating an investigation, the United Kingdom’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) issued its final determination on dumped ...

A new feedstock agreement with state-owned Saudi Aramco ensures operations at Luberef’s API Group I base oil unit in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, u ...

The European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are subdued in terms of buying and selling activity, although deliveries of large cargoes fr ...

The European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are subdued in terms of buying and selling activity, although deliveries of large cargoes fr ...

Languid buying appetite and ample supplies continued to exert downward pressure on spot prices in Asian base oil markets. Buyers who were holding adeq ...

Aster Chemicals and Energy will fork out U.S.$155 million to upgrade its refinery on Pulau Bukom in Singapore, the company said Dec. 9.  

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December 10, 2025

Eneos Hastens Cooling Fluid DevelopmentEneos Holdings is using NVIDIA’s Alchemi platform to speed development of immersion-cooling fluids for data c ...

The base oils market moseyed its way through the last weeks of the year, with participants reporting business at predicted levels amid expectations th ...

Representatives of Europe’s waste oil rerefining industry called on the European Union to help grow the industry with stronger regulations and clear ...

The volume of finished lubricant sales by independent manufacturers in North America rose 3.7% from 2018 to 2024, according to a new study by S&P ...

Base oil prices across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are mostly softer except for a resilient API Group III segment, where demand appears to be g ...

As the end of the year closes in, market participants were trying to wrap up business. Some suppliers were eager to reduce inventories to avoid tax im ...

Vietnamese lubricant company NPOil broke ground on a second lubricant blending plant expected to boost the company’s exports to Southeast Asia, Sout ...

On Monday, Motiva Enterprises began a restructuring its commercial functions, introduces a standalone marketing and sales unit and adds new senior exe ...

Oronite Opens Depot in Dubai

December 3, 2025

Chevron Oronite has opened a new storage facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, partnering with RSA-Talke, a logistics operator, to expand its ...

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December 3, 2025

Afton Taps SSKTama to be Indonesia DistributorAfton Chemical named PT Sari Sarana Kimiatama (SSKTama) as its distributor for the independent lubricant ...

Valencia, Spain – European lubricant demand is expected to remain flat for the rest of the decade as weak economic growth, political volatility and ...

Chevron announced a posted price decrease for its API Group II base oils this week. The price revision wasn’t a complete surprise, as Group II cuts ...

Until 1920s: Early Lubrication & Base OilsLubricants consisted mainly of straight mineral oils with little or no additive contentPerformance limit ...

Additives Functions

December 2, 2025

Lubricant additives are chemical substances mixed into base oils or greases to enhance performance, protect components, and extend lubricant life. The ...