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China Base Oil Imports Decline

China Base Oil Imports Decline

Lube Report Asia - November 24, 2023

China has been a net base oil importer in the past few years, but supplies coming from abroad are decreasing as its dome ...

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United States

Electric Vehicles InSite - November 22, 2023

The Biden Administration is fully committed to EVs, and judging by sales, people are too.

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

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

Lube Report Americas - November 22, 2023

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

EU Ready to Negotiate Euro 7 with Member States

EU Ready to Negotiate Euro 7 with Member States

Lube Report EMEA - November 21, 2023

The European Union Parliament this month adopted its negotiation position on Euro 7, the revamping of EU rules for type- ...

Podcast 17: Operationalize Sustainability or Lose Out

Podcast 17: Operationalize Sustainability or Lose Out

Lubes'n'Greases - November 20, 2023

To be able to find value, sustainability has to be incorporated into a company's strategy.

Shareholders Approve Acquisition of UMW

Shareholders Approve Acquisition of UMW

Lube Report Asia - November 17, 2023

Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhard received shareholder approval yesterday for its proposal to acquire majority o ...

Russian Lube Imports Forecasted to Fall

Russian Lube Imports Forecasted to Fall

Lube Report EMEA - November 14, 2023

Russian lubricant demand is expected to further stagnate in 2023 at about 1.7 million tons, as automotive lube imports s ...

Ingevity to Close Crude Tall Oil Fatty Acid Plant

Ingevity to Close Crude Tall Oil Fatty Acid Plant

Lube Report Americas - November 8, 2023

Ingevity announced last week that it will close by mid-2024 its Deridder, Louisiana, processing plant, which produces cr ...

Japan Market Shrank Again in September

Japan Market Shrank Again in September

Lube Report Asia - November 3, 2023

Japan’s production of finished lubricants decreased 7%, while domestic sales were down 4% in September, a government a ...

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U.S. Base Oil Output Rebounds in August

Lube Report Americas - November 1, 2023

United States base oil production jumped 18% in August, marking the first year-on-year increase in production volume sin ...

German Lube Consumption Keeps Falling

German Lube Consumption Keeps Falling

Lube Report EMEA - October 31, 2023

Germany’s finished lubricants demand, including process oils, decreased 6% in August, although several categories expe ...

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Reaching Price Parity

Electric Vehicles InSite - October 30, 2023

The hopes and expectations for EV sales to rapidly scale up are based on assumptions that their costs will drop signific ...

Toyota Solves Solid-state Battery Problem

Toyota Solves Solid-state Battery Problem

Electric Vehicles InSite - October 30, 2023

Japanese car giant Toyota claims it has solved the technological problem in solid-state battery design that could double ...

ACEA says EU Truck Carbon Targets Unachievable

ACEA says EU Truck Carbon Targets Unachievable

Sustainability InSite - October 26, 2023

The EU's new proposal for heavy-duty transport emissions reduction is not fit purpose, says ACEA.

Mexico Restricts Base Oil Imports

Mexico Restricts Base Oil Imports

Lube Report Americas - October 25, 2023

At least some lubricant manufacturers in Mexico were said to be scrambling with disruptions in base oil deliveries after ...

Podcast 15: Overcoming Sustainability Fatigue Revisited

Podcast 15: Overcoming Sustainability Fatigue Revisited

Lubes'n'Greases - October 24, 2023

Companies of all sizes face a daunting challenge to help stave off climate change by operating sustainably. They are fac ...

Africa Demand Spurred by Economic Growth

Africa Demand Spurred by Economic Growth

Lube Report EMEA - October 23, 2023

Lubricant consumption in Africa is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 2.4% over the next five years, an offic ...

EVs Continue to Gain Market Share

EVs Continue to Gain Market Share

Electric Vehicles InSite - October 20, 2023

Registrations of new BEVs and hybrids continued steady growth in September.