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August 3, 2025

Monitoring lubricants, fuels and coolants in emergency generators helps keep them operating in times of critical need.

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August 2025 Base Oil Report Video

August 1, 2025

Despite the ongoing turbulence on the global geopolitical stage, and the international tariff upheaval caused by United ...

SK to Merge Battery and Base Oil Divisions

SK to Merge Battery and Base Oil Divisions

July 30, 2025

SK Innovation announced online that it will merge its battery and lubricants subsidiaries.

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Briefly Noted

July 30, 2025

Shell and CFMOTO introduced a co-branded lubricant line for international after-sales markets, expanding their ongoing p ...

Ergon Opens Transformer Center in Asia

Ergon Opens Transformer Center in Asia

July 30, 2025

Ergon has opened its first transformer oil Technology Centre in Asia

EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Drooping

EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Drooping

July 30, 2025

The European Union’s commercial vehicle market weakened in the first half of 2025, with registrations falling across k ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

July 30, 2025

With supply and demand conditions showing little change over the week, base oil prices were generally reported as stable ...

Shrinking Market Kills Huntsman’s EU Precursor Business

Shrinking Market Kills Huntsman’s EU Precursor Business

July 29, 2025

Huntsman closed its maleic anhydride facility in Germany, prompted by losses and deteriorating market conditions.

BP Struggling to Lock in Castrol Buyer

BP Struggling to Lock in Castrol Buyer

July 29, 2025

All but one potential buyer for U.K. lubricant company Castrol have dropped out.

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

July 29, 2025

The United States and the European Union have reached a trade agreement that will levy a 15% tariff on EU exports to Ame ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

July 28, 2025

The diverging price trends observed for various base oil categories over the last few weeks appeared more pronounced thi ...

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Rerefined Base Stocks

July 28, 2025

Rerefined base oil production is gaining traction globally as sustainability goals and circular economy models reshape l ...

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Briefly Noted

July 23, 2025

ExxonMobil China started production at its ethylene project in Daya Bay Industrial Park, Huizhou, Guangdong. The site in ...

Policy Uncertainties Shift Buyers to Hybrids

Policy Uncertainties Shift Buyers to Hybrids

July 23, 2025

Rapidly evolving global regulatory policies are changing the electric vehicle landscape, and blenders must adapt and rem ...

Fuchs Revises Earnings Outlook

Fuchs Revises Earnings Outlook

July 23, 2025

Fuchs, the world’s largest independent lubricant company, has revised its results outlook, blaming weak demand fro ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

July 23, 2025

The base oils market seems to have slipped into a summer slumber, with demand described as steady, but not particularly ...

Chinese Firm to Build Zambia Refinery and Blending Plant

Chinese Firm to Build Zambia Refinery and Blending Plant

July 23, 2025

Zambia has signed a $1.1 billion agreement with China’s Fujian Xiang Xin to build a major oil refinery in Ndola, with ...

Russia Vehicle Sales Slump in H1 2025

Russia Vehicle Sales Slump in H1 2025

July 23, 2025

New car and light commercial vehicle sales in Russia fell by 27% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 to 546,430 units ...