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Career Moves

September 3, 2025

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Triboserv Joins Kluber’s Stable

Triboserv Joins Kluber’s Stable

September 3, 2025

Kluber Lubrication acquired lubricant automation firm TriboServ for an undisclosed sum.

China HDDO Demand Dips as Economy Cools

China HDDO Demand Dips as Economy Cools

September 3, 2025

Demand for heavy-duty diesel oils is expected to continue its decline through 2029 in China, largely due to a struggling ...

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Briefly Noted

September 3, 2025

Seqens introdu.ced Sulfad 1529E. TotalEnergies installed a rooftop solar power system. Krahn Chemie is expanding its tec ...

September Base Oil Report

September Base Oil Report

September 2, 2025

Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

September 1, 2025

Supply and demand factors were still playing the main part in determining base oil price direction in Asia, as crude oil ...

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

August 28, 2025

Some market discussions centered on the devastating explosion and fire that occurred at Smitty’s Supply Inc.’s blend ...

Algeria Import Monopoly Reportedly Lifted

Algeria Import Monopoly Reportedly Lifted

August 28, 2025

Confusion looms over Algeria’s lubricant market this week after the reported lifting of a monopoly on the import of lu ...

Gulf Oil Lubricants Expands Blending Plants

Gulf Oil Lubricants Expands Blending Plants

August 27, 2025

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. announced recently that it will expand both of its finished lubricant blending plants in ...

Kixx Refreshes its Branding as it Looks to the Future

Kixx Refreshes its Branding as it Looks to the Future

August 27, 2025

To coincide with its 20th anniversary, Kixx, the lubricant brand of GS Caltex, is excited to reveal a new branding, iden ...

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ExxonMobil to Make Group III at Baytown

August 27, 2025

ExxonMobil announced Wednesday that it will upgrade the base oil plant at its Baytown, Texas, refinery, giving it capaci ...

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Ukraine Lube Industry Shifts from Russia

August 27, 2025

Ukraine imported 175,200 tons of finished lubricants in 2024, mostly from Polish and Turkish suppliers, consulting firm ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

August 26, 2025

As the month of August comes to an end, many players are making their way back to work, and the resultant rise in activi ...

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

August 25, 2025

Supply and demand factors were still playing the main part in determining base oil price direction in Asia, as crude oil ...

South Korea Base Oil Exports Down in July

South Korea Base Oil Exports Down in July

August 21, 2025

Base oil exports from South Korea rose 5% year over year in July, but the value of those exports dropped 2% due to lower ...

Pertamina Refining Unit Buys Stake in Base Oil JV

Pertamina Refining Unit Buys Stake in Base Oil JV

August 21, 2025

Pertamina’s refining division acquired a 14% stake in base oil producer Patra SK from SK Enmove

New Distribution Deals Puts Richful into Latin America

New Distribution Deals Puts Richful into Latin America

August 20, 2025

Richful inked a deal with BAISA to be its exclusive distributor for Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.