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Viscosity Modifiers

December 25, 2025

Viscosity modifiers ensure that the viscosity of the fluid is close to constant over as wide a temperature range as required by the application (cold ...

Africa

December 25, 2025

Capacity Africa is a small base oil–producing region, with total installed capacity estimated at approximately 585,000 metric tons per year, ...

BP agreed to sell a 65% stake in its Castrol lubricants division to U.S. infrastructure investor Stonepeak, in a deal that values the century-old busi ...

INEOS said it will move forward with a £150 million investment at its Grangemouth petrochemical complex in Scotland, supported by UK government finan ...

Briefly Noted

December 24, 2025

Kawasaki New Synthetic 4-stroke Bike OilKawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. has launched a new synthetic 4-stroke racing motorcycle oil  ...

The Technical Association of the European Lubricants Industry (ATIEL) has issued an updated version of its engine oil Code of Practice that, for the f ...

Valencia, Spain – Europe and Asia are rapidly reshaping the rerefined base oil market, emerging as the dominant global hubs as sustainability mandat ...

South America

December 24, 2025

Capacity South America is another small base oil–producing region, with total installed capacity estimated at approximately 1.6 million metric t ...

HollyFrontier announced a posted price decrease for most of its API Group I base stocks this week, in the wake of similar initiatives by Chevron, Exxo ...

Over the past two decades, the world’s mineral base oil refiners have gradually shifted away from API Group I production to more Group II and latter ...

Base oil markets have gone quiet in terms of purchasers and sellers conducting deals, but shipping remains active amidst the winter holidays – partl ...

With demand not expected to pick up in earnest until February, when many consumers start to build inventories for the spring lubricant production seas ...

Europe

December 21, 2025

Capacity Europe is a mature base oil–producing region, with total European base oil capacity estimated at 11.3 million metric tons per year, repr ...

North America

December 21, 2025

Capacity North America is a major global base oil–producing region, with total installed capacity estimated at 14.95 million metric tons per yea ...

Across vehicle types, many lubricant applications retain broadly similar performance requirements regardless of drivetrain. Brake fluids, shock absorb ...

The European Commission published its automotive package, outlining initial measures aimed at aligning the bloc’s decarbonization goals with competi ...

Briefly Noted

December 17, 2025

SK Enmove Opens China Technology Center in ShanghaiSK Enmove held an opening ceremony on Dec. 15 for its China Technology Center&n ...

According to reports, ExxonMobil and Paulsboro Refining Co. planned to decrease posted prices this week, on the heels of similar adjustments by Chevro ...

The American Petroleum Institute (API) Lubricants Group has agreed to move forward with balloting on three proposals tied to the next heavy-duty en ...

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