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Briefly Noted

May 6, 2026

Aduro Clean Technologies Reaches into Paraffinics Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. said it has expanded its hydrochemolytic technology (HCT) to proces ...

The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) released its 2026 Report on Emerging Issues and Trends in Tribology and Lubrication Engin ...

Higher cost and lackluster demand saw profits fall last year for a number of companies.

The ceasefire between the United States and Iran was holding tenuously this week after the U.S. began providing information for commercial ships to pa ...

Fallout from the fighting is causing a global scramble for base oils, and industry players warn it will outlast the conflict.

Changes in various types of manufacturing operations are causing a gradual shift toward synlubes.

As the European Union moves ahead on sustainability, focus for the lubricants industry is on data, digitalization and comparable product information.

In recognition of International Safety Day, Ganesan Ganapathi gives advice for avoiding injuries and accidents in lubricant blending plants.

Is it valid to call engine oils made with API Group II+ base oils synthetic? Thomas Glenn says the industry should protect its reputation.

May Base Oil Report

May 4, 2026

Base oil supply has tightened and prices skyrocketed since the start of the latest war in the Middle East.

Trading was somewhat subdued and base oil prices experienced a reprieve as various holidays, including Golden Week, Literary Day, Coronation Day and L ...

The Japanese government has made assurances that there is sufficient lubricant supply and urged the lubricant industry to continue supplying products ...

Germany’s Fuchs SE completed full acquisition of its Turkish joint venture with Opet, consolidating its position in a key regional lubricants market ...

More base oil price increases emerged this week from producers ExxonMobil, Excel Paralubes, Paulsboro and San Joaquin Refining, which was not surprisi ...

Fuchs SE has set out a new long-term growth roadmap, branded Fuchs100, with financial and strategic targets extending to its centenary in 2031. The pl ...

Briefly Noted

April 29, 2026

Petronas Goes Pro Petronas Lubricants International launched the Petronas Pro Series, a new industrial lubricants range unveiled at a trade event ...

German chemicals company Lanxess AG inaugurated a new lubricant additives blending unit at its site in Jhagadia, Gujarat. The company said the plant w ...

Ukraine’s latest wave of long-range drone strikes has hit a key refinery in central Russia, targeting the Slavneft plant in Yaroslavl, which supplie ...

The European Commission says SCT Chemicals FZE is materially supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex. The Dubai-based company has been deeme ...

The Middle East situation appears to have run into an impasse with Iran maintaining control of the Strait of Hormuz whilst continuing to claim rights ...