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PSP Posts Jump in Profits

September 17, 2025

Despite a slight dip in revenues, Thai lubricant producer PSP Specialties reported a 37% jump in net profit for the first half of 2025, thanks mostly ...

Oil refiners in the United States produced just 27.2 million barrels of base oil during the first six months of this year, the third-lowest first half ...

Many players from the international lubricants industry are attending the Lube Expo get-together this week in Dusseldorf, Germany, and while that lead ...

A demand slowdown in most countries and mounting supplies continued to define the base oils market in Asia this week, with the heavy grades particular ...

Editor’s note: The price table below initially contained errors, which led us to remove and correct it. The table is now restored in its normal loca ...

America Clean Fuel Corp.’s new blending plant in New Caney, Texas, will begin operations in a month.

An acquisition company made the winning U.S.$10 billion bid for the beleaguered ex-Venezuelan refiner Citgo.

Labor organizations and social activists staged a protest outside a lubricant company where three workers were killed and one was injured during maint ...

China’s expanding transportation infrastructure projects will boost demand for grease-consuming boring machines.

As the markets move into September, there appears to be an increasing level of activity across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a large number ...

Softer market fundamentals exerted downward pressure on some API Group I and Group II spot prices, while values for the Group III cuts were generally ...

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

Briefly Noted

September 8, 2025

The European Lubricating Grease Institute has appointed a new association management company to administer its ongoing work on the technical, economic ...

An Operations Excellence Practitioner’s Perspective  Annual medical checkups are a common part of life these days but were viewed differentl ...

Usage of titanium is rising fast in a variety of applications. High strength-to-density ratios and corrosion resistance are making the element popular ...

Spotlight on Esters

September 4, 2025

LANXESS discusses the performance benefits of Calcium Sulfonate Complex (CSC) grease.

A collective waste lubricant management organization seeks approval from the regulators.

A sample of financial reports showed the industry struggling for profitability in the first six months of 2025.

The Labor Day holiday on Sept. 1 officially ushered in the end of the summer driving season in the United States and with it the conclusion of the pea ...

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