Base oil prices were mostly steady-to-firm in Asia on persistently tight supply of some grades given a string of plant turnarounds, although sluggish ...

Tariffs imposed by the United States are creating uncertainty in the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler explains how.

Base oil suppliers have seen encouraging signs from some segments of the market, and less so from others, depending on how each of them might be impac ...

Tariffs imposed by the United States are creating uncertainty in the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler explains how.

Who are the major players in motor oil specification development right now, and how are they impacting the lubricants industry?

Trevor Gauntlett explores how one Indian company has leveraged the long and storied history of the Veedol brand name to drum up renewed interest in th ...

ExxonMobil is preparing to roll out a new extra-heavy neutral Group II base stock. What are the advantages of the base stock, and what challenges were ...

Kline & Co.’s David Tsui explains how sustainability, resiliency and specification upgrades will impact the global lubricant additives industry.

Industry veteran Ganesan Ganapathi outlines how employing the TIMWOOD principle can help to eliminate waste and increase efficiency at lubricant plant ...

EPA case against USA Wholesale Lubricant was stalled by a legal process snafu.

Base oil production in the United States fell 19% in February, compared to the same month of 2024.

Castrol tapped Rock Energy Ltd. to be the U.K. lubricant company’s exclusive product distributor in Bangladesh. Rock Energy will distribute to after ...

S-Oil’s base oil unit looks to be the only part of its operations to be in profit this quarter.

While the United States talks behind the scenes with countries seeking tariff-avoiding agreements, uncertainty weighs heavily on a long list of indust ...

Tight conditions in the API Group I and Group II segments and higher feedstock prices supported generally steady pricing in Asia, with participants fo ...

Perstorp and BRB have opened a new research laboratory in Shanghai, China.

ATIEL launched two new resources designed to support lubricant marketers in aligning with ACEA oil sequences.

Some segments of the base oils market saw fairly steady demand, mainly because buyers had been delaying orders for as long as possible and securing mi ...

Importers of finished lubricants from Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates could have to pay a substantial guarantee against extra duty on goods, ac ...

Poland’s lubricants market contracted in 2024 for a third consecutive year, despite broader signs of economic recovery, as uneven demand across key ...