Adrian Brown is away this week and next week. His column will reappear in the Jan.16 issue.

Adrian Brown is away this week and next week. His column will reappear in the Jan. 10 issue.

The year that is winding down has been eventful for the global lubricants industry – featuring a rocky road for lubricant standards in North Ame ...

German chemicals distributor Brenntag AG signed an agreement to acquire Indias Raj Petro Specialities Pvt. in two phases.

It has been a slightly slower week in Europe, Asia and the United States, but this may be due to tight tonnage availability on some routes as well as ...

Up to 30 percent of passenger car motor oils supplied in China in 2022 may reach drivers through the countrys unique routes to market, according to a ...

Europe had another busy week, causing freights to strengthen. Asia seems to be tight on space for the remainder of December, but the U.S. market remai ...

Fuchs Petrolub Group recently acquired Romanian lubricant distributor Lub Asyst. In 2016, Lub Asyst generated some 4 million (U.S. $4.7 million) in sa ...

Europe is looking busier at last, whereas the market within Asia has perhaps come off the boil. The United States is still strong in the direction of ...

The United Arab Emirates-based German Mirror Lubricants & Greases launched its Mirr Oils brand of lubricants in India.

Asian markets continue to thrive, but Europe has been stuck in a rut for the past month with only a few faint signs that December may be busier. The l ...

Adrian Brown is away this week. His column will reappear in the Nov. 29 issue.

Adrian Brown is away this week and next week. His column will reappear in the Nov. 29 issue.

European markets continue to lag behind the other major markets in the United States and Asia in terms of activity. Freight levels in Europe are there ...

Markets in both the United States and in Asia have been subjected to increased demand which, in turn, has caused freights to strengthen. Europe, howev ...

Nothing has changed fundamentally this week. Europe is still the slowest of all the major markets, whereas the markets in Asia and the United States a ...

There has not been any great change to the markets in the U.S. and Asia this week, but Europe is considered to be a little slower. U.S. Gulf The route ...

Foreign companies supply the largest portion of consumer lubricants in China, and domestic oil majors hold sway over the industrial segment. Yet indep ...

Indonesias state-owned PT Pertamina Lubricants began using Thailand as a launching point for expansion in China and Indochina. It also recently foraye ...

Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. began selling lubricants in Myanmar, claiming its the first Indian oil marketing company to expand into the Southeast A ...