What are the major trends shaping the distribution business?

What are the major trends shaping the distribution business, and how have distributors rolled with the punches?

Tom Glenn explains why lubricant manufacturers and distributors must implement cost-reduction strategies to maintain profitability and navigate a chal ...

Tom Glenn explains how the emergence of bigger and stronger distributors has affected the power balance with the oil majors with which they are aligne ...

ExxonMobil tapped Juliana Holdings, Inc. to be its official distributor of Mobil-branded lubricants and services in the Philippines.

The lubricants industry has undergone significant changes during the past few years. What challenges have these changes created, and how might they be ...

Vivo Energy, which distributes lubricants to retail and commercial customers across Africa, reported a 10% increase in earnings for its lubricants seg ...

Tom Glenn explains why acquisitive companies are expected to be increasingly discerning in selecting companies to acquire.

What are some of the factors shaping the lubricant distribution segment, and are they likely to continue?

Germany-based chemicals and ingredients distributor Brenntag will place its finished lubricants business under its new Brenntag Essentials division as ...

Chevron and Ipiranga recently agreed that their Brazil joint venture, Iconic, will distribute Chevron base oils in addition to the finished lubricants ...

The largest finished lubricant distributor in the United States grew some more recently when Reladyne purchased Michigan-based Great Lakes Lubricants. ...

Ergon announced today that its subsidiary Process Oils Inc. has acquired MOGoil, a major base oil trader in Europe. The transaction greatly boosts the ...

Discover how a leading global distributor of metalworking fluids is working to increase its sustainability profile as well as those of its customers.

Lubricant distributors have been through several phases of consolidation during the past few decades. Is the industry in the midst of yet another phas ...

Engen and Vivo Energy will combine their respective African businesses to create one of Africa’s largest energy distribution companies, the companie ...

Valvoline’s new business model – following the August announcement of the sale of its lubes unit to Saudi Aramco – kept positive momentum in sal ...

After several years of volatile market conditions and significant supply line interruptions, lubricant buyers have reconsidered what they are looking ...

Of the countless headaches the lubricants industry has faced in the past few years, Tom Glenn says that allocation may be the most challenging.