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Big Ramp Up at Fuchs Spain
Rapeseed crop fields in bloom during spring in the town of Fores in Catalonia Spain. © csp

Big Ramp Up at Fuchs Spain

March 19, 2025

Fuchs Spain has increased production capacity by 25% at the company's Castellbisbal plant in Catalonia.

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

November 17, 2020

Custom Content – Within the space of just three years, Valvoline Europe has significantly grown its industrial lubrica ...

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

Valvoline Geared Up for Grease Expansion

October 6, 2020

Custom Content – Valvoline, one of the world’s leading lubricant and automotive suppliers, has made a frictionless m ...

Platts: Cheap Diesel Could Boost Base Oils

Platts: Cheap Diesel Could Boost Base Oils

March 19, 2025

Wilting demand for diesel in Europe could persuade refiners to redirect vacuum gas oil to base oil production.

Total Opens Lagos Lab, Departs Manilla

Total Opens Lagos Lab, Departs Manilla

March 19, 2025

TotalEnergies opened an oil condition monitoring laboratory and closed out operations in Manilla.

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Briefly Noted

March 19, 2025

Planned maintenance is due at Orlen's refinery in Plock, Poland starting May 7 for four weeks plus another two weeks for ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 18, 2025

It may be too early to say what will come of ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine, but an end to the fighting could h ...

Stronger Economy Pumps Turkish Market

Stronger Economy Pumps Turkish Market

March 12, 2025

Mobil Oil Turk, Exxon’s Turkish unit, has earmarked U.S. $2 million for new production capacity, renewable energy and ...

Singapore Firm Buys Savant Group

Singapore Firm Buys Savant Group

March 12, 2025

Singaporean investment holding company Paeonia Group has acquired Savant Group for an undisclosed sum.

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 11, 2025

More than usual, energy markets and others are being roiled by a series of geopolitical events that are dominating globa ...

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

Career Moves: Who’s Working Where

March 5, 2025

Starfire Lubricants has taken on two new team members – Brian Hayes and Pat McLaughlin. Brian has 20 years under his b ...

Repsol and Aramco Grab Chunks of Unioil

Repsol and Aramco Grab Chunks of Unioil

March 5, 2025

Repsol and Saudi Aramco have snagged large chunks of Filipino energy company Unioil, the country's family-owned downstre ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

March 4, 2025

The dust-up in Washington between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed how much things can change in a week, and ...

What’s Next for Polymer Dissolving Technology?

What’s Next for Polymer Dissolving Technology?

March 3, 2025

Gero Thalemann explains how a new, patented polymer dissolving process can improve lubricant quality while increasing pr ...

Turbulence in the High Seas

Turbulence in the High Seas

March 3, 2025

Kline & Co. explains how technological advances, environmental legislation and evolving market dynamics are transforming ...

China Shifts to Additives Exports as Domestic EVs Take Hold

China Shifts to Additives Exports as Domestic EVs Take Hold

March 3, 2025

Lubricant additives production capacity in China is soaring. The Strategy Works explains why.

Examining Extreme Pressure Additives for Metalworking Fluids

Examining Extreme Pressure Additives for Metalworking Fluids

March 3, 2025

Lubrizol examines the pros and cons of various types of extreme pressure additives in metalworking fluid formulations.