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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - April 24, 2024

According to base oil suppliers, the implementation of posted price increases appeared to have inhibited orders to a cer ...

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Lube Report EMEA - 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

Lube Report EMEA - October 6, 2020

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

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - April 23, 2024

To the relief of many, the break-out of direct hostilities between Israel and Iran seems to be de-escalating after a ser ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - April 17, 2024

A number of base oil suppliers have implemented posted price increases over the last two weeks, with a few others joinin ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - April 16, 2024

By far the biggest news this week was the Iranian rocket and drone attack on Israel Saturday, undertaken in response to ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - April 10, 2024

Several paraffinic base oil producers communicated posted price increases during the week, which were precipitated by cl ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - April 9, 2024

With Ramadan coming to an end across the Middle East, base oil trading is expected to pick up, although perhaps not unti ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - April 3, 2024

A tightening supply and demand scenario and firm crude oil and feedstock prices drove base oil producers to seek posted ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - April 2, 2024

Easter break, Ramadan and elections in Turkey have made base oil markets quieter than they otherwise would have been, bu ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 27, 2024

Several paraffinic base oil producers and rerefiners communicated posted price increases last week, with the increases g ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 26, 2024

Margins in Europe for API Group I base oils are being squeezed as crude oil and feedstock costs rise while prices for th ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 20, 2024

Motiva stepped out with a posted price increase late last week, with several other paraffinic base oil producers and rer ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 19, 2024

European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets are evolving on a number of fronts, with Europe’s Group I export ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 13, 2024

To many suppliers’ relief, base oil demand has shown an uptick over the last two weeks, but participants acknowledged ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 12, 2024

Base oil trading trends in Europe and the Middle East Gulf are diverging this week as buying activity picks up in the la ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - March 6, 2024

The month of March may be pivotal for the market, as business concluded over the next several days may be an indication ...