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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 ...

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 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 ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - March 5, 2024

Base oil markets across the European, Middle Eastern and African regions are generally quiet, with demand subdued in man ...

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Weekly U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 28, 2024

According to reports, ExxonMobil raised the posted price of its API Group I, Group II and Group II+ base oils last week, ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 27, 2024

Base oil and finished lubricant markets from the Americas to Asia are feeling impacts of the ongoing attacks on shipping ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 22, 2024

In a fairly quiet market – with many players away attending the Argus Global Base Oils Conference in London – report ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 20, 2024

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa continue to feel impacts of armed conflicts, but the effects vary ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 14, 2024

Suppliers were focused on filling some early orders ahead of the busy spring production season, but it was too early to ...

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EMEA Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR EMEA - February 13, 2024

API Group I base oil prices have tumbled in Europe on the back of exceptionally aggressive export pricing from Eni in Li ...

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Correction

Lube Report Americas - February 7, 2024

An article in the Feb. 1 issue incorrectly implied that a licensing agreement between BASF and Lubrizol covers all of th ...

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U.S. Base Oil Price Report

Lube Report BOR Americas - February 7, 2024

There was still no clear indication whether this spring season would be stronger in terms of base oils demand than last ...