Many base oil market participants worry that the lackluster demand of the past two years may be the new normal. Do their anxieties have merit?

Rocol’s Jess Baker discusses how education, mentorship and more have propelled her career in the lubricants industry.

Shell’s Frank Machatschek shares expert insights on how lubrication can have a disproportionately large impact on fleet operating costs.

Lithium thickeners rule the market. But why is lithium grease so popular, and might its popularity peter out as formulators develop other types of gre ...

Raj Shah and Bob Fang explore new research on environmentally acceptable lubricants that can be used as antifouling agents and stern tube lubricants.

General Director Remco Klaassen of Matrix Lubricants discusses what it takes to be a sustainable business in today’s lubricants industry.

Strategic Value Partners' acquisition of OQ Chemical has been approved by the European Commission, the commission announced on its website.

A degree of firmness has crept into base oil markets the past few weeks, apparently due both supply cuts caused by refinery maintenance programs and t ...

A rundown of the global lubricant industry's newest appointees. Send your HR news to info@lubesngreases.com

Thai lubricant blender PSP Specialties Public Co. Ltd announced a 57% jump in net profit for the financial year 2024 and plans to grow its overseas re ...

Mark Lord of Aztec Oils is on a crusade to stop one company dumping cheap lubricants in the U.K. and damaging business.

The manufacture of lubricants is one of the first industries in history and is likely to be one of the last. And yet many still are oblivious to its v ...

Eneos Corporation announced it will begin to phase out production of lubricants and fuels at its Yokohama plant in Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture ...

Base oil exports from South Korea are down 6% year-on-year, according to Korea National Oil Corp. Dwindling Chinese demand and tariffs in the United S ...

Chinese suppliers need to invest in high value-added products to stay competitive, urged former general manager of Sinopec at a recent industry confer ...

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

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

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

Richful Lube Additive Co. and Farabi Petrochemicals have inked an agreement to build the first full-fledged lubricant additive factory in Saudi Arabia ...

China’s demand for imported API Group II and III base oils remained weak in 2024, speakers said at the Enmore China International Lubrication Indust ...