Asia base oil prices remained exposed to upward pressure from steeper crude oil and feedstock prices, along with tighter supply and demand conditions. ...

Technology and feedstock quality have made great strides, but rerefined base oils still need some public relations, said speakers at a recent industry ...

Several paraffinic base oil producers communicated posted price increases during the week, which were precipitated by climbing crude oil and feedstock ...

The United States’ base oil exports volume jumped 34% in January, while base oil imports rose 10%, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Inf ...

WD-40 Co. reported a decrease in net income on increased net sales for its maintenance products segments for its second fiscal quarter ended Feb. 29, ...

A Ukrainian drone last week struck the Taneco refinery in Nizhnekamsk, which has an API Group II and Group III base oil plant – the third attack on ...

Data center density and accompanying energy consumption continue to rapidly grow, highlighting needs for more efficient power consumption and thermal ...

With Ramadan coming to an end across the Middle East, base oil trading is expected to pick up, although perhaps not until after the Eid al Fitr holida ...

Lukoil broke ground recently on a grease, metalworking fluids and lubricant additives production facility in Volgograd.

Japan’s Cabinet today expanded a ban on exports to Russia, adding 164 items to the list of prohibited items, including automotive engine oils.

Firm crude oil and feedstock prices, coupled with snug supply and healthy demand continued to buoy spot base oil prices in Asia. Even though values ha ...

Richful Lube Additives reported last week that its lubricant additives sales revenue decreased in 2023, while its overall net profit rose on lower sal ...

China National Offshore Oil & Gas signed an agreement last month to build a large blending plant in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, significantly incre ...

In the not-too-distant past, the grease industry had a fair amount of sway when it came to the price of lithium.

Brazil’s base oil imports and exports both rose by double-digit percentages in February, according to data released last week by the nation’s Nati ...

Moove achieved large increases in profits and combined lubricants and base oil sales volume for both full year 2023 and the fourth quarter. A key fact ...

A tightening supply and demand scenario and firm crude oil and feedstock prices drove base oil producers to seek posted price increases over the last ...

Base oil production in the United States decreased 8% in January, while naphthenic base oil output sank 24% to its lowest mark in several years, accor ...

Easter break, Ramadan and elections in Turkey have made base oil markets quieter than they otherwise would have been, but market participants said the ...

Sales of both hybrid and battery electric vehicles in Europe continued growing in February, according to statistics gathered by the European Automobil ...