Nynas Naphthenics said it will soon open new offices in Moscow, Russia, and in Jakarta, Indonesia, markets where the company sees much potential for i ...

NEW YORK – Argentinas lubricant market grew more than 50 percent from 2002 to 2007 and was on track to reach nearly 350,000 cubic meters (92.5 m ...

A large quantity of transformer oil blazed more than 10 hours at a power substation in Harlesden, a suburban town in the London borough of Brent, on T ...

Total Lubricants Canada has signed a five-year lubricants distribution agreement for Canusa Automotive Warehousing to distribute Total automotive lubr ...

Chinas estimated 2007 finished lubricants market of 5.3 million metric tons valued at $10.6 billion was second only to the United States in volume, co ...

As we approach the Christmas holidays there is a hint of stability creeping into crude and feedstock prices which may eventually reflect on base oil n ...

It was another week filled with price cut announcements of 20 to 60 cents per gallon for the full range of API Group I, II, II+ and III base oils. The ...

BASF on Thursday said it will increase annual capacity of low molecular weight, highly reactive polyisobutene by 25,000 metric tons between now and 20 ...

MOSCOW – Individuals from several corners of Russias lubricant industry called for government intervention to help stem the loss of market share ...

NEW YORK – While Latin America can expect its API Group I producers to be viable well past 2020, North America is braced for more Group I shutdo ...

ExxonMobil Chemical restarted its Beaumont, Texas, polyalphaolefin plant the week of Dec. 7, good news for blenders of premium lubricants that were al ...

Sunoco may convert its Tulsa, Okla., refinery into a terminal late next year if it cant find a buyer for it, the companys chief executive officer said ...

On Dec. 19, the European Chemicals Agency published the list of all chemicals that have been filed with the European Union’s REACH program, repr ...

Yet another week of frantic inactivity. The difference this week is that many producers are coming around to accept that prices have fallen, are falli ...

This week, Sunoco issued a price decrease on its API Group I base oils of 40 to 50 cents per gallon,Chevron cut the posted pricesfor its Group II oils ...

Ciba yesterday said it will soon begin producing antioxidants for lubricants and fuels at its newly commissioned facility in Singapores Jurong Island, ...

NEW YORK – Asias taste for eco cars that go at least 65 miles on a gallon of fuel, the intimate relationship between diesel fuel pricing and API ...

Northland Products has made an opening investment of $2.5 million in a new lubricating oil and engine coolant manufacturing and distribution center in ...

A fire lasting more than four hours Sunday afternoon engulfed a 7,000 square foot building in Zionsville, Ind., used by distributor Taylor Oil Co. to ...

Dow Chemicals recently announced plans to streamline operations and cut costs will include some restructuring early next year at its Dow Biocides and ...