Despite expectations that the ongoing transportation disruptions in the Red Sea and delays in the Panama Canal would place upward pressure on base oil ...

Monthly registrations of new battery electric vehicles contracted for the first time in almost four years at the close of 2023, but the year-end total ...

Full-year new-vehicle sales in the United States were forecast to increase 12% in 2023, reaching 15.5 million units, according to Cox Automotive, with ...

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill into law last month that, effective March 28, prohibits a state agency from adopting stricter California emiss ...

There are good reasons why North America produces relatively little API Group III base oil – far less than required by the region’s finished lubri ...

Shipping and logistical difficulties continued to draw the attention of market participants, although domestic supplies have been unaffected by geopol ...

Sales of new passenger cars in Russia rebounded by 69% in 2023 to 1.1 million units, boosted by a hefty uptake of Chinese models, the Moscow-based ana ...

The European Union built a record 17 gigawatts of wind energy generating capacity in 2023, a 13% increase from 2022, but the pace remains well behind ...

Researchers with a technical foundation and a university in Norway said their efforts to develop new knowledge on the interaction between lubricants, ...

The main news topic this week is the escalation of attacks against merchant shipping in the Red Sea corridor, and retaliatory strikes against the Hout ...

The January issue explores some of the most prominent trends affecting the lubricants industry. Discover how the rise of electric vehicles will alter ...

Japan’s registrations for sales of new passenger cars, trucks and buses rose 14% in 2023, while registrations for sales of new motorcycles increased ...

Eastern Lubricants Blenders Ltd. reported a steep drop in net profit and an operating loss on a slight decline in sales for the quarter ending Dec. 31 ...

A majority of base oil prices remained under downward pressure given plentiful supplies and sluggish demand, but some grades were tighter, supporting ...

Richful Lube Additive Co. last month announced delays for two major projects – the upgrading of a lubricant additives plant and construction of a ne ...

Will PTFE be banned in the coming years, and how might increasing regulation affect lubricant formulations? What did North American lubricant demand l ...

Aerospace and defense manufacturer Crane Co. acquired lubrication pump and system components producer Vian Enterprises for $103 million, the company a ...

With tensions in the Middle East mounting given Israel’s ongoing fight against Hamas in Gaza and growing Iranian involvement in hostilities, concern ...

The United States exported 31% more base oil in October, while the volume of base oil imported into the U.S. plummeted 41%, compared with the same mon ...

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. and the owner of Refineria Isla have reached an agreement resolving a debt dispute and re-establishing commercial relation ...