Planned maintenance is due at Orlen's refinery in Plock, Poland starting May 7 for four weeks plus another two weeks for ramp up. The turnaround will ...

It may be too early to say what will come of ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine, but an end to the fighting could have great impact on base oil m ...

Mobil Oil Turk, Exxon’s Turkish unit, has earmarked U.S. $2 million for new production capacity, renewable energy and increasing workforce in antici ...

Chevron said Tuesday that it will add API Group III+ production capability at its base oil plant in Pascagoula, Louisiana, United States, claiming the ...

Idemitsu Kosan will permanently close its facility in Tianjin, China, by August 2025, citing weakening demand and rising competition.

Singaporean investment holding company Paeonia Group has acquired Savant Group for an undisclosed sum.

NYCO, an integrated specialist in the fabrication of high-performance lubricants and component synthetic base esters, is pleased to announce the start ...

More than usual, energy markets and others are being roiled by a series of geopolitical events that are dominating global headlines – from trade war ...

Brazil’s base oil market is off to a slower start in 2025 as domestic production and imports both declined significantly in January compared to the ...

Starfire Lubricants has taken on two new team members – Brian Hayes and Pat McLaughlin. Brian has 20 years under his belt in territory development a ...

Repsol and Saudi Aramco have snagged large chunks of Filipino energy company Unioil, the country's family-owned downstream fuel and lubricants busines ...

Base oil refiner Calumet is selling the industrial segment of its lubricant brand Royal Purple to Lubrication Engineers Inc. Calumet is retaining the ...

The dust-up in Washington between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed how much things can change in a week, and impacts may be felt in base oi ...

Gero Thalemann explains how a new, patented polymer dissolving process can improve lubricant quality while increasing production efficiency.

Kline & Co. explains how technological advances, environmental legislation and evolving market dynamics are transforming the maritime industry.

Lubricant additives production capacity in China is soaring. The Strategy Works explains why.

Lubrizol examines the pros and cons of various types of extreme pressure additives in metalworking fluid formulations.

Looming tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump on Canada, Mexico and China may have significant impacts on the base oil market. Gabriela Wheeler expla ...

How can lubricant makers in the U.S. grow despite declining demand? Tom Glenn weighs in.

Sinopec has opened a production unit making marine lubricants and hydraulic fluids at its finished lube blending plant in Tianjin, China.