Three lubricant industry associations in the United States petitioned India’s government last week to approve the export of castor oil derivatives s ...

Sara Lefcourt provides tips on how to plan for pandemics and other emergencies.

Fog and floods are regular disruptors to barges carrying base oils on rivers. Suppliers and buyers can take steps to minimize impacts, though not to ...

The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association is reaching out to members and governments to inform them that lube blenders are considered essent ...

The Covid-19 outbreak is proving to be the most disruptive event for the base oils and refining industry since the Great Recession of 2008, causing re ...

Valvoline Inc. has resumed construction of a lubricants plant in Zhangjiang, China, after suspending the project in February amidst the country’s co ...

Castrol India and Gulf Oil Lubricants India each temporarily closed its lubricant plants as the government tries to stop the spread of the deadly coro ...

Flooding remains a significant disruptor of barge traffic of base oil on U.S. rivers, and it could worsen in coming years without increased investment ...

Lithium supplier Livent Corp. suspended operations at its two Argentinian facilities this week in accordance with a national mandatory quarantine aime ...

Incheon, South Korea-based bearing manufacturer SGO said it will invest more than $4.5 million to set up bearing production facilities at a site in In ...

As Europeans consider regulating the presence of two categories of mineral hydrocarbons in food, some palm oil producers in Southeast Asia are turning ...

Hurricanes justifiably cause much consternation for Gulf Coast base oil refiners and their customers, but fog is a bigger disruptor, settling in more ...

Russian lubricants marketer VMPAuto opened a small plant in the industrial sector of St. Petersburg in February.

Shell Indonesia will double production capacity at its lubricant blending plant in Marunda Centre, north of Jakarta, to 300 million liters per year, t ...

India’s government invited bids to buy its almost 53 percent stake in Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., an oil and gas company that is one of the country ...

The economic wrecking ball that is the coronavirus went into full swing this week when it sent the price of crude oil back to 1991 and pounded stock m ...

Polish lube maker Orlen Oil will start to produce hand sanitizers at its lubricant blending plant in Jedlicze, part of the government initiative to fi ...

Greek petroleum refiner Motor Oil Hellas announced a €30 million investment to establish a joint venture blending plant in Algeria that will have ca ...

Lubricants and Petroleum Corp. recently opened a grease plant at its blending facility in Aspropyrgos, Greece, part of an effort to cement its positio ...

ExxonMobil is still mum on the cause and effect of a massive fire last week at its large refinery and chemical facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but ...