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Shell Lubricants Completes Acquisition of Raj Petro
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Shell Lubricants Completes Acquisition of Raj Petro

July 15, 2025

Shell Lubricants has completed its acquisition of Raj Petro Specialities Pvt. Ltd., taking full ownership of the India-b ...

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Asia Base Oil Price Report

July 14, 2025

The base oils market in Asia showed some pockets of tight supply, which drove spot offers up for some grades, while pric ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

July 9, 2025

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Af ...

Market Monitor

Market Monitor

July 9, 2025

When Verification of Lubricant Specifications was formed in 2013, there was clearly a lack of understanding in some area ...

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IMCD Acquires Apus Quimica

July 9, 2025

Specialty chemicals formulator and distributor IMCD has agreed to acquire all shares of Apus Química SpA, a Chilean dis ...

Aussie Lube Demand Remains Steady

Aussie Lube Demand Remains Steady

July 8, 2025

Australia’s lubricant and grease market has remained steady, but pressures from regulatory compliance are increasing.

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Price Report

July 7, 2025

With crude oil prices retreating to what they were before the recent Israel-Iran conflict, base oil marketeers appeared ...

Petrobras to Raise Base Oil Output in Rio

Petrobras to Raise Base Oil Output in Rio

July 7, 2025

Petrobras plans to invest $6.07 billion in increasing refining and petrochemicals capacity.

Saudi Rerefiner Expands at Home and in Egypt

Saudi Rerefiner Expands at Home and in Egypt

July 2, 2025

Saudi base oil rerefiner Yunitco plans to carry out maintenance at its unit in Yanbu

Strub and Lubcon Rolled into Fuchs Swiss

Strub and Lubcon Rolled into Fuchs Swiss

July 2, 2025

Fuchs Group has consolidated its operations in Switzerland, establishing Fuchs Swiss Lubricants AG

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Weekly Americas Base Oil Price Report

July 2, 2025

Following a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Iran last week, crude oil prices slumped, easing concerns about potenti ...

SK Innovation Drops Lube Division IPO Again

SK Innovation Drops Lube Division IPO Again

July 2, 2025

SK Group halted plans to spin off SK Enmove Co., its lubricant manufacturing business, from SK Innovation.

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Weekly Asia Base Oil Report

June 30, 2025

Base oil buyers and sellers have taken a step back from negotiations on lingering concerns about whether the war between ...

HD Hyundai Shell Base Oil Moving into Group III

HD Hyundai Shell Base Oil Moving into Group III

June 25, 2025

HD Hyundai Shell Base Oil, a joint venture between HD Hyundai Oilbank and Shell, plans to expand its Daesan facility to ...

Former Soviet States Increase Output

Former Soviet States Increase Output

June 18, 2025

Lubricant production in post-Soviet states has grown over the past three years, driven by Western sanctions against Russ ...

BPCL Tenders for New Lube Units at Bina Refinery

BPCL Tenders for New Lube Units at Bina Refinery

June 18, 2025

Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. intends to install a base oil unit and a finished lubricant blending plant at its refinery ...

Petronas Lubricants Italy Sells Off Car Care Unit

Petronas Lubricants Italy Sells Off Car Care Unit

June 18, 2025

Quantum Capital Partners acquired Italian automotive care products maker Arexons from Petronas Lubricants Italy.