Base oil prices continued to be exposed to upward pressure from steep crude oil prices, as flows from the Middle East remained constrained by the near ...

Base oil inventories in the United States are shrinking as domestic demand accelerates, according to the latest figures published by the U.S. Energy I ...

Hungarian energy company MOL Group said it is continuing to produce base oils, albeit at reduced rates, as the company recovers from a fire at its Sz� ...

While no conclusive agreement to end the United States-Israel-Iran war had been achieved last week, there had been muted optimism that negotiations wo ...

ExxonMobil has suspended operations at one of its chemical manufacturing plants in Singapore, citing unfavorable market conditions, according to repor ...

Registrations under the landmark chemicals regulation began in 2007, but implementation has several steps, and some grease thickeners are still in pro ...

Costs for the key grease ingredient have eased for now, but a Nynas official predicts grease suppliers will continue encountering reasons to consider ...

A vendor offers examples of how to use artificial intelligence to sort formulating priorities during supply chain disruptions.

Some of the inputs for calculating product carbon footprints can vary significantly, which underscores the importance of specific data, but some data ...

News emerged that Excel Paralubes and Avista Oil had adjusted prices last week, along with other producers’ markups. Posted price increases have slo ...

Azerbaijan produced 32,800 metric tons of industrial and automotive lubricants in 2025, according to the country’s State Statistics Committee. The c ...

According to industry data released Wednesday by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, new car registrations in the European Union ros ...

Turkey’s lubricant market is facing unprecedented stress on supply chains from the ongoing conflict in neighboring Iran. Financing pressure and ...

Maybe they once were, but those days are long gone, given the range of properties, even within API groups.

The current upheaval of base oil markets is severe enough to seem mythical except that lubricant producers are feeling the very real brunt.

Base oil prices are almost three times prewar levels since the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, tightening ...

The Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) tightened its guidance on lubricant marketing claims, escalating efforts to curb misleading product ...

Eneos Holdings agreed to buy Chevron Corporation’s fuels and lubricants marketing businesses in six Asia-Pacific markets for $2.17 billion, reported ...

Nynas AB reported stronger profitability in the first quarter of 2026, as higher margins and resilient demand helped the Swedish specialty fluids prod ...