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A U.S. Senate amendment to the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would give the U.S. president authority to impose tariffs of ...

The United States has backed Ukraine in a $173 million dispute with Russian oil producer Tatneft, which has appealed a four-year freeze on enforcement ...

European lubricant industry groups are pushing for tighter rules around how lubricant manufacturers calculate and communicate emissions reductions att ...

Saudi Arabia’s stock market value dropped on Sunday as investors reacted to fresh attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure, including the te ...

Base oil production in Brazil rose to its highest level of the year in July but was still down 9% from the same month of 2025, according to the latest ...

Police in India’s Odisha state have arrested four people in connection with an alleged operation manufacturing and supplying counterfeit lubricants ...

Slicker Recycling’s Mark Olpin makes a case for stepping up used oil rerefining in the United Kingdom.

Silicone base stocks are attracting new attention for greases, partly because of developments in thickener technology and the press for PFAS-free prod ...

The decision to close its Petro-Canada base oil plant will turn H.F. Sinclair’s lubricants and specialties business from a manufacturer to distribut ...

The global supply crisis has put base oil distributors in difficult positions.

Why Routes to Market Matter

September 7, 2026

Strategic decisions about how and where to supply finished products can greatly affect a company’s success.

September Base Oil Report

September 7, 2026

Gabriela Wheeler looks hard for good news in the base oil market.

Richful Lube Additive Co. Ltd. earned a healthy profit in the first six months of 2026 thanks to increased demand from Chinese lubricant manufacturers ...

A federal district court has upheld Oregon’s packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law against a constitutional challenge brought by the ...

D-A Lubricant Co. plans to invest $17 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Lebanon, Indiana, adding a 115,000-square-foot facility and ne ...

Canadian rerefiner ReGen III Corp. said its chief operating officer, Tom Lawlor, has left the company, effective Monday. ReGen did not give a reason f ...

A new 50% U.S. tariff on selected imported Canadian goods has taken effect, adding costs for lubricant manufacturers, according to the Independent Lub ...

Supplies of Yubase 4 base oil are set to tighten in Europe after Repsol warned customers that it will be unable to supply the API Group III grade thro ...

Romania recorded the European Union’s steepest annual increase in prices for fuels and lubricants for personal transport in July, with the combined ...