The conflict between the United States and Iran has had a devastating effect on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, transforming the global base oi ...

First article in a two-part series from Ernie Henderson examining the history that made base oil markets vulnerable to geopolitical conflict.

Turning the ever-growing mountain of discarded clothing into thickeners.

ABN Resource’s DEI survey reveals a lubricants industry that is deeply divided on this hot-button subject.

New mobility is more than just batteries and software.

As demand declines, pressure on formulators is increasing.

No end in sight to the chaos in the Gulf.

Motorists are lining up at gasoline stations in Moscow and many other Russian cities as Ukraine’s sustained drone and rocket attacks on oil infrastr ...

Australia offers opportunities for lubricant blenders with different business models, according to an industry expert.

Liqui Moly will establish its 10th overseas subsidiary this summer with the launch of Liqui Moly Shanghai, the German lubricant manufacturer said, as ...

The ceasefire between the United States and Iran remained in limbo amid renewed military hostilities between the two countries, following an Iranian a ...

Vertex Energy Inc. plans to add 6,000 barrels per day of virgin API Group III base oil capacity at its refinery in Mobile, Alabama, with startup targe ...

Join Base Oils Editor Gabriela Wheeler and Executive Editor Tim Sullivan as they discuss this month’s Base Oil Report. The current upheaval of base ...

The memorandum of understanding signed by the United States and Iran over the weekend ignited renewed hopes that ongoing hostilities in the Middle Eas ...

A cartel of South Korean industrial lubricant suppliers colluded to raise prices and rig bids during periods of market turmoil, including the COVID-19 ...

Olin Corp. and Huntsman Corp. are merging to create a chemicals producer with roughly U.S.$12.5 billion in annual revenue and a broader footprint acro ...

Most base oil prices have retreated from their peaks in late April, with the exception of API Group III grades, which were still hovering at all-time ...

A provisional ceasefire and an end to hostilities between the United States and Iran announced at the start of the week immediately caused crude oil f ...

Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure reached one of the country’s most important petrochemical center ...

The fallout from the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran has reached China, where refiners have delayed two projects with a combined capacity of 500,000 ...