As the end of the year closes in, market participants were trying to wrap up business. Some suppliers were eager to reduce inventories to avoid tax im ...

The last month of the year was expected to bring fairly muted activity in base oil markets as both consumers and suppliers hope to reach the end of De ...

The United States and China have agreed to suspend their tit-for-tat application of port service fees on each other’s docking vessels for one year, ...

Lopal prepared to ship its first batch of lubricants to Zambia, marking its initial order for Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd. The shipment is a ...

DuPont held a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 18 for a new specialty lubricants production facility in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu province, aiming to boost ...

Yitai Bochen Chemical Technology Co. began construction this month on a new API Group III base oil plant in Zibo, Shandong province, marking a major b ...

Spot prices for some base oil cuts succumbed to downward pressure on mounting availability, while other grades managed to maintain a steady course as ...

Ganesan Ganapathi cites examples of workers making exceptional contributions to lube blenders and discusses how to nurture such work.

Market forces continued to pull prices in different directions in Asia, with tighter supplies of some grades supporting steady-to-firm prices, and len ...

Lingering uncertainties continued to impact lubricant and finished products demand in Asia, and this, in turn, affected base oil consumption, as buyer ...

SK Enmove entered into a joint venture with auto parts maker Gabriel India to distribute the Korean company’s range of automotive lubricants and ...

China’s automotive lubricant market is experiencing a sharp contraction as new energy vehicles gain ground, according to a recent report by Sinolub. ...

Some markets were expected to jump back into action following week-long holidays and others were preparing for subdued activities due to the start of ...

Specialty chemicals producer SK Minerals & Additives will open its initial public offering on Oct. 10, 2025, looking to raise about $4.9 million t ...

There were a few bright spots in the market despite deepening concerns about the growing supply and demand imbalance in some base oil segments. The la ...

Downward price pressure continued on a few base oil grades because of soft fundamentals in Asia, although several cuts appeared to defy the current tr ...

Base oil prices were generally holding in Asia, although there was still downward pressure on the heavy viscosity grades because supplies outpaced con ...

A demand slowdown in most countries and mounting supplies continued to define the base oils market in Asia this week, with the heavy grades particular ...

Labor organizations and social activists staged a protest outside a lubricant company where three workers were killed and one was injured during maint ...

China’s expanding transportation infrastructure projects will boost demand for grease-consuming boring machines.