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Interflon received NSF 538 MOAH-free certification for more than 30 H1 and 3H food-grade lubricants, adding to its NSF 537 PFAS-free certification obt ...

The world may — or may not — soon have a regulation prodding the shipping industry to use cleaner fuels. Depending on the alternatives it chooses, ...

Lube producers looking for alternative Group III sources found that other suppliers were already sold out. Rerefined base oils might have offered a ne ...

Fuchs’ growth through acquisition and organic expansion spans 95 years.

ABN Resource’s 2026 lubricant industry talent report reveals mixed feelings for workers: high job satisfaction but openness to new opportunities; go ...

The base oil crisis will lead lubricant manufacturers to work in a variety of ways to make supply chains more resilient. Their steps generally will in ...

European new-car registrations increased 5.3% in the first eight months of 2026, and the shift in powertrains is continuing toward low- and zero-emiss ...

Evonik Rebuffs BASF Takeover

September 30, 2026

Evonik has rejected rival BASF’s reported €10.3 billion (U.S.$11.7 billion) takeover offer, according to press reports. It has been less than a we ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized temporary state management of oil refineries and other critical infrastructure damaged by Ukrainian dr ...

Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries are beginning to disrupt the country’s passenger car motor oil market, with lubricant suppliers reportin ...

German specialty additives company BYK opened a new plant in Shanghai with annual production capacity of 500 metric tons, adding flexible local manufa ...