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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

July 2, 2025

With a delicately balanced peace between Israel and Iran, base oil markets are returning to normal following days of wor ...

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

Valvoline Eyes Growth in Industrial Oils

November 17, 2020

Custom Content – Within the space of just three years, Valvoline Europe has significantly grown its industrial lubrica ...

Strub and Lubcon Rolled into Fuchs Swiss

Strub and Lubcon Rolled into Fuchs Swiss

July 2, 2025

Fuchs Group has consolidated its operations in Switzerland, establishing Fuchs Swiss Lubricants AG

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

June 25, 2025

The world breathed a sigh of relief this week as Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in their one-sided 10-day war, af ...

Former Soviet States Increase Output

Former Soviet States Increase Output

June 18, 2025

Lubricant production in post-Soviet states has grown over the past three years, driven by Western sanctions against Russ ...

Petronas Lubricants Italy Sells Off Car Care Unit

Petronas Lubricants Italy Sells Off Car Care Unit

June 18, 2025

Quantum Capital Partners acquired Italian automotive care products maker Arexons from Petronas Lubricants Italy.

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

June 17, 2025

This week’s news is dominated by the spiraling conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, which poses a long ...

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ATIEL and UEIL Release Lube End of Life Guidance

June 11, 2025

ATIEL and UEIL released guidance on how greases and lubricants can be managed at the end of their functional lives.

German Investors Snap Up LyondellBasell Plants in Europe

German Investors Snap Up LyondellBasell Plants in Europe

June 11, 2025

Chemical producer LyondellBasell is negotiating with German industrial investment group Aequita for the sale of four of ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

June 10, 2025

One of the major headline topics being discussed around the lubricants industry at the moment is the impending sale of C ...

Russian Finished Lubricant Market Flat

Russian Finished Lubricant Market Flat

June 5, 2025

Russia’s finished lubricant market held steady at around 1.8 million tons in 2024, as domestic producers focused on im ...

TRA Unable to Verify SCT Accounts

TRA Unable to Verify SCT Accounts

June 3, 2025

As part of its inquiry into lubricant dumping in the United Kingdom, the U.K.’s Trade Remedies Authority could not rec ...

Tesla Punished by EU Car Buyers

Tesla Punished by EU Car Buyers

June 3, 2025

Europe’s electric vehicle segment is still gaining market share. That is, except for Tesla.

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

June 3, 2025

Base oil prices this week are largely stable across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but there are variations between ...

BP Begins Formal Sale of Castrol for $10 Billion

BP Begins Formal Sale of Castrol for $10 Billion

June 2, 2025

BP Plc launched the sale of its Castrol lubricants division, a potential U.S.$10 billion transaction.

Loopholes in EU Deforestation Law Threaten Esters Manufacturers

Loopholes in EU Deforestation Law Threaten Esters Manufacturers

May 28, 2025

Europe’s oleochemicals industry is urging lawmakers in Brussels to widen the scope of the European Union Deforestation ...

Zuber Issa Buys into UK Oil Brand Duckhams

Zuber Issa Buys into UK Oil Brand Duckhams

May 28, 2025

A supermarket magnate acquired a strategic equity stake in Duckhams, the 125-year-old British lubricants brand.