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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Ukraine Conflict Goldmine for Russian Grease Business

Ukraine Conflict Goldmine for Russian Grease Business

May 21, 2025

Russia’s domestic grease market is still lucrative despite sanctions and escalating raw materials costs.

Phillips 66 Divesting Stake in European Business

Phillips 66 Divesting Stake in European Business

May 20, 2025

Phillips 66 announced it will relinquish a 65% stake in its fuel retail operations in Germany and Austria, part of a pus ...

Force Majeure After Iberia Power Cut Hits Repsol

Force Majeure After Iberia Power Cut Hits Repsol

May 14, 2025

Spanish refiner Repsol SA declared force majeure on its domestic base oil operations last week following a massive power ...

Lubrizol Stays Layoffs, Still Faces Overcapacity

Lubrizol Stays Layoffs, Still Faces Overcapacity

May 14, 2025

Lubrizol put the brakes on a plan that would have cut around 100 jobs at its facilities in Rouen and Le Havre.

Mannol Brake Fluid Fails Second VLS Testing

Mannol Brake Fluid Fails Second VLS Testing

May 7, 2025

Mannol brake fluid fails second round of tests to ensure it meets life-saving performance claims.

Gazprom Opens White Oils Plant

Gazprom Opens White Oils Plant

May 7, 2025

Gazpromneft-Lubricants starts white oils production in Russia.

ATIEL Releases ACEA Compliance Tools

ATIEL Releases ACEA Compliance Tools

April 27, 2025

ATIEL launched two new resources designed to support lubricant marketers in aligning with ACEA oil sequences.

Dumping Case May Require Upfront Set-aside

Dumping Case May Require Upfront Set-aside

April 23, 2025

Importers of finished lubricants from Lithuania and the United Arab Emirates could have to pay a substantial guarantee a ...