The Dutch lubricants market is shrinking while higher-value products and services gain importance.

As automotive engine oil specifications evolve, older specs can become obsolete either because their performance is no longer needed or for want of te ...

Evonik has declined to enter formal acquisition negotiations with BASF after reviewing a letter from the German chemicals group expressing interest in ...

Ukrainian drones struck both Rosneft’s Novokuybyshevsk and Slavneft’s Yaroslavl refineries over the past few days, threatening key Russian base oi ...

What happens beyond the crisis? The impact on the markets could last well beyond the end of the conflict. In the webinar, we discussed the lasting imp ...

Electric vehicle sales in Russia grew by 84% from a small base in the first nine months of 2026, while the total new vehicle market grew just 5%, with ...

Ukraine said it struck Gazprom Neft’s Omsk refinery on Oct. 8, the second drone attack on the Siberian site since July and the latest strike to thre ...

Russian drone attacks on Oct. 10-11 completely destroyed the lubricant manufacturing facilities of KSM Protec in Ukraine’s Kyiv region, forcing the ...

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 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.