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Ukraine Lube Industry Shifts from Russia

August 27, 2025

Ukraine imported 175,200 tons of finished lubricants in 2024, mostly from Polish and Turkish suppliers, consulting firm ...

Motul, Castrol Lead Poland Auto Oil Rankings, Liqui Moly Gains

Motul, Castrol Lead Poland Auto Oil Rankings, Liqui Moly Gains

August 20, 2025

Polish consumers preferred Motul and Castrol as top brands of motor oil in 2024, followed by Liqui Moly, which staged th ...

Mixed Results for Turkey’s Tupras

Mixed Results for Turkey’s Tupras

August 13, 2025

Tupras, Turkey’s sole producer of virgin API Group I base oils, reported second-quarter earnings ahead of forecasts, s ...

Drone Strike Stalls Rosneft Base Oil Output

Drone Strike Stalls Rosneft Base Oil Output

August 13, 2025

Ukrainian drones damaged stalled base oil production at Rosneft's Novokuibyshevsk refinery.

EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Drooping

EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Drooping

July 30, 2025

The European Union’s commercial vehicle market weakened in the first half of 2025, with registrations falling across k ...

Shrinking Market Kills Huntsman’s EU Precursor Business

Shrinking Market Kills Huntsman’s EU Precursor Business

July 29, 2025

Huntsman closed its maleic anhydride facility in Germany, prompted by losses and deteriorating market conditions.

Fuchs Revises Earnings Outlook

Fuchs Revises Earnings Outlook

July 23, 2025

Fuchs, the world’s largest independent lubricant company, has revised its results outlook, blaming weak demand fro ...

Russia Vehicle Sales Slump in H1 2025

Russia Vehicle Sales Slump in H1 2025

July 23, 2025

New car and light commercial vehicle sales in Russia fell by 27% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 to 546,430 units ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

July 22, 2025

With 10 days remaining before United State President Donald Trump declares tariffs on European Union goods and services, ...

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Europe Base Oil Capacity

July 18, 2025

Europe has seen capacity for API Group I base oil gradually dwindle over the past 20 years, with that capacity migrating ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

July 15, 2025

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Af ...

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Weekly EMEA Base Oil Price Report

July 9, 2025

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Af ...

Market Monitor

Market Monitor

July 9, 2025

When Verification of Lubricant Specifications was formed in 2013, there was clearly a lack of understanding in some area ...

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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 ...

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 ...