Lubricant sales in France were up slightly for 2021 and in December, compared to the same periods in 2020, according to an industry association’s da ...

As Russian forces continue to batter Ukraine, it’s no surprise that Ukraine’s lubricant industry is being impacted. Manufacturing plants in proxim ...

Shell announced today that it will close its finished lubricant manufacturing plant in Torzhok, Russia, and shut down its lubricants business in the c ...

Specialty chemical supplier Perstorp AB will begin this month to produce isononanoic acids at its factory in Stenungsund, Sweden. The Malmo, Sweden-ba ...

BASF will build a new world-scale production plant for alkylethanolamines at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium, with start-up planned in 2024, the ...

Several Western oil companies announced the past few days that they will exit joint ventures in Russia to protest that country’s invasion of Ukraine ...

Spain’s lubricant demand increased 11% in 2021, compared to the same month in 2020, though it fell 3% shy of the country’s demand in 2019, accordi ...

Russian base oil exports jumped 21% in December after an 11% decline in November, a trading company concluded, providing an upbeat end to a volatile y ...

BP reported that the underlying replacement cost profit before interest and tax for its Castrol lubricants business climbed 27% in 2021, driven by gro ...

A stock exchange in Minsk, Belarus, started regular trading of finished lubricants last week after officials saw increased interest for trades of thes ...

New passenger and light commercial vehicle sales in Russia increased by 4.3% in 2021, driven primarily by positive sales in the second quarter of the ...

The lubricants industry – especially in Europe – will face largescale changes in coming years in the types of raw materials that will be available ...

Infineum announced last week that it is restructuring its executive committee by adding new directors in charge of sustainability, business growth and ...

The European Commission awarded Swedish company SKF a €1.6 million grant to install and operate a stand-alone processing plant for regeneration of i ...

Net sales for German lubricant and aftermarket additive manufacturer Liqui Moly increased 20% in 2021, boosted by growth in sales in the United States ...

Lubricant demand in France was up year over year in November 2021 for the first time since August and only the second time since May, lifted by substa ...

A recent survey of Russian motorists found that Shell, Lukoil and ExxonMobil were the most recognized motor oil brands in 2021, the same results as in ...

Passenger car registrations in the European Union declined 2% to 9.7 million units in 2021, despite the record low base of comparison of 2020, due to ...

Surging electric vehicle sales in the United Kingdom in 2021 has made future demand for automotive lubricant uncertain, says the country’s lubricant ...

Residents in proximity to Lubrizol’s lubricant additive plant in Rouen, France, experienced elevated incidence of mood disorders such as anxiety and ...