Slack wax from Russia and Uzbekistan is in high demand and selling for higher prices in Europe due to the holiday season in Poland and technical issue ...

Sanctions drafted by the United States senate aim to punish Russian oil companies and banks, but Russian sources insist they will not harm the country ...

Russian authorities adopted a bill that will increase export tariffs for motor oils, fuels and other distillates by 4 percent in 2021.

Uzbekistan plans to overhaul its obsolete refining capacity to produce API Group II and Group III base oils so that the countrys lube marketers dont n ...

The European Union is working on a revision of its Ecolabel standard for lubricants. Regulators say the proposed changes will strengthen protections f ...

Lukoils LLK International sold 863,000 metric tons of finished lubricant products in 2017, up 13.4 percent from 761,000 tons sold in 2016, a spokesper ...

Serbian lube marketer Fam recently opened a corrosion inhibitor and degreaser production unit. The government is now seeking a foreign investor follow ...

A survey of Russian motorists indicates that a large proportion of them are not following original equipment manufacturers recommendations for viscosi ...

Russian industrial lubricants and grease marketer Titan built a new plant in Novocherkassk, introduced a new filling line and entered new markets, a c ...

Lukoil opened a new modernized loading center for lubricants and bitumen products at its refinery in Volgograd, Russia, the company announced earlier ...

The EUs Ecolabel standard for lubricants is being updated. While it has raised some concerns among those in the lubricants industry, its aim to protec ...

Avista Oil AG and a United Kingdom-based used oil collector formed a joint venture to build a rerefinery in Denmark at the site of an Avista facility ...

On both sides of the Atlantic, metal removal fluid suppliers and their customers are relieved by the European Unions extension of regulatory exemption ...

Rosneft is developing fire-resistant turbine oils for Russias nuclear power plants, a product now imported from the United States, company and governm ...

Russian rerefiner efforts to collect used oil are being hindered by the popularity of burning it for fuel and by the inability of authorities to imple ...

Bosnian lube marketer Rafinerija ulja Modrica produced 45,000 tons of API Group III base oils in 2017, up more than 15 percent from 39,000 tons in 201 ...

Russian independent lube producer Obninskorgsintez recently opened a new grease plant in Obninsk, Russia, and is enjoying healthy growth thanks to pre ...

The transport sector creates as much carbon dioxide as power generation, but faces far harsher punitive fines, said a representative from the European ...

Against a backdrop of economic hardship, increased awareness of car maintenance and a crackdown on fake oils has seen an uptick in the sale of genuine ...

In 2014, confronted with economic sanctions imposed by Western nations, Russias government adopted a policy that encouraged Russian companies to repla ...