Europe

Two Blending Plants Announced in Turkey

Two Blending Plants Announced in Turkey

May 2, 2023

Petronobel Mineral Oils San and Tic A.S. announced plans last week to build a lubricant blending plant in an industrial ...

Mercedes Benz Amends Oil Change Advisory

Mercedes Benz Amends Oil Change Advisory

April 25, 2023

The Union of the European Lubricants Industry announced this month that it helped resolve a complaint about Mercedes Ben ...

France Lube Demand Dipped in February

France Lube Demand Dipped in February

April 25, 2023

Lubricant consumption in France decreased to 41,273 tons in February, 2% less than the same month last year, Paris-based ...

Origin of Russian Lube Imports Shifts Toward Asia

Origin of Russian Lube Imports Shifts Toward Asia

April 25, 2023

Finished lubricant imports to Russia underwent large shifts last year in the countries of origin due to fallout over the ...

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Small Rerefinery Being Built in Turkey

April 18, 2023

A public-private partnership for waste oil collection and construction of a base oil rerefinery was announced recently b ...

Eni Lube Sales Shrank in 2022

Eni Lube Sales Shrank in 2022

April 18, 2023

Italian energy company Eni said in its annual report that its wholesale lubricant sales in Italy fell 38% and that its c ...

Russia Engine Oil Demand Said to have Stagnated

Russia Engine Oil Demand Said to have Stagnated

April 18, 2023

Russian demand for automotive engine oils stagnated at around 414,000 metric tons in 2022, with the lion’s share bough ...

Russia Auto Sales Tank Amidst Sanctions

Russia Auto Sales Tank Amidst Sanctions

April 11, 2023

New car and light commercial vehicle sales in Russia plunged almost 60% in 2022 as the war in Ukraine ramped up economic ...

Haydale Develops Lubes for Particle Lab

Haydale Develops Lubes for Particle Lab

April 11, 2023

Haydale, a graphene and nanomaterial producer based in the United Kingdom, entered an agreement to develop graphene-base ...

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

Profits Down for MRS Oil Nigeria

April 11, 2023

MRS Oil Nigeria Plc reported that gross profit for its lubricant segment fell 64% in 2022 due to negative impacts of inf ...

Germany Demand Down in January

Germany Demand Down in January

April 4, 2023

Germany’s domestic lubricant demand fell 16% year on year to 46,070 metric tons in January, with hydraulic oils and me ...

Poland Market Contracted in 2022

Poland Market Contracted in 2022

April 4, 2023

Poland’s lubricant market contracted 2% in 2022, impacted by a European energy crises amplified by the war in Ukraine ...

Groupe Berkem Acquires Oilseed Miller

Groupe Berkem Acquires Oilseed Miller

April 4, 2023

French biobased chemistry company Groupe Berkem yesterday announced completion of its acquisition of Biopress, a French ...

Spain Demand Declined in 2022

Spain Demand Declined in 2022

March 28, 2023

Spain’s lubricant demand decreased 2% in 2022, remaining short of the country’s pre-pandemic level of consumption, t ...

Research Project Targets Smart Lube Management

Research Project Targets Smart Lube Management

March 28, 2023

Spain’s Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Union, through its Next Generation fund, are financing a p ...

Group I Plants Closing, Groups II and III Growing

Group I Plants Closing, Groups II and III Growing

March 24, 2023

The base oil supply and demand landscape has changed significantly in recent years, with global capacity for API Group I ...

France Lube Demand Rose Slightly in January

France Lube Demand Rose Slightly in January

March 21, 2023

France’s lubricant consumption increased 2% to 42,000 tons in January, compared to the same month last year, Paris-bas ...

Waste Oil Collection Increases in Turkey

Waste Oil Collection Increases in Turkey

March 21, 2023

Turkey collected more waste lubricants in 2022 compared to the year before thanks to an increase in amounts gathered by ...