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Eurasian Union Updates Technical Regulation
Officials representing Eurasian Economic Union countries hold discussions at a meeting in May. Photo courtesy of Eurasian Economic Union

Eurasian Union Updates Technical Regulation

Lube Report EMEA - August 1, 2023

The Eurasian Economic Union of former Soviet republics updated its technical regulation for lubricants, oils and special ...

Belarus Additives Joint Venture Expands

Belarus Additives Joint Venture Expands

Lube Report EMEA - July 18, 2023

Additech, a lubricant additive joint venture between the Russian and Belarus oil majors Lukoil and Naftan, expanded its ...

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Minsk Stock Exchange Hosts Lube Trades

Lube Report EMEA - February 8, 2022

A stock exchange in Minsk, Belarus, started regular trading of finished lubricants last week after officials saw increas ...

Sanctions Hit Belarusian Base Oils

Sanctions Hit Belarusian Base Oils

Lube Report EMEA - June 29, 2021

Belarus’ base oils effectively stopped flowing to the West last week after the European Union imposed sanctions agains ...

Belarus Alters Route for Base Oil Exports

Belarus Alters Route for Base Oil Exports

Lube Report EMEA - February 23, 2021

Belarus has decided effectively to bypass Latvia and Lithuania as its main reloading ports for petrochemical exports, in ...

Naftan Aims for More Group III

Naftan Aims for More Group III

Lube Report EMEA - January 19, 2021

Naftan wants to upgrade base oil production at its refinery in Novopolotsk, Belarus, by increasing output of API Group I ...