France

Group I Plants Closing, Groups II and III Growing
Stacks of intermediate bulk containers, commonly used for storage and shipment of base oils, in a warehouse. © Marco Torelli Fotografia

Group I Plants Closing, Groups II and III Growing

Lube Report Asia - 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

Lube Report EMEA - March 21, 2023

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

France Lube Consumption Fell in November

France Lube Consumption Fell in November

Lube Report EMEA - January 17, 2023

Lubricant consumption in France fell 9% to 41,317 tons in November, compared to the same month last year, Paris-based Pr ...

France Lube Demand Falls

France Lube Demand Falls

Lube Report EMEA - December 20, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France declined 8% to 43,869 metric tons in October, compared to the same month last year, Pari ...

France Funds Recycling of Radioactive Lubes

France Funds Recycling of Radioactive Lubes

Lube Report EMEA - December 13, 2022

A pilot plant in France to purify polyether-perfluorinated lubricants contaminated by uranium is among the projects earm ...

France Lube Demand Flat in September

France Lube Demand Flat in September

Lube Report EMEA - November 22, 2022

France’s lubricant consumption was flat at 44.4 million tons in September, nearly unchanged from the same month last y ...

France Lube Demand Falls

France Lube Demand Falls

Lube Report EMEA - October 18, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France declined 5% to 36,679 metric tons in August, compared to the same month last year, Paris ...

France Lube Sales Fall in July

France Lube Sales Fall in July

Lube Report EMEA - September 20, 2022

France’s lubricant consumption fell 11% to 44,253 tons in July, compared to the same month last year, according to dat ...

Lube Demand Falls in France

Lube Demand Falls in France

Lube Report EMEA - August 9, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France decreased 3% to 46,452 metric tons in June, compared to the same month last year, accord ...

France Demand Rose in May

France Demand Rose in May

Lube Report EMEA - July 26, 2022

France’s lubricant consumption rose 9% to 45,368 tons in May, compared to the same month last year, according to data ...

France Lube Demand Slips

France Lube Demand Slips

Lube Report EMEA - June 28, 2022

Lubricant consumption in France decreased 8% to 44,086 metric tons in April, compared to the same month last year, accor ...

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Azelis Acquires India Distributors

Lube Report Asia - June 3, 2022

Specialty chemicals distributor and service provider Azelis reached agreements to buy two related distributors in India ...

Oqema Acquires French Distributor

Oqema Acquires French Distributor

Lube Report EMEA - April 26, 2022

German chemicals distributor Oqema acquired the Orosolv Group, a French distributor of lubricants and other products, to ...

Cyclevia Boosts France’s Used Oil Sector

Cyclevia Boosts France’s Used Oil Sector

Lube Report EMEA - April 19, 2022

A French association of lubricant suppliers this month announced the formation of Cyclevia, a nonprofit organization tas ...

France’s Lube Demand Declines

France’s Lube Demand Declines

Lube Report EMEA - April 19, 2022

France’s finished lubricant consumption declined to 42,319 metric tons in February, a 7% decline from the same month l ...

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Mixed Actions of Lube Suppliers in Russia

Lube Report EMEA - April 12, 2022

Seven weeks into Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the number of foreign businesses vowing to leave Russia or scal ...

France Lube Sales Up in 2021

France Lube Sales Up in 2021

Lube Report EMEA - March 15, 2022

Lubricant sales in France were up slightly for 2021 and in December, compared to the same periods in 2020, according to ...