Germany

Fuchs Acquires MWF Maker IRMCO
Lubricant drums at a Fuchs warehouse. Photo courtesy Fuchs

Fuchs Acquires MWF Maker IRMCO

April 7, 2025

German independent lubricant manufacturer Fuchs bought IRMCO Advanced Metalforming Lubricant Technologies.

EU Gives Thumbs Up to U.S. Purchase of OQ

EU Gives Thumbs Up to U.S. Purchase of OQ

April 2, 2025

Strategic Value Partners' acquisition of OQ Chemical has been approved by the European Commission, the commission announ ...

U.K. Blender Pushes Anti-dumping Campaign

U.K. Blender Pushes Anti-dumping Campaign

March 28, 2025

Mark Lord of Aztec Oils is on a crusade to stop one company dumping cheap lubricants in the U.K. and damaging business.

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Lube Deliveries Drop Steeply in Germany

February 19, 2025

Domestic deliveries of finished lubricants in Germany plummeted 39% in October, compared to the same month of 2023, an e ...

Fuchs Buys Boss Lubricants

Fuchs Buys Boss Lubricants

January 15, 2025

Fuchs Group acquired compatriot company Boss Lubricants GmbH & Co. KG., a family-owned and operated company based in ...

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German Lube Deliveries Down Again

January 8, 2025

Deliveries of finished lubricants in Germany fell 25% in September compared to the same month of 2023, adding to the mar ...

OQ Chemicals Ups Carboxylic Acids Prices

OQ Chemicals Ups Carboxylic Acids Prices

December 11, 2024

Germany-based OQ Chemicals announced it will increase prices for its range of carboxylic acids.

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Big Decrease for German Lube Demand

November 6, 2024

Lubricant demand in Germany, including process oils, sank to 26,323 metric tons in August, easily the market’s worst p ...

Norac Builds Esterification Line  

Norac Builds Esterification Line  

October 16, 2024

Norac Additives broke ground on a new esterification line at its production site in Helena, Arkansas, giving German pare ...

Shell Group III Unit Gets Electric Heater

Shell Group III Unit Gets Electric Heater

September 18, 2024

British oil major Shell’s plans to convert a hydrocracker at its Wesseling, Germany, refinery into a production unit f ...

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German Lube Deliveries Down in May

August 28, 2024

Domestic deliveries of finished lubricants in Germany fell 32% in May, compared to the same month last year, according t ...

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Germany Base Oil Output Flat in April

July 31, 2024

Base oil production in Germany rose a scant half percentage point year on year to 148,848 metric tons in April, while im ...

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Tide Water to Close German Unit

June 4, 2024

Tide Water Oil Co. (India) Ltd., owner of the Veedol brand, recently announced it will close its German subsidiary due t ...

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Eurolube Acquires Bizol

June 4, 2024

German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive s ...

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OQ Lifts Force Majeure on German Plants

June 4, 2024

OQ Chemicals announced on May 29 it lifted its force majeure declaration for all products from its German plants in Ober ...

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Verbio to Make Rapeseed Chemicals

May 28, 2024

Verbio SE recently started construction of a large-scale ethenolysis plant using rapeseed oil methyl ester at a site in ...

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State-owned Company Buys Sapref

May 28, 2024

South Africa’s Central Energy Fund SOC has finalized an agreement to buy the Sapref oil refinery in Durban, from Shell ...