Germany

Germany Ends Down Year on Up Beat

Germany Ends Down Year on Up Beat

March 26, 2024

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant sales, including process oils, declined 12% in 2023, its 5% increase in December ...

Fuchs Profits, Sales Rose in 2023

Fuchs Profits, Sales Rose in 2023

March 12, 2024

Independent lubricant blender Fuchs SE reported 9% higher net profit on a 4% increase in sales revenues in 2023, as raw ...

OQ Chemicals Declares Force Majeure

OQ Chemicals Declares Force Majeure

March 5, 2024

OQ Chemicals yesterday declared force majeure for products manufactured at its Oberhausen, Germany, site – including s ...

German Demand Falls Again

German Demand Falls Again

February 27, 2024

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant demand declined 7% in November, the largest category – motor oils – posted a ...

Shell to Produce Group III in Germany

Shell to Produce Group III in Germany

January 30, 2024

Shell last week announced plans to convert a fuels refinery in Wesseling, Germany, to produce API Group III base oils. T ...

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Solvay Spins Off Specialty Chemicals Unit

January 23, 2024

Solvay last month completed the spin-off of its specialty chemicals business, which has been named Syensqo and supplies ...

Germany Demand Declines in October

Germany Demand Declines in October

January 2, 2024

Germany's finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 11% in October, as a year-long trend of falling c ...

Lanxess Completes Sulfur Carrier Expansion

Lanxess Completes Sulfur Carrier Expansion

December 19, 2023

Lanxess completed an expansion at its Mannheim, Germany, factory of production capacity for sustainable light-color sulf ...

Germany Demand Down Again in September

Germany Demand Down Again in September

November 28, 2023

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, fell 21% in September, continuing a year-long trend of mo ...

Fuchs Profit Rises Despite Dip in Sales

Fuchs Profit Rises Despite Dip in Sales

October 31, 2023

Fuchs SE posted an 11% increase in third quarter profits, compared to the same period of last year, despite a small drop ...

German Lube Consumption Keeps Falling

German Lube Consumption Keeps Falling

October 31, 2023

Germany’s finished lubricants demand, including process oils, decreased 6% in August, although several categories expe ...

Germany Lube Demand Slips Again

Germany Lube Demand Slips Again

October 3, 2023

Germany’s finished lubricants demand, including process oils, declined 13% in June, continuing a year-long trend of mo ...

Fuchs Opens Vietnam Blending Plant

Fuchs Opens Vietnam Blending Plant

September 15, 2023

Fuchs Group opened a 20,000 metric tons per year lubricants blending plant in Vietnam to serve growing demand in the reg ...

Germany Lube Demand Keeps Falling

Germany Lube Demand Keeps Falling

September 12, 2023

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, dropped 22% in June, continuing a trend of year-on-year d ...

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Valvoline Buys Stake in Haertol

September 6, 2023

Valvoline Global last week announced that it has made an equity investment in Haertol Chemie GmbH, a German manufacturer ...

Virtual Lab Aims to Optimize Formulations

Virtual Lab Aims to Optimize Formulations

September 6, 2023

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials say they have developed a virtual lab to pred ...