Germany

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Germany Lubricant Demand Declined in May

Germany Lubricant Demand Declined in May

August 15, 2023

Domestic lubricant sales in Germany, including process oils, declined 10% in May according to data released Aug. 8 by a ...

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PIB Expansion Planned at Ludwigshafen

August 8, 2023

BASF will expand its capacity to produce medium-molecular weight polyisobutenes at its Verbund petrochemical refinery in ...

Earnings Rise for Fuchs, Luberef

Earnings Rise for Fuchs, Luberef

August 1, 2023

Fuchs SE reported a 10% increase in net profit on 7% greater sales revenue for the second quarter, citing continued impa ...

Germany Lube Demand Falls in April

Germany Lube Demand Falls in April

July 25, 2023

Germany’s demand for finished lubricants fell 21% in April, the second straight month with a decrease of 20% or more, ...

Germany Lube Demand Tumbles in March

Germany Lube Demand Tumbles in March

June 20, 2023

German lubricant demand fell 24% in March, a second consecutive month of declines following two months of healthy gains. ...

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BASF Increases Alkoxylation Capacity in Europe

June 13, 2023

BASF is gradually adding alkoxylation capacity – in part to produce chemicals with uses in lubricants – at its plant ...

Fuchs Posts Higher Sales and Earnings

Fuchs Posts Higher Sales and Earnings

May 2, 2023

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported a 9% increase in net profit and a 16% uptick in sales revenues ...

Germany Lube Demand Declined in February

Germany Lube Demand Declined in February

May 2, 2023

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany declined 8% to 51,416 tons in February, with steep decreases occuring in metalworki ...

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 ...

Fuchs Overcame Costs to Increase Profit in 2022

Fuchs Overcame Costs to Increase Profit in 2022

March 14, 2023

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported a 2% increase in profits after tax in 2022 and a 19% bump in ...

German Lube Demand Dropped in 2022

German Lube Demand Dropped in 2022

March 7, 2023

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany decreased 5% in 2022 and was down 17% for December, compared to the same periods in ...

Germany Demand Dipped in November

Germany Demand Dipped in November

February 7, 2023

Germany's domestic lubricant demand decreased 4% to 55,842 tons in November, according to data released Feb. 1 by a Germ ...