German lubricant maker Eurolub GmbH said it has acquired Bizol, another German lube marketer, to expand its automotive service chemicals products line ...

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

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

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

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs SE reported a 6% increase in first-quarter net profit and a 6% decline in sales revenue, attributed to price adju ...

OQ Chemicals today announced the restart of production at its German plants in Oberhausen and Marl after overcoming a recent disruption at a raw mater ...

Amid market stagnation, Europe’s lubricants industry faces an unprecedented set of challenges ranging from regulations spurred by climate change to ...

Fuchs Group announced yesterday an agreement to acquire Germany-based Lubcon Group, primarily with the aim of jointly innovating and advancing high-qu ...

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant sales, including process oils, declined 12% in 2023, its 5% increase in December ended a year-long trend of ye ...

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

OQ Chemicals yesterday declared force majeure for products manufactured at its Oberhausen, Germany, site – including some that can be used as a buil ...

Although Germany’s domestic lubricant demand declined 7% in November, the largest category – motor oils – posted a 5% year-on-year increase, and ...

Shell last week announced plans to convert a fuels refinery in Wesseling, Germany, to produce API Group III base oils. The company will cease fuels pr ...

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

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

Lanxess completed an expansion at its Mannheim, Germany, factory of production capacity for sustainable light-color sulfur carriers – used as extrem ...

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, fell 21% in September, continuing a year-long trend of monthly decreases, as only trans ...

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

Germany’s finished lubricants demand, including process oils, decreased 6% in August, although several categories experienced double-digit year-on-y ...

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