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

Demand for all types of base oil has been falling the past week across Europe, the Middle East and Africa – especially for API Group I oils. In ligh ...

Energy company Petrol Ofisi announced recently that it is expanding its lubricant blending plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, increasing production capacity fr ...

The European Union Parliament this month adopted its negotiation position on Euro 7, the revamping of EU rules for type-approval and market surveillan ...

Global news continues to be dominated by warring in Gaza and Ukraine, where innocent civilians are not only being killed and wounded but also face sho ...

After being hammered by Western sanctions in 2022, Russian base oil exports have continued to fall this year as sanctions were tightened and global de ...

The war between Israel and Hamas continues to have a destabilizing effect on energy markets, creating uncertainty for base oil markets throughout Euro ...

Russian lubricant demand is expected to further stagnate in 2023 at about 1.7 million tons, as automotive lube imports shrink to record low levels, an ...

Top Lubricants unveiled recently a new Russian brand that sounds very French – Lemarc, which is produced at the former TotalEnergies blending plant ...

BP reported that profit for its Castrol lubricants business rose 23% because of higher margins, and Luberef reported a 28% drop in net profit for the ...

The increasing hostilities in and around the Gaza Strip are severely disrupting base oil supply lines in the area, and lubricant blending operations i ...

Israel’s campaign in the Palestinian territories ramped up the past week, stoking fears that the fighting could spread into a wider conflict involvi ...

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 ...

The armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are at different stages, but both are helping to push up crude oil prices. As long as they continue ...

Latvia’s national agency for waste management recently unveiled a campaign to improve handling of waste oil and to strengthen regulation of its coll ...

Sigaus, a non-profit organization that manages Spain’s recycling of used lubricants, last month decided to reduce the contribution of its member com ...

Crude and feedstocks rallied early this week, with dated deliveries of Brent crude breaching the $90 level Monday, putting on around $3 from last week ...

Lubricant maker Azmol-British Petrochemicals has transferred its production activities to Georgia and Uzbekistan after losing control of its factory i ...

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association will probably continue developing automotive engine oil specifications after the European Union proh ...