Europe

Kluber Lubrication acquired lubricant automation firm TriboServ for an undisclosed sum.

Ukraine imported 175,200 tons of finished lubricants in 2024, mostly from Polish and Turkish suppliers, consulting firm Nefterynok reported, indicatin ...

Polish consumers preferred Motul and Castrol as top brands of motor oil in 2024, followed by Liqui Moly, which staged the strongest rebound.

Tupras, Turkey’s sole producer of virgin API Group I base oils, reported second-quarter earnings ahead of forecasts, supported by stronger productio ...

Ukrainian drones damaged stalled base oil production at Rosneft's Novokuibyshevsk refinery.

The European Union’s commercial vehicle market weakened in the first half of 2025, with registrations falling across key segments. The decline refle ...

Huntsman closed its maleic anhydride facility in Germany, prompted by losses and deteriorating market conditions.

Fuchs, the world’s largest independent lubricant company, has revised its results outlook, blaming weak demand from key customer sectors, influe ...

New car and light commercial vehicle sales in Russia fell by 27% year-on-year in the first half of 2025 to 546,430 units.

With 10 days remaining before United State President Donald Trump declares tariffs on European Union goods and services, the base oil market is awaiti ...

Europe Base Oil Capacity

July 18, 2025

Europe has seen capacity for API Group I base oil gradually dwindle over the past 20 years, with that capacity migrating eastward. Almost 40% of Group ...

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Africa. There are certainly pock ...

Into July, and very little new activity has been evident in the base oil markets across European, the Middle East and Africa. There are certainly pock ...

Market Monitor

July 9, 2025

When Verification of Lubricant Specifications was formed in 2013, there was clearly a lack of understanding in some areas of the marketplace about fin ...

With a delicately balanced peace between Israel and Iran, base oil markets are returning to normal following days of worry that the Strait of Hormuz m ...

Fuchs Group has consolidated its operations in Switzerland, establishing Fuchs Swiss Lubricants AG

The world breathed a sigh of relief this week as Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire in their one-sided 10-day war, after the United States bombed I ...

Lubricant production in post-Soviet states has grown over the past three years, driven by Western sanctions against Russia, the exit of international ...

Quantum Capital Partners acquired Italian automotive care products maker Arexons from Petronas Lubricants Italy.

This week’s news is dominated by the spiraling conflict between Israel and Iran in the Middle East, which poses a long list of potential impacts on ...