Base oil demand in Europe, the Middle East and Africa has undergone a mini-spike that certainly was not forecast for August. Demand for API Group I an ...

Base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are once again defying forecasts, with demand surging during a month that is normally sleepy as ...

Russia imported 282,000 tons of motor oils in 2022, and more than half of that was shipped from Asia, according to a new study, reflecting the ongoing ...

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

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

With the summer holiday period in full swing, base oil markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are exceptionally quiet, with few new dealing ...

Exorbitant prices for car parts and accessories are discouraging Russian motorists from visiting large stations for service, including oil changes, an ...

The holiday season is officially underway in the European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets, although many players and participants have be ...

Fuchs SE reported a 10% increase in net profit on 7% greater sales revenue for the second quarter, citing continued impacts from price increases insti ...

The Eurasian Economic Union of former Soviet republics updated its technical regulation for lubricants, oils and special fluids, the organization’s ...

Russia imported 227,000 passenger cars in the first half of 2023 – more than tripling the amount in the same period last year – and around 75% cam ...

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

Finished lubricant demand in France dipped in May by 14%, according to data released last week by the Paris-based Professional Lubricants Center, the ...

If it is at all possible, base oil markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa are slowing further, with many players – following coronavirus pand ...

Ireland is falling short of its sustainability goals, but changes to livestock populations may help to tilt the scales.

Additech, a lubricant additive joint venture between the Russian and Belarus oil majors Lukoil and Naftan, expanded its production capacity to 40,000 ...

Base oil markets around Europe, the Middle East and Africa are flatlining as the August holiday season approaches, with poor demand leading to longer ...

After it sold a refinery in Italy, a Romanian official speculated recently that Russian oil major Lukoil could sell its assets in Romania, too, due to ...

Base oil markets are gearing down for the holiday period that is fast approaching. Trading across much of Europe and the Middle East will slow during ...

Aug. 14 is the deadline for comments on a European Chemicals Agency draft opinion on a proposal to restrict medium-chain chlorinated paraffins and oth ...