Poland’s lubricant market contracted 2% in 2022, impacted by a European energy crises amplified by the war in Ukraine and related sanctions and by c ...

French biobased chemistry company Groupe Berkem yesterday announced completion of its acquisition of Biopress, a French producer of vegetable oils – ...

Spain’s lubricant demand decreased 2% in 2022, remaining short of the country’s pre-pandemic level of consumption, the Spain Lubricants Associatio ...

Spain’s Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Union, through its Next Generation fund, are financing a project to develop advanced ser ...

European base oil buyers are still reticent to purchase large quantities of any type of base stock – even to replenish inventories that must be sore ...

The base oil supply and demand landscape has changed significantly in recent years, with global capacity for API Group I base stocks decreasing signif ...

France’s lubricant consumption increased 2% to 42,000 tons in January, compared to the same month last year, Paris-based Professional Lubricants Cen ...

Turkey collected more waste lubricants in 2022 compared to the year before thanks to an increase in amounts gathered by Tayras, the nation’s largest ...

Buying activity is starting to pick up in European, Middle Eastern and African base oil markets following an extremely lean spell when purchasers were ...

KLK Oleo acquired a controlling stake in Italian oleochemical producer Temix Oleo, the companies announced. The move expands KLK Oleo’s capabilities ...

French oil major TotalEnergies handed over management of its Russia lubricant business to a Russian entity, and the transaction includes its 40,000 me ...

The economy is a growing concern for base oil markets throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa as the stubbornness of inflation is raising concer ...

Independent lubricants blender Fuchs Petrolub SE reported a 2% increase in profits after tax in 2022 and a 19% bump in sales revenue, stating that ra ...

Lubricant blenders throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa are making smaller base oil purchases than is normal for this time of year, continuin ...

Domestic lubricant demand in Germany decreased 5% in 2022 and was down 17% for December, compared to the same periods in 2021, according to data relea ...

It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. How has the fallout affected the lubricants market in the region and abroad?

Crude oil prices are falling again, even though demand is forecast to rise as China emerges from last year’s COVID-19 crisis. This spike in demand i ...

Belgian oleochemical producer Oleon will double the capacity of its isostearic acid and dimer production unit in Ertvelde, Belgium, by 2024 to support ...

PKN Orlen S.A. announced a $312 million investment to complete construction of its API Group II and III base oil plant in Gdansk, in northern Poland, ...

The collection of used oil in Spain was flat in the first nine months of this year, virtually unchanged from the same period in 2021, and this year’ ...