Europe

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 ...

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 ...

ATIEL and UEIL released guidance on how greases and lubricants can be managed at the end of their functional lives.

Chemical producer LyondellBasell is negotiating with German industrial investment group Aequita for the sale of four of its European olefins productio ...

One of the major headline topics being discussed around the lubricants industry at the moment is the impending sale of Castrol, currently under the co ...

Russia’s finished lubricant market held steady at around 1.8 million tons in 2024, as domestic producers focused on improving efficiency and product ...

As part of its inquiry into lubricant dumping in the United Kingdom, the U.K.’s Trade Remedies Authority could not reconcile discrepancies in inform ...

Europe’s electric vehicle segment is still gaining market share. That is, except for Tesla.

Base oil prices this week are largely stable across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, but there are variations between regions. For example, demand ...

BP Plc launched the sale of its Castrol lubricants division, a potential U.S.$10 billion transaction.