China recently halted land-based import of a variety of Russian products, including finished lubricants, after authorities found COVID-19 virus on som ...

Poland’s Lotos Group recently awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for an upgrade and expansion of its base oil plant in Gd ...

Investment firm SK Capital has completed its purchase of a controlling stake in Seqens, a French producer of chemicals for pharmaceuticals, as well as ...

As the lubricants industry enters a transformative period, no segment of the industry is spared. Discover how European additives associations are plan ...

As electric vehicle sales in Europe, North America and Asia accelerate, passenger car motor oil demand could decline rapidly in a few years time, acco ...

France consumed 46,886 metric tons of finished lubricants in October, once again running behind the same month of 2020, according to the latest data f ...

Ongoing innovation helps ensure the lubricants industry will continue to play a role as the world transitions to a more sustainable future and continu ...

Benefiting from expanded sales at home and abroad, Rosneft sold 208,000 tons of finished lubricants and greases in the first nine months of 2021, a 26 ...

The European lubricant industry was not spared from the major shock to Europe’s manufacturing sectors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ...

European lubricant demand will never recover to the level it reached in 2019, and while the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline, decarbonization ...

More than half of United Kingdom drivers responding to a recent survey said they have delayed vehicle maintenance such as engine oil changes during th ...

Russian base oil production increased by 14% in the first nine months of 2021, driven by higher demand at home and abroad, and representing a partial ...

Lubricant demand in Spain slipped 12% in the third quarter, compared to the same period in 2020, and was also down 14% compared to 2019’s third quar ...

Russian lubricant marketer Alfa Chem Group is expanding the capacity of its synthetic motor oil production line by 2,500 tons per year, according to a ...

Africa fuels and lubricants supplier Vivo Energy agreed last week to a $2.3 billion buyout by Netherlands-based energy trader and marketer Vitol Group ...

France’s lubricant demand dropped more than 10% in September, compared to the same month in 2020, but was up sequentially from August. Sales for the ...

Gazpromneft-Lubricants sold 250,000 metric tons of its automotive lubricants in the first nine months of 2021, an increase of 12% compared to the same ...

After a long, large run-up from the spring of 2020, base oil prices in Europe began retreating since summer, indicating that supply is catching up wit ...

Russian finished lubricant production has been sluggish and stood at about 1 million tons in the first eight months of 2021 as the economy recovers ve ...

London-based BP reported an underlying replacement cost profit of $231 million for its Castrol lubricants business before interest and taxes for the t ...