Europe

Advanced lubricants will have contributed up to 4.1 percent of the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from transport in the European Union between ...

Russian lubes and greases marketer Obninskorgsintez is ramping up its grease production through robust marketing and expansion of its customer base, a ...

Last Word

June 18, 2019

Katie Kellenberger gets to grips with new EU emissions limits.

The passing of the final registration deadline for REACH offers a chance to review the impact of the European Unions landmark chemicals regulation. Ha ...

Phoenix From the Lubes

June 17, 2019

The once-shuttered Ukrainian lubricant maker Azmol is alive and kicking again. But its revived fortunes could hinge on gaining a share of a foreign-do ...

Russian finished lubricants demand was sluggish over the past few years because of an economic recession in the country, and consumption has not retur ...

A recent analysis of 25 engine oils by the Spanish Association of Lubricant Companies found that nearly all met labeling mandates as well as a few che ...

The Russian government last month banned exports of petrochemical products, including lubricants and slack waxes, to Ukraine. Some industry insiders c ...

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association called last week for European Union policy makers to introduce a high-capacity transport system - al ...

Taif Group and a sister company of SK Lubricants met in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, last week to discuss the possibility of cooperating to have SKs Zic-brand ...

Spain's lubricants demand increased 1.2 percent to 354,000 metric tons in 2018, marking its fifth consecutive year of growth, Spanish lubricants assoc ...

Last Word

April 19, 2019

Simon Johns closes the curtains on the U.K.s REACH status after Brexit.

Tatneft plans to open a 200,000 tons per year lubricants blending plant at its Taneco refinery site in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, according to the companys ...

A refinery in Ballsh, Albania, and its associated API Group I base oil plant has been idled since January because of irregular crude oil supply.

The European Parliament voted Wednesday to adopt stricter carbon dioxide emission standards for new cars and vans in the European Union after 2020 in ...

Finnish rerefiner STR Tecoil Oy plans to start collecting and processing waste lubricants to produce base oils in Russia, the company confirmed to Lub ...

The European Unions energy demand is projected to decline by 13 percent by 2040, while consumption in Africa and the Middle East is forecast to rise b ...

Russian refining joint venture Slavneft reported that the API Group III portion of its Yaroslavl base oil plant ramped up to full production of 100,00 ...

The American oil giants new Group II unit in Rotterdam may be a game-changer for the European market.

Editor’s Letter

March 18, 2019

The big story in this months magazine is the opening of the new ExxonMobil API Group II base oil refinery unit in Rotterdam.