Europe

Russia Leans on Asian Additives

Russia Leans on Asian Additives

Lubes'n'Greases - October 2, 2023

The major additive companies pulled out of Russia last year. Which countries are now helping Russia to meet demand for a ...

RS Clare Posts Jump in Profits

RS Clare Posts Jump in Profits

Lube Report EMEA - September 26, 2023

United Kingdom-based lubricant manufacturer RS Clare & Co. reported a 32% jump in profit and a 25% increase in reven ...

Suprotec Plans Grease, Metalworking Fluid Plant

Suprotec Plans Grease, Metalworking Fluid Plant

Lube Report EMEA - September 26, 2023

Russian automotive chemicals producer Suprotec announced plans for a grease and metalworking fluids manufacturing ventur ...

Berryman Takes Helm at VLS

Berryman Takes Helm at VLS

Lube Report EMEA - September 26, 2023

United Kingdom-based Verification of Lubricant Specifications announced Jacquie Berryman as its new chairperson, taking ...

Modrica Refinery Posts Further Losses

Modrica Refinery Posts Further Losses

Lube Report EMEA - September 19, 2023

Bosnian base oil and lubricant producer Rafinarija Ulja Modrica ended the first half of this year with a net loss of 1.1 ...

Softer Chlorinated Paraffin Ban Advised for EU

Softer Chlorinated Paraffin Ban Advised for EU

Lube Report EMEA - September 19, 2023

A subcommittee of the European Chemicals Agency recommended recently that medium-chain chlorinated paraffins be phased o ...

ACEA Updates Light-Duty Oil Sequences for 2023

ACEA Updates Light-Duty Oil Sequences for 2023

Lube Report EMEA - September 19, 2023

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association on Sept. 12 announced it revised its ACEA Engine Oil Sequences for lig ...

Fuchs Opens Vietnam Blending Plant

Fuchs Opens Vietnam Blending Plant

Lube Report Asia - September 15, 2023

Fuchs Group opened a 20,000 metric tons per year lubricants blending plant in Vietnam to serve growing demand in the reg ...

Russian, Korean Brands Gain Ground in Moscow

Russian, Korean Brands Gain Ground in Moscow

Lube Report EMEA - September 12, 2023

Western motor oil brands continue to lose shares of sales in and around Moscow, while domestic and Korean brands have ta ...

Germany Lube Demand Keeps Falling

Germany Lube Demand Keeps Falling

Lube Report EMEA - September 12, 2023

Finished lubricants demand in Germany, including process oils, dropped 22% in June, continuing a trend of year-on-year d ...

Additive

Valvoline Buys Stake in Haertol

Lube Report EMEA - September 6, 2023

Valvoline Global last week announced that it has made an equity investment in Haertol Chemie GmbH, a German manufacturer ...

Virtual Lab Aims to Optimize Formulations

Virtual Lab Aims to Optimize Formulations

Lube Report EMEA - September 6, 2023

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials say they have developed a virtual lab to pred ...

Omsk to Stream Group II, III in September

Omsk to Stream Group II, III in September

Lube Report EMEA - September 6, 2023

Gazprom Neft’s new 220,000 metric tons per year Group II and III base oil production in Omsk is scheduled to start str ...

Rerefinery and Lube Factory Planned in Turkey

Rerefinery and Lube Factory Planned in Turkey

Lube Report EMEA - August 29, 2023

A waste oil rerefinery and lubricant manufacturing complex will be constructed in Mersin province in southeastern Turkey ...

Investment Firm Buys Control of Pakelo

Investment Firm Buys Control of Pakelo

Lube Report EMEA - August 22, 2023

An Italian mutual funds investment firm acquired a majority stake in Italian lubricants and greases producer Pakelo Moto ...

Calls in Russia for More Waste Oil Recycling

Calls in Russia for More Waste Oil Recycling

Lube Report EMEA - August 22, 2023

Approximately 500,000 metric tons of waste lubricants are collected in Russia each year, but the vast majority is reused ...

Asian Imports Ascend in Russia

Asian Imports Ascend in Russia

Lube Report EMEA - August 15, 2023

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

Germany Lubricant Demand Declined in May

Germany Lubricant Demand Declined in May

Lube Report EMEA - August 15, 2023

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