Oil major Mol plans to upgrade and/or expand its base oil plant in Szazhalombatta, Hungary, as part of a five-year capital investment program but said ...

BERLIN – Rerefiners have asked the European Union to adopt volume targets in each member state for used oil collection and rerefined base oil pr ...

BERLIN – Germanys lubricant market is the second largest in Europe in large part because of its large industrial base, but the countrys demand f ...

ATIEL published on its website new lists of lubricant marketers and base stock manufacturers that have signed letters of conformance confirming adhere ...

A fire devastated a motor oil warehouse in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, the countrys emergency situation ministry reported. The warehouse ...

The majority owners of Bulgarian lube maker Prista Oil Group have repurchased a 30 percent stake held jointly by an institutional investor and a priva ...

French oil major Total broke ground Monday on its first lubricants blending plant in Russia, a project that could dovetail with the countrys emphasis ...

The Russian government last week approved oil giant Rosnefts bid to buy a majority stake in Bashneft, a regional player in the oil and lubes sector. T ...

WARSAW – Russian base oil and slack wax exports are expected to rebound in 2016, driven by lower logistics costs, lower export duties and calm b ...

Russian lube maker Lukoil said its finished lubricant and grease sales rose 15 percent in this years January-June period, primarily driven by the grow ...

SGS Oil, Gas and Chemicals Services expanded its laboratory in St. Petersburg, Russia, to include oil condition monitoring services, aiming to attract ...

Russian police shut down a business in an old warehouse in Togliatti, Samara Oblast, last week that allegedly manufactured counterfeit motor oils of p ...

Azerbaijans economy ministry recently said the state-sponsored Sumqayit industrial park could include construction of a lubricant blending facility, w ...

The global transformer oil market will grow at a compound annual rate of nearly 9 percent from 2016 to 2020, with mineral-based oils continuing to dom ...

During the first six months of this year, 22 lubricant marketing companies signed a letter of conformance to confirm compliance with the European Engi ...

Ukraine’s state railway Ukrzaliznytsia resumed its normal lubricant supply after a court reviewed the state monopolys appeal of a previous court ...

Gazprom Neft announced last week that it will begin a major revamp of its refinery in Omsk, Russia – a project that will provide feedstock for a ...

Russian passenger car and light commercial vehicle sales are expected to plunge 16 percent to about 1.35 million units in 2016, the countrys automobil ...

Gazprom Neft acquired Rospolychem Group, a Russian manufacturer of specialty oils such as aviation lubricants and rolling oils whose customers include ...

MOSCOW – Russias consumption of engine oils for on-road vehicles stagnated in 2015, but vehicle usage rates are rising as is the proportion of o ...